№ 70

X-Factor

September 1991 36 pages 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP

Synopsis

Xavier tries to save the sanity of his comatose son Legion while the X-Men consider their next steps.

Part of Event

Muir Island Saga core

X-Factor joins the unified X-Men; the original five return to the fold

Credits

Writer

Peter David

Penciller

Mike Mignola , Kirk Jarvinen

Inker

Mike Mignola , Joe Rubinstein

Colorist

Glynis Oliver , Steve Buccellato

Letterer

Michael Heisler , Joe Rosen , Chris Eliopoulos

Collected In

X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #2 Omnibus

Collects Uncanny X-Men #270-280, X-Factor #63-70, and X-Men #1-3. The X-Tinction Agenda, Muir Island Saga, and the launch of adjectiveless X-Men.

X-Men Epic Collection #19 Epic Collection

Collects The New Mutants Annual #7 and material from 8 other series. Dawn of the 90s X-Men - Jim Lee and Claremont launch X-Men #1 plus the Muir Island Saga.

X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising Trade Paperback

Collects The New Mutants #26, 27, 28, 44, The Uncanny X-Men #253, 254, 255, 278, 279, 280 and X-Factor #69-70. Two arcs - New Mutants meet Legion, and the Shadow King besieges Muir Island.

X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #1 Omnibus

Collects The New Mutants Annual #6, X-Factor #55-92, X-Factor Annual #5-8, The X-Men Annual #1, The Uncanny X-Men Annual #16, X-Cutioner's Song, X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David #1-4, X-Factor Epic Collection #7. Peter Davids definitive X-Factor run, from the government team era through X-Cutioneers Song.

In Reading Orders

Chris Claremont's X-Men

Muir Island Saga (1991)

Peter David's X-Factor

Team Formation (#70-75)

The new government-sponsored X-Factor forms under Havok's leadership. Havok, Polaris, Multiple Man, Strong Guy, Wolfsbane, and Quicksilver — an unlikely team with crackling chemistry. David establishes the workplace comedy tone immediately