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X-Factor #15

Marvel · Series began 1986 · April 1987

first appearance of Ship, Famine and War

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ship (X-Factor) — first appearance
Famine (Autumn Rolfson) — introduction, villain
War (Abraham Kieros) — introduction, villain

Dates

Cover date: April 1987
On sale: January 13, 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #15 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602145204
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Creators

pencils: Walter Simonsoninks: Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacekscript: Louise Simonsoncolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Whose Death Is It, Anyway? · 22 pages
The Morlocks return to the tunnels. Scott is shown Maddie's corpse in Alaska and returns home to try and help Angel. Apocalypse continues to gather his Horsemen. A forlorn (and wingless) Angel leaves the hospital and takes off in a plane that explodes over the ocean.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlAngelTabitha SmithEn Sabah NurApocalypseBoom-BoomMadelyne PryorCalibanRusty CollinsLeechSkidsSally BlevinsArtie MaddicksShipMasqueAutumn RolfsonFamineAbraham KierosWarErgPlagueApe

Reprinted in

X-Men: Mutations (1996), Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus (2018), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)