X-Factor #38 [Newsstand]
(March 1989)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486021452 03
Editing
Bob Harras (editor); Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #38 [Direct].
Keywords
Inferno

Inferno (Table of Contents)

X-Factor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Inferno
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Duet! (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Factor / comic story / 41 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Tom Vincent (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Madelyne Pryor's loss of identity and smoldering hatred made her easy prey...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marauders: Harpoon [Kodiak Noatak] (cameo flashback); Prism (cameo flashback); Scalphunter [John Greycrow] (cameo flashback)
X-Factor: Archangel [Warren Worthington III] (first appearance that Warren is called Archangel); Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (also in flashback as Jean Grey)
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Havok [Alex Summers] (also as the Goblin Prince); Longshot (Mojoverse); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain, origin, death); Elaine Grey (also as a demon); John Grey (also as a demon); Mister Sinister [Nathaniel Essex] (cameo flashback); Annie Richardson (death in flashback); Roma (cameo flashback); Nathan Christopher Charles Summers; Inferno Demons (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Under the influence of the Goblin Queen, the X-Men and X-Factor renew their conflict with each other. Jean and Maddie battle as Maddie reveals that she is a clone created by Mr. Sinister and brought to life by the power of the Phoenix. When the Goblin Queen releases the Phoenix to kill Nathan Christopher and open a doorway to Limbo, Jean is able to absorb the Phoenix force away from the Goblin Queen but, as this is what was powering Maddie's life, she dies. New York returns to normal and the Inferno is quenched. The X-Men and X-Factor vow to track down Mr. Sinister and make him pay.
Reprints
Keywords
Inferno

Indexer Notes

Inferno crossover.
Story continues from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #242 and continues in The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #243.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Inferno
    X-Factor
  2. 1. Duet!
    X-Factor
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