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X-Factor #6

Marvel · Series began 1986 · July 1986

first full appearance of Apocalypse

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) — villain, first full appearance

Dates

Cover date: July 1986
On sale: April 15, 1986
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #6 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860214507 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860214507 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Ron Frenz, Butch Guiceinks: Joe Rubinstein, Bob McLeodscript: Louise Simonsoncolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Apocalypse Now! · 22 pages
X-Factor tracks down the Alliance of Evil and has their first encounter with Apocalypse. Michael Nowlan dies during the fight.

Publisher’s description

A simple rescue mission spirals out of control when X-Factor is brought face-to-face with one of the most powerful and dangerous mutants in history! Tremble before the might of APOCALYPSE!

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlAngelEn Sabah NurApocalypseJoanna CargillFrenzyTowerEdward PasternakStingerWendy ShermanTimeshadowMichael Nowlan

Reprinted in

X-Men: Rise of Apocalypse (1998), Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Factor Epic Collection (2017), True Believers: X-Men - Apocalypse (2019), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)