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CATALOG RECORD

X-Factor #12

Marvel · Series began 1986 · January 1987

first appearance of Autumn Rolfson

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Autumn Rolfson (Famine) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
January 1987
On sale
October 14, 1986
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

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

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602145201

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Walter Simonson, Marc Silvestri, Frank Millerinks: Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacekscript: Louise Simonson, Jim Shootercolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

  • Boom Boom Boom! · 23 pages

    Boom Boom calls X-Factor to help her escape the clutches of the Vanisher. Jean tries to find her sister. Scott decides to return to Alaska and his wife.

Publisher’s description

When the X-Factor receive a call for help, why do they attack the victim instead of the assailant? Because the victim is Boom-Boom, last seen in Secret Wars II! Plus: Angel's fate takes a horrible turn for the worse. And as if that weren't enough, X-Factor learn that their loved ones are now on the mutant-haters hit list!

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlAngelTabitha SmithEn Sabah NurApocalypseBoom-BoomCalibanRusty CollinsLeechSkidsSally BlevinsArtie MaddicksTelford PorterVanisherCameron HodgeMasqueAutumn RolfsonErgSarah GreyApeBeautiful DreamerTar Baby

Reprinted in

Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus (2018), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)

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