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Issue: X-Factor Epic Collection #9
Publication Date: January 2002
 
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Title: Afterlives
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/22/2022
Volume: 9
Pages: 500
ISBN: 9781302934514
UPC/EAN: 978130293451454499
Price: $56.25 CAD
$44.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 66 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects X-Factor #101-111, X-Factor Annual #9, Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1-3, X-Force #38 and Excalibur #82.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Cardstock covers; glossy interiors
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Random]
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Epic Collection

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Promo ad for other issues in the Epic Collection series of titles.
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X-Factor: Afterlives

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Afterlives

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Shadowgames Part 1

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Multiple Man; Guido]
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Shadowgames Part 1

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Multiple Man; Guido]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Flash Thompson; Shadowforce [Hardtime; Oversize; Airborne; Ambush; Fire-Fight; Mirrorshade] (villains); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo); Invisible Woman (cameo); Thing (cameo); Human Torch (cameo); Hulk (cameo); Speedball (cameo); Darkhawk (cameo); Sleepwalker (cameo)
Spider-Man and X-Factor tangle with a covert group making super soldiers using powers and abilities of other heroes.
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Shadowgames Part 2: Battle Royal With the Shadowforce!

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Guido]; Shadowforce [Hardtime; Oversize; Airborne; Ambush; Fire-Fight]
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Shadowgames Part 2: Shadowclash

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Multiple Man; Guido]; Flash Thompson; Shadowforce [Hardtime; Oversize; Airborne; Ambush; Fire-Fight; Mirrorshade] (villains)
Spider-Man and X-Factor tangle with the Shadowforce.
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Haven

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Haven; Professor X; Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Multiple Man; Guido [Strong Guy]
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Shadowgames Part 3

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Multiple Man; Guido]; Shadowforce [Hardtime; Oversize; Airborne; Ambush; Fire-Fight; Mirrorshade]
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Shadowgames Part 3: Shadowfall

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Spider-Man; X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Forge; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Multiple Man; Guido]; J. Jonah Jameson; Flash Thompson; Joy Mercado; Shadowforce [Hardtime; Oversize; Airborne; Ambush; Fire-Fight; Mirrorshade] (villains)
Spider-Man and X-Factor face down Shadowforce and expose the government project creating superpowered beings.
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Quicksilver

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Quicksilver; Magneto; Scarlet Witch; Crystal
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Afterlives

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Random]
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Afterlives

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Professor X; Storm; Moira MacTaggert; Random; Haven (cameo); Multiple Man (cameo)
X-Factor mourns Jamie's death. Havok quits.
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Ambushed!

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The Polaris Plot!

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Spider-Man cards bound in
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X-Factor

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Havok; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Multiple Man; Guido [Strong Guy]
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The Gentleman's Name is... Power!

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Guido [Strong Guy]; Professor Power
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Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Credits

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Contact

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X-Factor [Forge; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Guido [Strong Guy]]; GUESTS: Professor X; Random; Agent Daniels; SHIELD; VILLAINS: Haven (Origin); Professor Power; Power's Androids; Chuck Rose; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Magneto; Mr. Sinister; Apocalypse; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Angel]
Xavier has a lengthy psychic confrontation with Haven. X-Factor battles the vengeance seeking Professor Power.
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Cleaning House

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X-Factor [Guido [Strong Guy]; Forge; Polaris; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Multiple Man; Haven
After Multiple Man's recent death at the hands of Haven, Guido begins to clean up his room at the X-Factor complex.
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Reunions Most Deadly!

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Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]
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Friends and Family

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X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Random (guest); Val Cooper (guest); Malice (villain)
Guido takes Rahne and Random home to meet the family. Malice possesses Havok.
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The Evil Within!

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Havok; Polaris
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Malicious Intent!

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X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Val Cooper (guest); Havok [as Malice] (villain); Quicksilver (cameo); Mr. Sinister (cameo); Nasty Boys (cameo)
Havok as Malice takes down Polaris.
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Final Sacrifice

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Havok; Polaris; Mr. Sinister
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Final Sacrifice

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X-Factor [Havok; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Multiple Man (guest); Val Cooper (guest); Havok [Malice] (villain); Mr. Sinister (villain); Nasty Boys (villains)
Malice is destroyed.
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Alone at Last

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Havok; Polaris
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Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs Part 1

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Forge; Rahne; Havok; Cannonball; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Douglock
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Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs Part 1

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Strong Guy [Guido]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Professor X (guest); Moira MacTaggert (guest); X-Force [Cannonball; Shatterstar; Boomer; Warpath; Rictor; Siryn] (guests); Excalibur [Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Britanic [Captain Britain]; Meggan; Amanda Sefton; Douglock] (guests); Phalanx (villain); Cameron Hodge (villain); Donald Pierce (villain); Rogue (cameo); Zero (cameo); Beast (cameo)
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Phalanx Covenant XO, Continued in X-Force #38
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Phalanx Covenant Life Signs Part 2

