Marvel Comics X-MEN PHOENIX #1 first printing Cover A

This issue follows Jean Grey as she becomes increasingly aware of a powerful cosmic force—the Phoenix Force—that is beginning to reassert itself within her life.

Jean is struggling with disturbing visions, emotional instability, and flashes of memory that suggest something vast and ancient is tied to her existence. Even though she is trying to live a normal life with the X-Men, she cannot escape the sense that her identity is being pulled in two directions: her own will versus the overwhelming cosmic entity connected to her.