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X-Factor #17

Marvel · Series began 1986 · June 1987

first appearance of Rictor

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Rictor (Julio Richter) — guest, introduction

Dates

Cover date: June 1987
On sale: March 17, 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #17 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 07148602145206
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Creators

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

Stories

Die, Mutants, Die! · 22 pages
X-Factor tries to save San Francisco from being shaken apart by Rictor. Hodge is revealed as a traitor.

Characters

ThorScott SummersCyclopsThor OdinsonHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlAngelTabitha SmithEn Sabah NurApocalypseRictorJulio RichterBoom-BoomMadelyne PryorCalibanRusty CollinsLeechSkidsSally BlevinsArtie MaddicksTrish TilbyShipCameron HodgeAutumn RolfsonFamine

Reprinted in

Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus (2018), True Believers: X-Men - Rictor (2019), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)