X-Factor #1 – Marvel Comics (1986) Publisher: Marvel Year: 1986 Writers: Bob Layton Artists: Bob Layton, Jackson Butch Guice, Joe Rubinstein Characters: Angel, Banshee, Beast, Cable, Cameron Hodge, Candy Southern, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma LaPorte, Iceman (+5 more) Story Arc: "X-Men" Phoenix Rising The series that everyone has been talking about is here! The Original X-Men are back! But are they mutant saviors -- or mutant slayers? The stunning double-sized debut is titled "Third Genesis".SynopsisProfessor X is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi'Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Also their first capture/ward, Rusty Collins, who's powers had gone out of control. Data provided by ComicVine
