X-Factor Annual
#3
[Direct]
([August] 1988)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- On-sale Date
- 1988-04-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Editing
- Bob Harras (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Copyright © 1998 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in The Evolutionary War [Part One]
X-Factor / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (signed as
Simonson (brontosaurus)) - Inks
- Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast]; Apocalypse; High Evolutionary
- Reprints
- Keywords
- The Evolutionary War
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Unnatural Selection
X-Factor / comic story / 36 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman]; High Evolutionary; Val-or (introduction); Moloids; Tyrannoids; Lava Men; Apocalypse (villain); Stack (villain); Purge (villain); Purifiers (villains); Invisible Woman (cameo); Franklin Richards (cameo); Psylocke (cameo); Caliban (cameo); Artie (cameo); Dr. Druid (cameo); Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (cameo)
- Synopsis
- X-Factor tries to stop the High Evolutionary's men from genetically cleansing the mole people. Apocalypse and the Evolutionary battle and argue philosophy.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- The Evolutionary War
Indexer Notes
The Evolutionary War continues in Punisher Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #1.
Jean Grey
X-Factor / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (signed)
- Inks
- Walter Simonson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jean Grey
- Reprints
Unused Cover for X-Factor #8
X-Factor / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jerry Ordway (signed)
- Inks
- Jerry Ordway (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman]; Rusty Collins; Freedom Force [Mystique; Blob; Spiral; Pyro; Avalanche; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]]
- Reprints
Unused Cover for X-Factor #16
X-Factor / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- David Mazzucchelli (signed)
- Inks
- David Mazzucchelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman]; Skids
- Reprints
An X-Factor Blast from the Past !
X-Factor / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor [[as Original X-Men] Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Beast]; Professor X
- Reprints
Changes !
X-Factor / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Factor Jr. [Rusty Collins; Skids; Rictor; Boom Boom; Artie; Leech]; Ship; Beast; Professor X (cameo flashback); Cyclops (cameo flashback); Jean Grey (cameo flashback); Iceman (cameo flashback); Angel (cameo flashback); Storm (cameo flashback); Colossus (cameo flashback); Wolverine (cameo flashback); Nightcrawler (cameo flashback); Dark Phoenix (cameo flashback); Madelyne Pryor (cameo flashback); Nathan Christopher Summers (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Ship tells the young members of X-Factor the origins of their older mentors.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Leads into X-Terminators #1.
The Gift
High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Arnim Zola; Jonathan Drew
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Continued in Punisher Annual #1.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Evolutionary War [Part One]
X-Factor -
1.
Unnatural Selection
X-Factor -
2.
Jean Grey
X-Factor -
3.
Unused Cover for X-Factor #8
X-Factor -
4.
Unused Cover for X-Factor #16
X-Factor -
5.
An X-Factor Blast from the Past !
X-Factor -
6.
Changes !
X-Factor -
7.
The Gift
High Evolutionary
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Henry Andrews
- Ruben Cortes
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Derek Reinhard
- Eric Rom
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
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