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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?

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September 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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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

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September 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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.

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September 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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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

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September 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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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

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September 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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267 - Quicksilver #1 - 9/24/1997

"Hey, we've got a couple months before the rest of the Avengers come back from Image, let's give Quicksilver a series!"

Cover by Casey Jones. Interiors by Tom Peyer, Rob Haynes & Jones

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September 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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My four favorite "X-Factor 40" covers from August! Which one is your favorite?

Art by John Romita Jr., Art Adams, Larry Stroman and Steve Lightle.

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September 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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266 - Daredevil #238 - 9/23/1986

Mutant Massacre comes to Daredevil, as Claremont taps his X-Men editor to join in on the crossover fun.

Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Ann Nocenti & Sal Buscema.

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September 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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265 - X-Factor #24 - 9/22/1987

The debut of Archangel!

Assembling my X-Factor run in the early 90s, I paid the most for this issue.

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

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September 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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264 - X-Men (vol. 2) #25 - 9/21/1993

Granted, not the most X-Factor-y of issues, but it does features two members on the cover, one of whom gets the hologram.

Cover by Andy Kubert. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Kubert.

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September 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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263 - Uncanny X-Men #240 - 9/20/1988

I wish Polaris and Sabretooth's tenure in the Marauders together came up more when they were on X-Factor together.

Cover by Marc Silvestri. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Silvestri.

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September 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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262 - New Defenders #138 - 9/19/2012

Siryn's tenure in X-Factor ends as she becomes the new Morrigan and leaves the group.

Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Leonard Kirk.

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September 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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261 - New Defenders #138 - 9/18/1984

New Defenders is one of those books I really need to revisit in more detail sometime.

Cover by Chris Warner. Interiors by Peter B. Gillis & Don Perlin.

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September 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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260 - X-Factor #72 - 9/17/1991

Madrox is dead! I guess that's the end of the Multiple Man. 😁

Cover by Larry Stroman. Interiors by Peter David & Stroman.

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September 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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259 - Hellions #4 - 9/16/2020

Segovia channeling Jim Lee from Uncanny #270.

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

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September 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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258 - X-Factor #84 - 9/15/1992

Strong Guy busting into X-Force like "X-Cutioner's Song" into the "X-Patriots" story.

Cover by Larry Stroman. Interiors by Peter David & Jae Lee.

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September 16, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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X-Factor40 Runners-up from the week of 9/6 to 9/12. Which ones do you think should have made the cut?

Art by Billy Tan, Bob Layton, David Yardin & Neal Adams.

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September 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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257 - Marvel Team-Up #124 - 9/14/1982

Find someone to love you the way J.M. DeMatteis loves Professor Power.

Cover by Ed Hannigan. Interiors by J.M. DeMatteis & Kerry Gammill.

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September 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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256 - X-Factor #108 - 9/13/1994

The unofficial prelude to "Legion Quest" and the runup to "Age of Apocalypse."

Cover by Steve Epting. Interiors by John Francis Moore,
Todd DeZago & Jan Duursema.

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September 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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255 - Iceman (vol. 4) #1 - 9/12/2018

The miniseries follow-up to Grace's Iceman ongoing, proving "cancelling a book then giving it a mini" isn't just a 2026 thing.

Cover by W. Scott Forbes. Interiors by Sina Grace & Nathan Stockman

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September 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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254 - X-Factor #128 - 9/11/1996

Someday I'm going to figure out if Wild Child was put on X-Factor cuz of Age of Apocalypse, or if he was used in AoA cuz of plans to put him in X-Factor.

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

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September 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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252 - X-Men #50 - 9/10/1968

Polaris makes her cover debut with one of the series' most iconic covers!

Cover by Jim Steranko. Interiors by Arnold Drake & Steranko.

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September 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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251 - Marvel Age #45 - 9/9/1986

"Mephisto vs. Everyone" would have been a great name for the eventual "Mephisto vs. __" limited series.

Cover by John Buscema. Interiors by various.

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September 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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251 - Uncanny X-Men #224 - 9/8/1987

This might be the only cover where Havok & Longshot appear together alone (without any other X-Men/X-Factor members)

Cover by Marc Silvestri. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Silvestri.

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September 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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249 - Uncanny X-Men #326 - 9/7/1995

This is stealth one of the best drawn issues of Joe Mad's run.

Cover by Joe Madureira. Interiors by Scott Lobdell & Madureira.

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September 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM