On 06 Apr 98  23:31:56, Dave Jansen said this to Patrick Long.
It had Something to do with "Phoenix".
DJ> I forget where I read it,but I recall that Jim Shooter,upon reading
DJ> issue 135 of uncanny x-men,decided that Phoenex, having ate the sun of
DJ> the aliens  that were introduced way back in avengers 4,vol 1, had
DJ> crossed the line in directly causing the deaths of several billion
DJ> intelligent life forms, & had crossed the line from hero to a mass
DJ> murdering villian,& thus, a mere "Psychic lobotomy just was'nt
DJ> punishment enough,& she HAD to die to pay for her crimes.X-men 137, was
DJ> nearly turned into a two parter.As is,its one of the greatest classics
DJ> marvel ever published.It ranks up there with spidy 121,for shock. I
DJ> remember it bringing tears to my brothers eyes.
And the revelation of the true nature of the Phoenix entity in Fantastic
Four and the Avengers was almost as poignant.....!
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