285 - X-Factor #97 - 10/12/1993

Things are not looking good for Jamie and that terrible cough...

Cover by Greg Luzniak. Interiors by J.M. DeMatteis & Jan Duursema.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Madrox #Polaris

284 - X-Men Blue #13 - 10/11/2017

There are surprisingly few covers featuring both Jean and Rachel.

Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Cullen Bunn & Jorge Molina.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenBlue #JenGrey #Iceman #RachelSummers

283 - Avengers #47 - 10/10/1967

Magneto returns from the Stranger's planet!

This also during the brief time when Quicksilver could fly. Remember that? That was weird.

Cover byDon Heck. Interiors by Roy Thomas & John Buscema.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Avengers #Quicksilver

Top 4 X-Factor 40 covers from September!

Featuring art from Kris Anka, Jim Steranko, Walt Simonson & Jon Bogdanove.

Which one is your favorite?

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #UncannyXMen #AllNewXFactor #Quicksilver #Polaris #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Iceman #Havok

282 - X-Factor #129 - 10/9/1996

So it turns out it's harder to kill a Multiple Man than Graydon Creed (or so Mystique hopes).

Cover by Jeff Matsuda. Interiors by Howard Mackie & Matsuda.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Forge #Mystique

281 - X-Factor #140 - 10/8/1997

Ugh, now we're into the dregs...

Cover by Duncan Rouleau. Interiors by Howard Mackie & Rouleau.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Shard #Archer #Fixx #Greystone

280 - Marvel Saga #14 - 10/7/1986

I would really like a nice hardcover collection of this series.

Cover by Keith Pollard. Interiors by various.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #MarvelSaga #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Iceman #Beast #Quicksilver

279 - Hellions #16 - 10/6/2021

I need more Nanny content, stat (yes, I know she's in Generation X-23; my point stands).

Cover by Stephen Segovia. Interiors by Zeb Wells & Segovia.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Hellions #Havok #WildChild

277 - X-Men Unlimited (vol. 2) #11 - 10/5/2005

This may bemy fav wiki note ever:

Havok (Alex Summers) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)

Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. Interiors by Chris Yost & Billy Dallas Patton.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenUnlimitedV2 #Cyclops #Havok #RachelSummers

276 - Cable #18 - 10/4/1994

Shout out Caliban, one of the forgotten members of X-Factor!

Cover by Steve Skroce. Interiors by Jeph Loeb & Skroce.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Cable #Caliban

276 - Iceman (vol.2) #1 - 10/3/2001

Bobby gets his second miniseries, as part of the solo miniseries wave of the early 2000s.

Cover by Karl Kerschl. Interiors by Dan Abnett,
Andy Lanning & Kerschl.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IcemanV2 #Iceman

275 - Sabretooth and Mystique #1 - 10/2/1996

Former lovers & reluctant government agents team-up in this not-terribly-good X-Factor spinoff miniseries.

Cover by Ariel Olivetti. Interiors by Jorge Gonzales & Olivetti.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Sabretooth #Mystique

274 - Alpha Flight #30 - 10/1/1985

Mignola is another artist who, if he's got an eligible cover, is more likely than not to be picked (he beat out two Art Adams covers today!).

Cover by Mike Mignola. Interiors by Bill Mantlo & Mignola

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #AlphaFlight #Aurora #Northstar

273 - X-Factor (vol. 3) #49 - 9/30/2009

Remember Shatterstar's teleportation powers? Well, this is the first time he used them

Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Valentine De Landro

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactorV3 #StrongGuy #Siryn #Madrox #Rictor #Monet #Darwin #LaylaMiller

272 - X-Men (vol. 2) #162 - 9/29/2004

Did this issue featuring Exodus' weird Brotherhood feature in my upcoming Back Issue Juggernaut article? You bet it did!

Cover by Salvador Larroca. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Larroca

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Sabretooth

Runners-up from last week's pool of X-Factor 40 covers!

Featuring art from Steve Rude, David Yardin, Art Adams & Kaare Andrews.

Which one is your favorite?

#XMenADay #XFactor40 #XMen #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Madrox #Wolfsbane #Warlock #DougRamsey #Longshot

271 - X-Factor #116 - 9/28/1995

In which some off-panel Alpha Flight happenings are revealed & Shard (the holographic manifestation of Bishop's dead sister) begins her run in the book

Cover by Steve Epting. Interiors by Howard Mackie & Epting

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Aurora #WildChild

270 - X-Factor #35 - 9/27/1988

Walt Simonson is a first ballot "depictions of energy effects" Hall of Famer.

Cover by Walt Simonson. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Simonson.

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Iceman

269 - X-Factor #48 - 9/26/1989

I carry a lot of water for "Judgement War," but the way it sidelines Jean for most of the story is one of its big problems.

Cover by Paul Smith. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Smith

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #JeanGrey

268 - X-Factor #60 - 9/25/1990

X-Tinction Agenda comes to X-Factor!

As a kid, I really disliked Bogdanove's art, but it's grown on me as I've gotten older.

Cover by Jon Bogdanove. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Bogdanove

#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Cyclops #Havok