X-Factor #35-38 (1988-89) – Inferno Crossover, Newsstand, Walt Simonson For Sale

X-Factor, Vol. 1 (Marvel, 1986 Series)
Issue #: 35, 36, 37, 38
Year: 1988–1989
Story Titles: \"Go to the Orphan Maker!\" (#35) / \"Transformations!\" (#36) / \"A Matter of Honor\" (#37) / Giant-Sized Spectacular (#38)

Details:

• Issues #36 and #37 are Newsstand editions; Issues #35 and #38 are Direct editions

• All four issues are key chapters of Marvel\'s landmark \"Inferno\" crossover event (1988–1989), featuring X-Factor caught in N\'astirh\'s demonic invasion of New York City and the rise of the Goblin Queen (Madelyne Pryor)

• Issue #35 (guest penciler Terry Shoemaker) opens X-Factor\'s Inferno arc as Cyclops and Marvel Girl race to rescue Cyclops\' infant son Nathan Christopher from demons; features the first appearance of the Lost Boys and Girls

• Issues #36–37 (Walt Simonson on full art) escalate the conflict through the streets of a demon-overrun Manhattan, culminating in X-Factor\'s direct battle against the Goblin Queen

• Issue #38 is a Giant-Sized Spectacular (52 pages) concluding X-Factor\'s Inferno arc; features Al Milgrom inks and Walt Simonson\'s iconic Goblin Queen cover

Credits:

• Writer: Louise Simonson (all issues)

• Penciler: Terry Shoemaker (#35); Walt Simonson (#36, #37, #38)

• Inker: Joe Rubinstein (#35); Bob Wiacek (#36, #37); Al Milgrom (#38)

• Colorist: Petra Scotese (#35); Tom Vincent (#37, #38)

• Letterer: Joe Rosen (all issues)

• Cover Artist: Walt Simonson (all issues)

• Publisher: Marvel

• Pages: 36 pages (#35–37); 52 pages (#38)

• Color: Color

• Cover Price: $1.00 (#35–37); $1.50 (#38)

• Edition: Direct (#35, #38); Newsstand (#36, #37)

OVERVIEW

Four essential issues from X-Factor\'s celebrated Inferno tie-in, written by Louise Simonson with cover art and interiors by Walt Simonson at the peak of their landmark run on the title. This set spans the full arc of X-Factor\'s involvement in one of Marvel\'s most beloved late-1980s crossover events, from the eerie buildup in demon-haunted Manhattan to the climactic showdown with the Goblin Queen in the oversized issue #38. A must-have for Inferno completists, X-Factor fans, and collectors of the Bronze-to-Modern Age transition era.