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Cannonball; Siryn; Rahne; Douglock; Forge
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Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs Part 2

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X-Force [Cannonball; Siryn; Shatterstar; Warpath; Rictor]; X-Factor [Forge; Polaris; Havok; Guido; Wolfsbane [Rahne]] (guests); Excalibur [Britanic [Captain Britain; Brian Braddock]; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Meggan; Daytripper [Amanda Sefton]; Douglock] (guests); Professor X (guest); Moira MacTaggert (guest); Phalanx (villain); Wolverine (cameo); Cyclops (cameo); Colossus (cameo); Doug Ramsey (cameo); Warlock (cameo); Storm (cameo); Rachel Summers (cameo)
While Moira and Xavier try to figure out how to deal with the Phalanx from Mont St. Francis, Douglock brings Forge, Rahne and Cannonball to Italy where they discover the Phalanx breeding ground.
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Phalanx Covenant Cross-Over; Cont. From X-Factor #106; Cont. in Excalibur #82
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Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs Part 3

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Forge; Shinar; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Douglock
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Life Signs Part Three: The Light of a Tainted Dawn

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Cannonball; Forge; Douglock; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Shinar; Havok; Shatterstar; Warpath; Nightcrawler; Polaris; Rictor; Siryn; Day Tripper [Amanda Sefton]; Kitty Pryde [Shadowcat]; Boomer; Phalanx; Banshee (cameo); White Queen [Emma Frost] (cameo); Sabretooth (cameo); Jubilee (cameo); Cyclops (cameo); Jean Grey (cameo); Cable (cameo); Wolverine (cameo)
Excalibur and the rest of the X-Family try to keep the Phalanx from using their Babel Spire to contact their spaceborn brethren and ending all life on earth.
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This is part of the "Phalanx Covenant" crossover; Continued from X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #38.
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[untitled]

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X-Teams Unite

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Havok; Forge; Cannonball; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Boomer
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Mutant Muscle Meets Mutant Mass! Guido vs. Blob

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Guido [Strong Guy]; Blob
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Strong Guy in Punch-O-Rama

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Guido [Strong Guy]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Blob (villain)
Guido vs. Blob.
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X-Factor #106 Non-Foil Variant Cover

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Forge; Rahne; Havok; Cannonball; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Douglock
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X-Force #38 Non-Foil Variant Cover

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Cannonball; Siryn; Rahne; Douglock; Forge
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X-Factor #108

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Mystique
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Promised Vengeance

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Guido [Strong Guy]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Val Cooper; Nick Fury; Gabrielle Haller; Mystique (villain); Avalanche (villain); Legion (villain); Destiny (cameo)
Mystique attempts to kill Legion for his part in Destiny's death. Legion wakes up from his coma.
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Legion Quest Prelude
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It Begins Here... Legion Quest

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X-Factor [Havok [Alex Summers]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]]; Mystique [Raven Darkholme]; Legion [David Haller]
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The Waking

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X-Factor [Havok [Alex Summers]; Forge; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Gabrielle Haller; Dr. Valerie Cooper; Mystique [Raven Darkholme]; Legion [David Haller]; Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Destiny [Irene Adler] (cameo)
Mystique vs. Legion
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Legion Quest XO; story continued from X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #108, continues in X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #39
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Excalibur #82 Non-Foil Variant Cover

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Forge; Shinar; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Douglock
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Phalanx Character Sketches

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Invasion!

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Guido [Strong Guy]; Lila Cheny
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Creatures On the Loose

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Guido [Strong Guy]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Lila Cheney; Jornick (villain); Mystique (cameo); Legion (cameo)
X-Factor fights aliens in Madripoor.
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X-Factor #111

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Guido [Strong Guy]; Lila Cheney
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Explosive Performance

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X-Factor [Havok; Forge; Polaris; Guido [Strong Guy]; Wolfsbane [Rahne]]; Lila Cheney; The K'Lanti (villain); Balthazar (villain); Val Cooper (cameo); Multiple Man (cameo)
X-Factor fights aliens in Madripoor. Guido has a heart attack.
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There is a Fleer Ultra X-Men Card Pack bound in this comic.

The story is continued in Factor X #1.

Guido's next Appearance is in X-Factor #133.
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Haunted by Shadows

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Fleer Ultra X-Men '94 Trading Cards

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Fleer Ultra X-Men '94 Trading Cards

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Marvel Swimsuit Special #3 Pinup

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Epic Collection

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Jamie Madrox is Dead!

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Back cover.

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