Issue: #9 B
Nightcrawler finds solace from a stranger in "The Gift!"Reprint of and retroactive backup story to The X-Men #101 - Like A Phoenix From The Ashes! (October, 1976). The Gift As Nightcrawler and the other X-men sit in the emergency waiting room, anxious for news about the comatose Jean Grey, he contemplates how frustrating it is that he can provide no more assistance to his teammate than his prayer...
Creators: Chris Claremont, John Bolton, Tom Morgan, Dave Cockrum, Art Adams
Characters: Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Juggernaut, Nightcrawler, Phoenix Force, Professor X, Fred Astaire, Moira MacTaggert, Banshee, Peter Corbeau, Clark Gable, Black Tom Cassidy
Story arcs: Phoenix Saga