X-Factor #25 [Campbell Cover]
(January 2008)

Marvel, 2006 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606058785 02521
Editing
Will Panzo (assistant editor); Nick Lowe (editor); Axel Alonso (executive editor); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher)

Issue Notes

Messiah Complex, Chapter Three (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
J. Scott Campbell (signed as Campbell [flourish])
Inks
J. Scott Campbell (signed as Campbell [flourish])
Colors
Edgar Delgado (signed); Avalon Studios
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [Logan; Patch; Weapon X; James Howlett]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover sports Messiah Complex trade dress.

Previously in Messiah Complex... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Recap of story-to-date.

Messiah Complex, Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Scot Eaton
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Cory Petit

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alaska was only the first step.
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Factor [Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Layla Miller; Rictor [Julio Esteban Richter; also as Joaquin Murrieta]; Siryn [Theresa Rourke Cassidy]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Forge; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]]; New X-Men [Hellion; Mercury [Cessily Kincaid]; Rockslide [Santo Vaccarro]; Surge [Noriko Ashida]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]]; Amelia Voght; VILLAINS: The Purifiers; Taylor
Synopsis
Cyclops sends Rictor undercover to infiltrate the Purifiers, while Forge sends Jamie and Layla into the future to learn more about the mutant baby.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

Story continued from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #492 and story continues in New X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #44.

U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of September 25, 2007
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 47,621
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 56,891
Owner: Marvel Enterprises, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016

Fury's Files (Table of Contents: 4)

Fury's Files / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Cassaday; David Finch; Billy Tan (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-23; Beast [Hank McCoy]; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast]; X-Men [Cyclops; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Wolverine; Angel; Nightcrawler]; Magneto
Synopsis
"Discovered in a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, a list of little known facts about the X-Men was discovered that Nick Fury personally collected to be used or leveraged when necessary."

Indexer Notes

Small illustrated capsules from the covers to X-Men #1 (1963) and X-Men Messiah Complex #1 (2008) adorn the bottom edge of the page. Additionally there are two small illustrated capsules of Beast taken from an interior panel of Astonishing X-Men and X-23 taken from the cover to X-23 #3 (2005).

Look Who's Talking: Writer Matt Fraction (Table of Contents: 5)

Look Who's Talking / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction (interviewee); Marvel (interviewer)
Pencils
David Aja
Inks
David Aja
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth
Letters
typeset

Characters
Iron Fist [Danny Rand]
Synopsis
Interview with writer of IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Matt Fraction.

Indexer Notes

Features a portion of the cover to issue #1 of IMMORTAL IRON FIST.

Questions That Need Answers! (Table of Contents: 6)

Questions That Need Answers! / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Cassaday; David Finch; John Romita; Bryan Hitch; Frank Cho; Mike Allred; ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Wasp; Kitty Pryde; Spider Woman [Jessica Drew]; Luke Cage; Psylocke; Mary Jane Watson; Squirrel Girl; Ms. Marvel; Dead Girl; Galactus; Clea; Mystique; Gambit
Synopsis
If you could date a Marvel character, who would it be and why?

Indexer Notes

Fourteen writers and artists answered this question: J. Michael Straczynski, Marc Sumerak, Brian Reed, Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott, C.B. Cebulski, Joe Quesada, Frank Cho, Chris Yost, Fred Van Lente, Matt Fraction, Jeff Parker, Craig Kyle and Christian Strain. Additionally, the answers to this question is enhanced by a small illustrated capsule of the Marvel character in question.

And a Sneak Peek of Things to Come... (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Finch
Inks
Danny Miki
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Rogue; Gambit; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Mr. Sinister; Lady Deathstrike

Indexer Notes

Presents full page cover art for X-Men #205 in black and white.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Messiah Complex, Chapter Three
    X-Factor
  2. 1. Previously in Messiah Complex...
    X-Factor
  3. 2. Messiah Complex, Chapter Three
    X-Factor
  4. 3. U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  5. 4. Fury's Files
    Fury's Files
  6. 5. Look Who's Talking: Writer Matt Fraction
    Look Who's Talking
  7. 6. Questions That Need Answers!
    Questions That Need Answers!
  8. 7. And a Sneak Peek of Things to Come...
    X-Men
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