X-Factor #1 Marvel (1986) VF+

Writers: Bob Layton

Artists: Bob Layton, Jackson Butch Guice, Joe Rubinstein

Characters: Angel, Banshee, Beast, Cable, Cameron Hodge, Candy Southern, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma LaPorte, Iceman (+5 more)

Story Arc: “X-Men” Phoenix Rising

The series that everyone has been talking about is here! The Original X-Men are back! But are they mutant saviors — or mutant slayers? The stunning double-sized debut is titled “Third Genesis”.SynopsisProfessor X is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi’Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Also their first capture/ward, Rusty Collins, who’s powers had gone out of control.

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