X-Factor #3

X-Factor (1986-1998)

by Bob Layton

Synopsis for "Regression Obsession" Story continued from last issue... While attempting to experiment on the Beast in order to learn how to reverse human mutation, Carl Maddicks puts his guinea pig under cardiac arrest. Fearful for losing any success in his project, Maddicks manages to restore Beast's heartbeat and decides to attend to his son before beginning phase 2 of the procedure. Visiting his son Artie, he tells the young mutant to project an image of the man they hired to capture Beast, when Artie shows him the battle between the X-Terminators and Tower, he warns his son not to let Tower tell them where they are hiding out -- telling the boy that they intend to hurt his kitten if they come. Artie, who loves his pet, agrees and when Tower attempts to tell the X-Terminators that he was hired to capture Hank and take him to the Ryan Research Laboratories, Artie uses his powers to mindlock Tower. When Carl begins the next phase of his operation, it causes Hank to scream out in pain. Hank's screams break Artie's concentration enough for Tower to break free and tell his comrades where he is located and what Maddicks intends to do. When Tower begins to leave, Marvel Girl offers him a place to train how to use his powers with X-Factor. Tower, laughs at this offer and departs, telling Jean that she is out of her mind. With a lead on Hank's location the group heads out to try and save their friend. While back in New York, Vera Cantor arrives at X-Factor headquarters to ask Cameron Hodge if he has hard any news about Hank, when he tells her that he has heard nothing he meets with Senator Thompson. Thompson has come to see Hodge at great personal risk to his political career but has come to ask him one important If he's realized that X-Factor could be doing more harm than good...

Genres: X Men, Comics

Comic

First published April 1, 1986

Reviews

[Sophia]

The Beast loses his blue fur right at the end of this issue!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hank Mccoy a mutant no more?

[Vinton Bayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARTIE!!

[Kaotic · Rating 4 out of 5]

No matter what good intentions you have, things don't always work out happy in the end.

This issue took a much darker tone and ended on a somewhat relieving note. Quite the roller-coaster. There are a lot of questions left at the end of this volume. (What happens to the now orphan son? How long will the Beast look and be human?)

This series is quite good at giving it's readers some intensely powerful cliffhangers!