X-Men: Inferno [First Printing]
([November] 1996)

Marvel, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
24.95 USD
Pages
356
On-sale Date
1996-11-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
ISBN
0-7851-0222-1 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
?
Editing
Jaye Gardner (reprint editor); Bob Harras (original editor); Daryl Edelman (original assistant editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Rick Leonardi (signed as Leonardi)
Inks
Dan Green (signed as Green)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor: Archangel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Mister Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[Title and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Introduction (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Bernardo
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #239] (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Sinister; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Havok
Reprints

Indexer Notes

All of the cover reprints in this trade paperback have flames added to the image beginning in the lower left corner and spreading further and further up the image as the issues progress (this cover reprint has a small flame in the corner whereas the last cover reprinted, X-Factor #39, has flames rising halfway up the cover).

Vanities (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Mr. Sinister (villain); N'astirh (villain); Malice [Polaris] (villain); Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain); Cyclops (cameo); Jean Grey (cameo); Nathan Christopher Summers (cameo)
Synopsis
Mr. Sinister muses on the death of the X-Men as he begins the plot that will release Inferno. Storm learns that Jean Grey is still alive and Wolverine admits that he already knows. With Scott off with X-Factor and Polaris possessed by Malice, Havok and Madelyne grow closer.
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[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #240] (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Sinister; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; N'astirh; Sabretooth; Scalphunter; Harpoon; Polaris [Malice]; Vertigo; Arclight; Scrambler
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Inferno, Part the First: Strike the Match (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men--[Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Gateway; M Squad; John Gray; Elaine Gray; Mr. Sinister (villain); Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain); N'astirh (villain); Marauders [Sabretooth; Scalphunter; Harpoon; Polaris [Malice]; Vertigo; Arclight; Scrambler; Blockbuster; Prism] (villains); Cyclops (cameo)
Synopsis
Maddie and Havok go on a date. Maddie contacts N'astirh and they arrive at Mr. Sinister's orphanage looking for Nathan Christopher. New York starts to demon out. The X-Men track down the Marauders in the Morlock tunnels and pay them back for the Mutant Massacre.
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[Cover to New Mutants #71] (Table of Contents: 7)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Bret Blevins
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
S'ym; Cannonball; Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Warlock; Gosamyr
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Limbo (Table of Contents: 8)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Al Williamson
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Magneto; Cannonball; Magik [Illyana Rasputin] (origin); Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Gosamyr; Sebastian Shaw; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Selene; S'ym (villain); N'astirh (villain); Crotus (villain); Limbo Demons (villains)
Synopsis
Illyana teleports the New Mutants to Limbo but finds that she cannot open another stepping disc to Earth. The team battles Sy'm and his Limbo Demons who have been infected with the transmode virus. They learn about Magik's earlier life in Limbo and Illyana discovers that it was the demon N'astirh who saved her from S'ym. N'astirh urges Magik to battle S'ym. Magik defeats S'ym, transforms into a fiery red Darkchilde and brings the New Mutants to Times Square, along with hordes of demons as they have been betrayed by N'astirh who keeps the stepping disc opens so his forces can invade New York.
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[Cover to X-Factor #36] (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Factor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Inferno Demons
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Transformations! (Table of Contents: 10)

X-Factor / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Trish Tilby; N'astirh (villain); Crotus (villain); Inferno Demons (villains);Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (cameo); Cameron Hodge (cameo); Candy Southern (cameo, dead); Nathan Christopher Summers (cameo); Calvin (cameo); Hobbes (cameo)
Synopsis
Inferno begins and X-Factor has their hands full as New York City is crazy with demons. Through the chaos, Cyclops and Jean try to locate Nathan Christopher. With Candy dead, Archangel returns to the team.
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[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #241] (Table of Contents: 11)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; N'astirh; Nathan Christopher Summers; John Grey (as a Demon); Elaine Grey (as a Demon)
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Inferno, Part the Second: Fan the Flame (Table of Contents: 12)

