Publishers / Marvel / X-Factor (1986) / #82
82September 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP

X-Factor #82

Marvel · September 1992 · on sale 1992-07-21

First appearance: LukasFirst appearance: PirouetteFirst appearance: Jo Beth2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#82
Publication date
September 1992
Key date
1992-09-00
On-sale date
1992-07-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lukas - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pirouette - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jo Beth - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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 MilgromSt. John Allerdyce, Havok, Pyro, Alex Summers
1Sittin' by the Dock of the Baycomic story22script: Peter David; pencils: Rurik Tyler; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Richard StarkingsSt. John Allerdyce, Jo Beth First, Blob, Guido Carosella, Valerie Cooper, Bart Coswell, Lorna Dane, Fred Dukes, Eileen Harsaw, Havok, Lukas First, Karl Lykos, Jamie Madrox, Pietro Maximoff
4-letters page1letters: typeset
5Get 4 Titles for the Price of 3.promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetThe Hulk

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP; barcode 07148602145209
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602145212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-2457-3		2007On eBay ›
All-New, All-Different X-Factor
ISBN 978-1-302-91386-1		2018On eBay ›
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-93065-3		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115866809 (Lukas), first-appearance property (CC0)

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