CATALOG RECORD

X-Factor #49

Marvel · Series began 1986 · Mid December 1989

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Dates

Cover date: Mid December 1989
On sale: October 24, 1989
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #49 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 07148602145214 · shared with another edition
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Mark Jewelers insert edition

Mark Jewelers

Barcode 07148602145214 · shared with another edition
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Story arc: Acts of Vengeance

This is part 25 of 51. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Jon Bogdanove, Paul Smithinks: Al Milgromscript: Louise Simonsoncolors: Tom Vincentletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Power Struggle (Judgement War Part Six) · 22 pages
Iceman and Archangel are forced to fight each other in the Arena, but in the end they manage to turn against Lord Rask. Meanwhile, back on earth, Loki invites Apocalypse to take place in the Acts of Vengeance.

Publisher’s description

Iceman and Archangel are forced to fight each other in the Arena!

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIVictor Von DoomDoctor DoomErik LehnsherrMagnetoLokiWilson FiskKingpinCain MarkoJuggernautJohann ShmidtRed SkullArchangelEn Sabah NurApocalypseMandarinGene KahnJason Macendale Jr.ShipHobgoblinMadcapArishemGammenonZiran

Reprinted in

Essential X-Factor (2005), Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (2011), X-Factor Epic Collection (2017), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)