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88March 1993
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP

X-Factor #88

Marvel · March 1993 · on sale 1993-01-19

First appearance: RandomFirst appearance: Marshall Stone IIIFirst appearance: Sasha Ryan2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
March 1993
Key date
1993-03-00
On-sale date
1993-01-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Marshall Stone III - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Random Violencecover1pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Al MilgromGuido Carosella, Random First, Marshall Stone III First, Strong Guy
1...Random Violence.comic story14script: Peter David; pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Ariane; letters: Richard StarkingsJo Beth, Guido Carosella, Valerie Cooper, Lorna Dane, Havok, Lukas, Moira MacTaggert, Jamie Madrox, Multiple Man, Pirouette, Polaris, Prodigal, Random First, Sasha Ryan First
2-in-house column0.9script: Mark Gruenwald
3-cartoon0.1script: Barry Dutter; pencils: Rick Parker; inks: Rick Parker
4Time Outcomic story8script: Peter David; pencils: Chris Batista; inks: Andrew Pepoy; colors: Ariane; letters: Lois BuhalisBaldrick, Valerie Cooper, Crystal, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver
5-letters page0.8letters: typeset
6-statement of ownership0.2script: Diane Rivera

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP; barcode 07148602145203
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602145206

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David #4
ISBN 9780785127451		2008On eBay ›
X-Men: Fatal Attractions #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6245-2		2012On eBay ›
X-Aminations
ISBN 978-1-302-92057-9		2019On eBay ›
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-93065-3		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Fatal Attractions Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96350-7		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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