Publishers / Marvel / X-Factor (1986) / #87
87February 1993
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP

X-Factor #87

Marvel · February 1993 · on sale 1992-12-15

Origin: Guido Carosella2 variantsAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
February 1993
Key date
1993-02-00
On-sale date
1992-12-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Guido Carosella, Strong Guy.

On the record: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Single Issue (1992).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Al MilgromGuido Carosella, Lorna Dane, Havok, Jamie Madrox, Pietro Maximoff, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver, Rahne Sinclair, Strong Guy, Alex Summers, Wolfsbane
2Rahne & Simpy!comic story23script: Peter David, Shana David; pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Marie Javins; letters: Steve Dutro, Richard StarkingsGuido Carosella Origin, Valerie Cooper, Lorna Dane, Havok, Jamie Madrox, Pietro Maximoff, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver, Leonard Samson, Rahne Sinclair, Strong Guy Origin, Alex Summers, Wolfsbane
5-public service announcement0.4letters: typeset
10-in-house column0.9script: Stan Lee
11-cartoon0.1script: Barry Dutter; pencils: Rick Parker; inks: Rick Parker
13Marvel Comics Subscriptionspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 9.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP; barcode 07148602145202
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602145205

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David #4
ISBN 9780785127451		2008On eBay ›
X-Men: Fatal Attractions #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6245-2		2012On eBay ›
Decades: Marvel in the '90s - The Mutant X-plosion #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91772-2		2019On eBay ›
X-Factor No. 87 Facsimile Edition #[nn]2019On eBay ›
X-Aminations
ISBN 978-1-302-92057-9		2019On eBay ›
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-93065-3		2021On eBay ›
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-93066-0		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Fatal Attractions Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96350-7		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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