Third Genesis

Bob Layton

Jackson Guice

Walt Simonson

X-Factor (1st Team)--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; GUESTS: Rusty Collins; Cameron Hodge; Madelyne Pryor; Nathan Christopher Summers; Candy Southern; Mr. Fantastic; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Storm; Banshee; Dark Phoenix; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Wasp; Hercules; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]

"Third Genesis" The original X-Men find out that Jean Grey is still alive and gather for a reunion. Jean explains her near-death experience and the Phoenix phenomenon. The team decides to form X-Factor, a group of mutant hunters whose real purpose is to rescue and help new mutants. Navy man Rusty Collins manifests destructive flame powers and X-Factor brings him in.

Regression Obsession

Bob Layton

Jackson Guice

Ron Frenz [as Ron] (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; GUESTS: Vera; Senator Thompson; Cameron Hodge; Artie; VILLAINS: Tower; Carl Maddicks; Mr. Vallencourt

"Regression Obsession" X-Factor catches up to the captured Beast to find that Maddicks' experiments have caused him to lose his fur. Angel changes to a brown and white costume.

Apocalypse Now!

Louise Simonson

Jackson Guice

Ron Frenz (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; VILLAINS: Michael Nowlan (Death); Apocalypse (1st Full); Tower; Frenzy; Timeshadow; Stinger; GUEST: Sergeant Gorelli; Joe Simsky; Ruby; Suzy Nowlan (Death)

"Apocalypse Now!" X-Factor tracks down the Alliance of Evil and has their first encounter with Apocalypse. Michael Nowlan dies during the fight.

Fallout!

Louise Simonson

Jackson Guice

Ron Frenz

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Artie; GUESTS: Bulk (1st); Glow Worm (1st); Skids (1st); Trish Tilby (1st; Called Trish Tilbit); Vera; Cameron Hodge; CAMEO: Tower

"Fallout!" Things get a little hot for X-Factor as people start protesting their mutant hunting headquarters; The dilemma comes to a head when a pair of powerful mutants calls X-Factor out and they have to split their forces and employ disguises in their quest to "hunt" the mutants at the same time as they are really helping them.

Lost and Found!

Louise Simonson

Marc Silvestri (breakdowns)

Marc Silvestri

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Artie; GUESTS: Skids; Trish Tilby; Cameron Hodge; Vera; VILLAINS: Freedom Force--Mystique; Blob; Avalanche; Pyro; Destiny; Spiral; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]

"Lost and Found!" Since he is wanted by the government, Freedom Force shows up to take Rusty Collins away from X-Factor.

Spots!

Louise Simonson

Terry Shoemaker

Marc Silvestri (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Artie Maddicks; GUESTS: Skids; Trish Tilby; Cameron Hodge; Magneto; Leech; Caliban; Val Cooper; VILLAINS: Freedom Force--Mystique; Blob; Avalanche; Pyro; Destiny; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]

"Spots!" X-Factor rescues Rusty from Freedom Force; The Mutant Massacre begins in the Morlock tunnels.

Ghosts!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Rusty Collins; Skids; Artie; Leech; Boom Boom; GUESTS: Cameron Hodge; Caliban; Ape; VILLAIN: Master Mold; CAMEOS: Madelyne Pryor (illusion); Nathan Christopher Summers (illusion); Phoenix (illusion); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Alex Summers [Havok]

"Ghosts!" Master Mold awakens and heads for Cyclops; Scott leaves for Alaska to find his wife and child but discovers that all records of them have been erased like they never really existed.

The Mutant Program!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Boom Boom; GUESTS: Professor X (illusion); Trish Tilby; Dr. Johnson; VILLAIN: Master Mold; CAMEOS: Apocalypse; Storm

"The Mutant Program!" Master Mold comes after Cyclops. Angel's wings are amputated.

Whose Death Is It, Anyway?

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Boom Boom; Artie; GUESTS: Erg; Tarbaby; Ape; Beautiful Dreamer; Leech; Caliban; Madelyne Pryor (illusion); VILLAINS: Masque; Apocalypse; Horsemen (1st)--Pestilence; War; Famine

"Whose Death Is It, Anyway?" The Morlocks return to the tunnels. Scott is shown Maddie's corpse in Alaska and returns home to try and help Angel. Apocalypse continues to gather his Horsemen. A forlorn (and wingless) Angel leaves the hospital and takes off in a plane that explodes over the ocean.

Playing With Fire!

Louise Simonson

David Mazzucchelli

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Rusty Collins; Skids (origin); Boom Boom; Artie; GUESTS: Cameron Hodge; Emma La Porte; VILLAIN: Masque

"Playing With Fire!" Rusty tries to work out a deal with Masque to heal the woman he burned before he learned to control his powers.

