The Uncanny X-Men #242

In "Inferno Part the Third: Burn!", the X-Men find themselves locked in a brutal clash with their former allies, X-Factor—only to realize too late that the real enemy is hiding in plain sight. As tensions escalate and the team fractures under mounting pressure, Havok and a mysterious Maddie Pryor retreat to the Empire State Building, where a terrifying ritual looms. With the X-Men and X-Factor finally uniting, they face down N'astirh, but the true mastermind behind the chaos is far more dangerous than anyone imagined. Written by Chris Claremont and illustrated with intense precision by Marc Silvestri, with Dan Green’s inks and Glynis Oliver’s colors heightening the dread, this 1989 issue delivers a pivotal chapter in the Inferno saga—its cover by Silvestri and Green capturing the chaos in sharp, dramatic detail.