X-Factor #38

Dates

Cover date

March 1989

On sale

November 22, 1988

Pages

52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #38 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

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  Barcode 07148602145203

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Story arc: Inferno

This is part 29 of 39. 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 Uncanny X-Men #239
7. X-Factor #35
8. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #311
9. The New Mutants (1983) #71
10. The Avengers (1963) #299
11. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #240
12. X-Factor (1986) #36
13. Fantastic Four (1961) #322
14. Power Pack (1984) #43
15. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #146
16. X-Terminators (1988) #4
17. Daredevil #262
18. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #312
19. The New Mutants (1983) #72
20. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #241
21. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #147
22. X-Factor (1986) #37
23. Fantastic Four (1961) #323
24. The Avengers (1963) #300
25. Daredevil #263
26. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #313
27. Power Pack (1984) #44
28. The New Mutants (1983) #73
29. X-Factor (1986) #38
30. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #148
31. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #242
32. Excalibur #6
33. Web of Spider-Man #48
34. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #243
35. X-Factor (1986) #39
36. Daredevil #265
37. Excalibur #7
38. Damage Control #4
39. X-Factor Annual #4

Creators

Stories

• Duet! · 41 pages

  Under the influence of the Goblin Queen, the X-Men and X-Factor renew their conflict with each other. Jean and Maddie battle as Maddie reveals that she is a clone created by Mr. Sinister and brought to life by the power of the Phoenix. When the Goblin Queen releases the Phoenix to kill Nathan Christopher and open a doorway to Limbo, Jean is able to absorb the Phoenix force away from the Goblin Queen but, as this is what was powering Maddie's life, she dies. New York returns to normal and the Inferno is quenched. The X-Men and X-Factor vow to track down Mr. Sinister and make him pay.

Publisher’s description

The origin of Madelyne Prior stands revealed! Why does she want revenge on Cyclops? Who orchestrated the events of her life? Plus, Jean Grey is given an ultimatum by the Phoenix itself!

Characters

Reprinted in

X-Men: Inferno (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Essential X-Factor (2005), X-Men: Inferno (2009), X-Men: Inferno (2016), X-Factor Epic Collection (2017), X-Men Milestones: Inferno (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men: Inferno Omnibus (2021), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)