The Mighty Dave Cockrum strikes again with this totally awesome outfit, one of my favorite designs, and I don’t care that he designed practically the same identical suit for Ms. Marvel… In fact, that costume is gonna show up any time now on this list!
Man, I just love this outfit, and it only got better when Byrne took over! Funny thing, one big difference in the way the two artists depicted the costume for me was that in Cockrum’s drawings, the green part of her costume always seemed like cotton material, for some reason, with leather boots and gloves, whereas Byrne’s illustrations always looked completely slick, like some kind of cosmic latex!
And another thing I mentioned before, John Byrne just loved drawing girls in pretty clothes, and Jean was no exception- in fact, he really draped Ms. Grey in some wonderful outfits over the years, but my favorite has to be the green off-shoulder dress she’s wearing in Uncanny X-Men #114. Just so damn pretty!
Oh, and I am adamant in my belief that the ORIGINAL storyline where Jean Grey turns into Phoenix in Uncanny X-Men #101, turns to Dark Phoenix in issue #135, dies in issue #137, and is buried in issue #138 as the ONE TRUE and CORRECT story.
Call me stubborn (yes) and hard headed (yep, yep), but as far as I’m concerned, the Jean Grey that we knew and loved has passed away, and I refuse to subscribe to any of those revisionist storylines that sprout up regularly like evil baobabs seeking to invade and destroy my planet! Argggh…
Jean went out in a thoughtful, unselfish and poignant way, and that’s how I want to remember her.
Jean Grey:
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First Appearance in Phoenix Costume:
Uncanny X-Men #101 by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum
Favorite Artists:
Dave Cockrum and John Byrne
