The original X-Men find out that Jean Grey is still alive and gather for a reunion. Jean explains her near-death experience and the Phoenix phenomenon. The team decides to form X-Factor, a group of mutant hunters whose real purpose is to rescue and help new mutants. Navy man Rusty Collins manifests destructive flame powers, and X-Factor brings him in.
Characters: X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Angel; Iceman]; Rusty Collins; Cameron Hodge; Madelyne Pryor; Nathan Christopher Summers; Candy Southern; Mr. Fantastic; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Storm; Banshee; Dark Phoenix; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Wasp; Hercules; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]
Script: Bob Layton
Pencils: Butch Guice
Inks: Bob Layton; Butch Guice; Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Petra Goldberg; Christie Scheele; Glynis Oliver
Letters: Janice Chiang
