X-Terminators #1

Dates

Cover date

October 1988

On sale

June 23, 1988

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 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 07148601039510

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Inferno

This is part 1 of 29. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. X-Terminators (1988) #1
2. X-Terminators (1988) #2
3. Power Pack (1984) #42
4. The Avengers (1963) #298
5. X-Terminators (1988) #3
6. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #311
7. The New Mutants (1983) #71
8. The Avengers (1963) #299
9. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #240
10. X-Factor (1986) #36
11. Fantastic Four (1961) #322
12. Power Pack (1984) #43
13. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #146
14. X-Terminators (1988) #4
15. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #312
16. The New Mutants (1983) #72
17. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #241
18. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #147
19. X-Factor (1986) #37
20. Fantastic Four (1961) #323
21. The Avengers (1963) #300
22. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #313
23. Power Pack (1984) #44
24. The New Mutants (1983) #73
25. X-Factor (1986) #38
26. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #148
27. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #242
28. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #243
29. X-Factor (1986) #39

Creators

Stories

• Invasion of the Baby-Snatchers · 28 pages

  N'Astirh and his demons arrive on Earth to gather thirteen babies to fuel an infernal spell which will allow him to wrest control of Limbo from S'Ym. X-Factor disperses the children in their charge. Rusty turns himself over to Naval authorities. Boom-Boom, Skids and Rictor enroll in prep school. Artie and Leech are sent to boarding school. They meet a wheelchair bound Asian boy who can make wonderful inventions with his mutant powers. When demons abduct Artie and Leech, mistaking them for babies, Taki contacts the X-Factor kids for help. They bust Rusty out of prison and mount a rescue.

Characters

Reprinted in

X-Men: Inferno (2009), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), X-Men: Inferno (2016), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), X-Men Milestones: Inferno (2019), New Mutants Omnibus (2020), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)