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X-Factor#1

Cover: Walter Simonson & Joe Rubinstein & Michael Higgins

X-Factor #1

Feb 1986 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.50 CAD

“Third Genesis”

The original X-Men find out that Jean Grey is still alive and gather for a reunion. Jean explains her near-death experience and the Phoenix phenomenon. The team decides to form X-Factor, a group of mutant hunters whose real purpose is to rescue and help new mutants. Navy man Rusty Collins manifests destructive flame powers, and X-Factor brings him in.

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writer Bob Layton · artist Jackson Guice · inker Bob Layton · inker Jackson Guice · inker Josef Rubinstein · colorist Petra Scotese · colorist Max Scheele · colorist Glynis Oliver · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Walter Simonson Joe Rubinstein Michael Higgins

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Cast · 37 characters

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writer Bob Layton

artist Jackson Guice

inker Bob Layton

inker Jackson Guice

inker Josef Rubinstein

colorist Petra Scotese

colorist Max Scheele

colorist Glynis Oliver

letterer Janice Chiang

cover pencils Walter Simonson

cover inks Joe Rubinstein

cover pencils Michael Higgins

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The original X-Men find out that Jean Grey is still alive and gather for a reunion. Jean explains her near-death experience and the Phoenix phenomenon. The team decides to form X-Factor, a group of mutant hunters whose real purpose is to rescue and help new mutants. Navy man Rusty Collins manifests destructive flame powers, and X-Factor brings him in.

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