X-Men / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Nathan Christopher Summers; Mr. Sinister (villain); N'astirh (villain); Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain, origin); John Grey (villain; as a Demon); Elaine Grey (villain; as a Demon); Marauders [Scalphunter; Harpoon; Riptide; Vertigo; Prism; Polaris [Malice]] (villains); Jean Grey (cameo flashback); Professor X (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
The X-Men trounce the Marauders and start to act kind of demonic themselves. The Goblin Queen learns her origin: Maddie Pryor is a clone of Jean Grey created by Sinister. N'astirh, now infected with the transmode virus, arrives at Sinister's lair and delivers the Goblin Queen what he promised: her son Nathan Christopher.
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[Cover to New Mutants #72] (Table of Contents: 13)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Bret Blevins
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; N'astirh
Reprints

Demon Reign (Table of Contents: 14)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Al Williamson
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Gosamyr; X-Terminators [Rusty Collins; Skids; Boom Boom; Rictor; Artie; Leech; Wiz Kid]; S'ym (villain); N'astirh (villain); Limbo Demons (villains)
Synopsis
N'astirh and S'ym battle over Magik who has taken on the form of a demon. The New Mutants team up with the X-Terminators to save ten babies that N'astirh is using in an arcane spell to keep his door to Limbo open. S'ym infects N'astirh with the transmode virus. Magik is confronted by N'astirh once more and submits to the temptation of using her Soul Sword against him which transforms her into a silver armored form.
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[Cover to New Mutants #73] (Table of Contents: 15)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Bret Blevins
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Cannonball; Rictor; Boom Boom; Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Reprints

The Gift (Table of Contents: 16)

New Mutants / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Al Williamson; Mike Manley
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Magneto; Cannonball; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Gosamyr; Colossus; Sebastian Shaw; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Selene; X-Terminators [Rusty Collins; Skids; Boom Boom; Rictor; Artie; Leech]; S'ym (villain); N'astirh (villain); Limbo Demons (villains); Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (cameo); Nathan Christopher Summers (cameo)
Synopsis
N'astirh tries to strike a deal with Magneto and the Hellfire Club. Magik battles S'ym but when her brother arrives, she teleports the New Mutants to Limbo in shame as she doesn't want Colossus to see the creature she has become. The New Mutants enter a Limbo stepping disc into the past and rescue the six-year old Illyana. Magik tries to kill her younger, innocent self but Wolfsbane talks her out of it. Magik sends the demons and S'ym back to Limbo and seals it shut, but the massive expulsion of power reverts her back to being a six-year old child.
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[Cover to X-Factor #37] (Table of Contents: 17)

X-Factor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Nathan Christopher Summers
Reprints

A Matter of Honor (Table of Contents: 18)

X-Factor / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Nathan Christopher Summers; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain); N'Astirh (villain); Inferno Demons (villains); Wolverine (cameo)
Synopsis
With the city going crazy and demons everywhere, X-Factor tries to save Nathan Christopher from N'Astirh and the Goblin Queen.
Reprints

[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #242] (Table of Contents: 19)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm; Wolverine; Havok; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel
Reprints

Inferno Part the Third: Burn! (Table of Contents: 20)

X-Men / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Nathan Christopher Summers; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain); N'astirh (villain); John Grey (villain; as a Demon); Elaine Grey (villain; as a Demon); Forge (cameo flashback); Magus (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
The Goblin Queen has dropped into her Madelyne Pryor form and, thinking that she is being attacked by X-Factor, the X-Men battle their old friends. The X-Men continue to grow more irrational and violent. Havok joins Maddie and N'astirh as they retire to the top of the Empire State Building and prepare to sacrifice Nathan Christopher to open Limbo. The X-Men and X-Factor finally get their act together and combine forces to battle and destroy N'astirh. Unfortunately, the Goblin Queen stands revealed as the real power of Inferno as she captures Jean Grey and continues her sinister plot.
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[Cover to X-Factor #38] (Table of Contents: 21)

X-Factor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean Grey; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Cyclops
Reprints

