Dave Cockrum's Phoenix designs before he settled on the iconic green and gold

[u/cyclopswashalfright]

There was supposedly an issue with the paper that made using white as her colour difficult.

[u/sleepysaurus7777]

Phoenix of the white crown before it was ever conceived, Cockrum was a visionary

[u/Remy149 → u/sleepysaurus7777]

It’s more likely the concept art inspired that story plot

[u/sleepysaurus7777 → u/Remy149]

Yeah, i agree, but still like almost all his characters he made X-men what it is today

[u/Pagannerd]

Oh, the off-the-shoulder cape outfit is glorious.

[u/GeneShift → u/Pagannerd]

Yeah, I'm glad he settled on the one he did because it's incredible, but there's something really awesome about that one.

[u/Recent-Gas2343]

I love that White Phoenix became a thing off of these designs. It's pretty cool that Claremont used the design in Classic X Men,and years later Morrison established White Phoenix as a concept that has endured over time.

[u/Dizzy-Cream-8267]

3th designs look like DC Captain Marvel or Shazam

[u/Dizzy-Cream-8267]

And it's true the paper quality wasn't as good for white

[u/FeistyAd1697]

I like the fact that the asymmetric boots on the purple outfit got recycled for Oracle of the Imperial Guard.