The Enemy Within!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Rictor; Caliban; Artie; Leech; GUEST: Phoenix (illusion); VILLAIN: Cameron Hodge; CAMEOS: Apocalypse; Angel

"The Enemy Within!" Hodge tries to drive Cyclops crazy by making him believe that Jean is Phoenix. Apocalypse begins Angel's transformation.

All Together Now!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Leech; Caliban; GUEST: Angel; Trish Tilby; VILLAINS: Apocalypse; Horsemen--War; Famine; Pestilence

"All Together Now!" Apocalypse tries to teach his Horsemen teamwork by turning them loose on X-Factor. Pestilence touches Beast making him deathly ill. During the battle, Iceman freezes a good portion of Central Park.

For Every Action...

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman]; Rusty Collins; Skids; Rictor; Caliban; Artie; Leech; GUEST: Trish Tilby; VILLAINS: Cameron Hodge; The Right; Apocalypse (cameo); Horsemen [War (cameo); Pestilence (cameo); Famine (cameo); Death [Warren Worthington III; Archangel] (cameo, 1st appearance)]

"For Every Action..." X-Factor fires Hodge. Warren's will is read and all of his money is left to X-Factor through Hodge. The Right attacks.

If I Should Die...

Louise Simonson

Sal Buscema

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Rictor; Boom Boom; Caliban; Artie; Leech; VILLAINS: Cameron Hodge; The Right; CAMEOS: Apocalypse; Horsemen--War; Pestilence; Famine; Death [Archangel]

"If I Should Die..." The Right captures Rictor again and tries to use his powers for destruction. Cameron Hodge reveals himself as The Commander of the Right.

Judgement Day!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Archangel; GUESTS: Power Pack--Alex Power; Julie Power; Katie Power; Jack Power; VILLAINS: Apocalypse; Caliban; War; Pestilence (Death); Famine; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Cameron Hodge; CAMEO: Ronald Reagan

"Judgement Day!" Archangel breaks his programming and rejoins X-Factor; X-Factor defeats Apocalypse and causes his ship to crash land in New York.

Casualties

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman; GUEST: Trish Tilby; VILLAINS: Apocalypse; War; Famine; Caliban; CAMEO: Madelyne Pryor

"Casualties" X-Factor helps New York recover from the Horsemen's attack. The team moves into Apocalypse's ship and gets new costumes.

Gifts!

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Rusty Collins; Skids; Artie; Leech; Boom Boom; Rictor; GUESTS: Trish Tilby; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Archangel; CAMEOS: Madelyne Pryor; Apocalypse; Pestilence; Famine; War

"Gifts!" X-Factor distributes gifts on Christmas. Jean lets her parents know she is alive.

Kiss Off!

Louise Simonson

Walter Simonson

Walter Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Rusty Collins; Boom Boom; Leech; Artie; Skids; Rictor; Ship; GUEST: Archangel; VILLAINS: Infectia; Freedom Force--Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Stonewall; Crimson Commando; Pyro; Super Sabre; Spiral; Avalanche; CAMEOS: Nanny; Orphan Maker; Cameron Hodge

"Kiss Off!" Cyclops and Jean finish their fight with Freedom Force. Infectia keeps trying to kiss Bobby to turn him into an Anti-Body but she accidentally ends up kissing Beast instead.

The Carbon Copy Avengers

Tom DeFalco (plot); Louise Simonson (script)

Steve Lightle

Steve Lightle (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Rusty Collins; Skids; Artie; Leech; Boom Boom; Rictor; Ship; GUESTS: Ed Kotch; Avengers--Thor; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; She-Hulk; Dr. Druid; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; VILLAINS: Lord Zano; Xartan Aliens; CAMEOS: Dr. Strange (illusion); N'Astirh; Cameron Hodge

"The Carbon Copy Avengers" X-Factor battles aliens disguised as Avengers.

For All The World To See

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Walt Simonson (signed)

X-Factor--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman; Rusty Collins; Skids; Rictor; Boom Boom; Artie; Leech; Ship; GUEST: Trish Tilby; VILLAINS: Nanny; Orphan Maker; Cameron Hodge; The Right; Alliance of Evil--Tower; Frenzy; Timeshadow; Stinger; Freedom Force--Mystique; Blob; Spiral; Crimson Commando

"For All The World To See" The junior members of X-Factor prepare to head off to school. The Alliance protests the Mutant Registration Act by wanton destruction and runs up against X-Factor. Beast returns to his blue and furry form and regains the use of his mind. Freedom Force takes the Alliance into custody and makes X-Factor sign the Registration Act. Rusty agrees to turn himself in.