Dylan and John discuss the Phoenix Saga and Dark Phoenix saga from X-Men
101-108 and 129-138. Marvel Comics published these stories in 1976 and
1980.
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Talking Points
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Jean - weakest X-Man to Strongest X-Man (106?)
Professor is a coward
Did Hellfire (Mastermind) manipulate Jean to release the Dark Phoenix?
Weird fill-in issue (106 - another issue with the new team fighting the old team. same as 100)
Wolvie/Jean and Peter/Kitty romances
Best Mastermind story ever?
Storm's ability to make her costume with her 'powers' (also Phoenix and Colossus at times)
Family relations (brother/cousin) being immune to your mutant power
Trope of women being incapable of handling great power and self sacrificing
The mental blocks holding back the Phoenix and allowing Jean to control it
First appearances
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Black Tom Cassidy (101)
Kitty Pride (129)
Starjammers (107)
Dazzler (130)
Sebastian Shaw (129)
Emma Frost (129)
Hellfire Club (129)
Senator Kelly (135, mentioned in 133)
Gladiator (107)
Storm's Origins (102)
Our next podcast will be covering A Death in the Family and Killing Joke, both Batman tales. That podcast will be uploaded on July 28th.
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