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X-Factor #31

Marvel · Series began 1986 · August 1988

first appearance of Orphan-Maker

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Orphan-Maker (Peter) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: August 1988
On sale: April 26, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #31 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 07148602145208
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Creators

pencils: Walter Simonsoninks: Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacekscript: Louise Simonsoncolors: Gregory Wrightletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Kiss Off! · 22 pages
Cyclops and Jean finish their fight with Freedom Force. Infectia keeps trying to kiss Bobby to turn him into an Anti-Body but she accidentally ends up kissing Beast instead.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueTabitha SmithRictorJulio RichterBoom-BoomFred DukesBlobSt. John AllerdycePyroDestinyRita WaywordIrene AdlerAvalancheDominikos PetrakisSpiralRusty CollinsLeechSkidsSally BlevinsArtie Maddicks

Reprinted in

Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Men: Inferno Prologue (2014), X-Factor Epic Collection (2017), X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus (2021), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)