#1

Synopsis

Sub-Mariner joins the Avengers. The Avengers retrieve a cocoon from the bottom of Jamaica Bay which contains the dormant body of the long-thought-dead Jean Grey of X-Men fame.

Reprinted from

• The Avengers #263
• Fantastic Four #286
• X-Factor #1
• X-Factor #2
• X-Factor #3
• X-Factor #4
• X-Factor #5
• X-Factor #6— recolored; promo copy added
• X-Factor #7
• X-Factor #8
• Iron Man Annual #8
• X-Factor #9
• The Amazing Spider-Man #282
• Classic X-Men #8
• Classic X-Men #43
• Marvel Tales #290
• X-Factor Annual #1
• X-Factor Annual #3
• Essential X-Factor #1— new trade dress
• Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #7
• Marvel Age #33
• Marvel Age #39
• Marvel Age #64
• X-Men: Phoenix Rising #[nn]
• X-Men: Rise of Apocalypse #[nn]

Credits

Script

Roger Stern, John Byrne, Bob Layton, Bob Harras, Louise Simonson, Tom DeFalco, Chris Claremont, Jon Zimmerman, Kurt Busiek, Fred Hembeck

Pencils

Walter Simonson, John Buscema, John Byrne, Butch Guice, Mike Zeck, Ron Frenz, Paul Neary, Bob Layton, Rick Leonardi, Marc Silvestri, Terry Shoemaker, John Bolton, Mike Collins, Fred Hembeck, Paul Smith, Jerry Ordway, Arthur Adams, Keith Pollard, M. C. Wyman

Inks

Joe Rubinstein, Tom Palmer, Terry Austin, Bob Layton, Butch Guice, Walter Simonson, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Brett Breeding, Bob McLeod, John Bolton, Fred Hembeck, Paul Smith, John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Bob Wiacek, Bill Anderson

Colours

Matt Milla, Christie Scheele, Glynis Oliver, Petra Goldberg, Nel Yomtov, Bob Sharen, Fred Hembeck, Liquid!, Tom Chu, Chris Sotomayor, Veronica Gandini

Letters

Jim Novak, John Workman, Joe Rosen, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, Tom Orzechowski, Fred Hembeck

Assistant editor

Caitlin O'Connell

Associate managing editor

Kateri Woody

Breakdowns

John Buscema, Marc Silvestri

Co-plot

Butch Guice

Collection editor

Mark D. Beazley

Finisher

Joe Rubinstein

Finishes

Tom Palmer, Joe Rubinstein

Layouts

Keith Pollard

Pp. 24-26

Butch Guice

Pp. 24-29

Chris Claremont

Other printings & variants

• Second Edition