X-Factor (comics)
| X-Factor | |
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The 1990s X-Factor team.
Art by Joe Quesada. |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(1980s team) X-Factor #1 (February 1986) (1990s team) X-Factor #71 (October 1991) |
| Created by |
1980s team: Bob Layton Jackson Guice 1990s team: Peter David Larry Stroman |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Base(s) |
1980s team: Ship 1990s team: The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Fall's Edge, Virginia |
| Agent(s) |
1980s team: Angel/Archangel Beast Boom-Boom Caliban Rusty Collins Cyclops Iceman Artie Maddicks Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) Leech Rictor Skids 1990s team: Valerie Cooper Fixx Forge Havok Greystone Multiple Man Mystique Polaris Quicksilver Random Sabretooth Shard Strong Guy Wild Child Wolfsbane |
| Roster | |
| See: List of X-Factor members | |
| X-Factor | |
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Cover to X-Factor #1. Art by Jackson Guice. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format |
(vol. 1) Ongoing series (vol. 2) Limited series (vol. 3) Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) February 1986 – September 1998 (vol. 2) June – October 2002 (vol. 3) February 2006 – September 2013 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1) 149 (vol. 2) 4 (vol. 3) 94 (as of September 2012) |
| Creator(s) |
1980s team: Bob Layton Jackson Guice 1990s team: Peter David Larry Stroman |
| Collected editions | |
| Essential X-Factor: Volume 1 | |
| Essential X-Factor: Volume 2 | |
| The Longest Night | |
| Life & Death Matters | |
| Many Lives of Madrox | |
X-Factor is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is a spin-off from the popular X-Men franchise, featuring characters from X-Men stories. The series has been relaunched several times with different team rosters, most recently in X-Factor v. 3 as X-Factor Investigations.
X-Factor launched in 1986, featuring an eponymous team composed of the five original X-Men. In 1991, the founding members were incorporated back into the regular X-Men series, and X-Factor relaunched as a U.S. government-sponsored team incorporating many secondary characters from the X-Men mythos. The series was canceled in 1998.
In 2002 a four-part X-Factor mini-series detailed an investigation by the Mutant Civil Rights Task Force into an alleged conspiracy by hate-groups to commit murder against mutants. The series was written by Jeff Jensen with artwork by Arthur Ranson.
In 2005 a new X-Factor series was launched, following the mutant detective agency X-Factor Investigations. Written by Peter David, the series drew acclaim from Ain't It Cool News, as well as controversy for establishing a homosexual romantic relationship between Rictor and Shatterstar, a move criticized by Shatterstar's co-creator, Rob Liefeld. The series also won a 2011 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book. The series ended in 2013.
In 2014 a new series written by David, All-New X-Factor was launched featuring a new corporate-sponsored X-Factor team.
X-Factor launched in 1986 featuring an eponymous team composed of the five original X-Men that debuted in X-Men #1 (1963):
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