Giant-Size X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #1 (Raw VF/NM) - Marvel Comics (Ms. Marvel Homage Cover)

Add a key modern anniversary issue to your catalog with Giant-Size X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #1 (One-Shot), published by Marvel Comics in Design Edition Cover A! Co-written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing with interior artwork by Rod Reis, colors by Rod Reis, and cover art by Rod Reis.

The top-left trade dress features the red-and-white MARVEL logo box above issue designation 1. Creator credits (KELLY, LANZING, REIS) are stacked below. The main title banner features bold red-and-yellow trade dress reading GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA against the Phoenix symbol silhouette. The left center margin displays the GIANT-SIZE X-MEN MARVEL 50 YEARS anniversary badge. The lower center features a bonus story banner reading "Plus: A REVELATIONS STORY BY STEVE FOXE & LUCAS WERNECK". The bottom right corner displays the Direct Sales barcode, $4.99 cover price, RATED T+ age rating badge, and digital code offer.

The powerful homage cover illustration—crafted by Rod Reis (signed Rod Reis in the middle right background)—recreates the iconic cover of Uncanny X-Men #136, featuring Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) carrying a unconscious Phoenix (Jean Grey) in her arms, while Colossus, Wolverine, Cyclops, Professor X, Storm, and Nightcrawler react in dismay in the background.

Celebrating 50 years of Giant-Size X-Men, this key anniversary special revisits the tragic height of the Dark Phoenix Saga through a modern lens while featuring a backup story setting up X-Men: Revelations.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and vibrant color saturation—making it an essential pickup for X-Men collectors, Dark Phoenix completists, Ms. Marvel fans, and homage cover hunters.