Duet! (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Nathan Christopher Summers; John Grey; Elaine Grey; X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Havok; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Longshot; Dazzler]; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain, origin, death); Inferno Demons (villains); Mr. Sinister (cameo flashback); Scalphunter (cameo flashback); Harpoon (cameo flashback); Prism (cameo flashback); Roma (cameo flashback)
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.
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[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #243] (Table of Contents: 23)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Storm; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Colossus; Iceman; Beast; Havok; Longshot; Mr. Sinister
Reprints

Inferno, Part the Fourth: Ashes (Table of Contents: 24)

X-Men / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Nathan Christopher Summers; John Grey; Elaine Gray; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Mr. Sinister; Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (villain, dead); Marauders [Sabretooth; Blockbuster; Polaris [Malice]]; Professor X (cameo); Juggernaut (cameo)
Synopsis
The X-Men battle Mr. Sinister on the psychic plane. Maddie's mind merges with Jean Grey's and fights for dominance. The X-Men hunt Sinister and the Marauders to his base of operations, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Men attempt to separate Malice and Polaris but Sinister teleports them out and knocks them unconscious with only Longshot standing in the way of his victory.
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[Cover to X-Factor #39] (Table of Contents: 25)

X-Factor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman; Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Colossus; Havok; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot
Reprints

Ashes to Ashes (Table of Contents: 26)

X-Factor / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor [Cyclops (origin); Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Colossus; Havok; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot]; Mr. Sinister (villain); Malice [Polaris] (villain); Sabretooth (villain); Madelyne Pryor (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Mr. Sinister has blown up X-Mansion with all of the X-Men inside and only Longshot stands in his way of total victory. Beast shows up and helps Longshot occupy Sinister while the X-Men dig themselves out of the rubble. During the ensuing conflict, Sinister reveals that Cyclops was brought to his orphanage as a boy and manipulated by the villain. Realizing that Sinister is wary of Cyclops' eye beams, the X-Men distract him while Havok uses his powers to supercharge his brother. Cyclops blasts Sinister into oblivion. The X-Men and X-Factor part to carry on their separate missions.
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[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 27)

X-Men / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Contains promo copy for the contents of the trade paperback and a few spot illustrations including art for a promo ad that appeared in comics but did not appear in the actual comics reprinted.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Title and Credits]
    X-Men
  3. 2. Introduction
    X-Men
  4. 3. [Cover to Uncanny X-Men #239]
    X-Men
  5. 4. Vanities
    X-Men
  6. 5. [Cover to Uncanny X-Men #240]
    X-Men
  7. 6. Inferno, Part the First: Strike the Match
    X-Men
  8. 7. [Cover to New Mutants #71]
    New Mutants
  9. 8. Limbo
    New Mutants
  10. 9. [Cover to X-Factor #36]
    X-Factor
  11. 10. Transformations!
    X-Factor
  12. 11. [Cover to Uncanny X-Men #241]
    X-Men
  13. 12. Inferno, Part the Second: Fan the Flame
    X-Men
  14. 13. [Cover to New Mutants #72]
    New Mutants
  15. 14. Demon Reign
    New Mutants
  16. 15. [Cover to New Mutants #73]
    New Mutants
  17. 16. The Gift
    New Mutants
  18. 17. [Cover to X-Factor #37]
    X-Factor
  19. 18. A Matter of Honor
    X-Factor
  20. 19. [Cover to Uncanny X-Men #242]
    X-Men
  21. 20. Inferno Part the Third: Burn!
    X-Men
  22. 21. [Cover to X-Factor #38]
    X-Factor
  23. 22. Duet!
    X-Factor
  24. 23. [Cover to Uncanny X-Men #243]
    X-Men
  25. 24. Inferno, Part the Fourth: Ashes
    X-Men
  26. 25. [Cover to X-Factor #39]
    X-Factor
  27. 26. Ashes to Ashes
    X-Factor
  28. 27. [Back Cover]
    X-Men
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