X-Factor Vol 1 52

X-Factor #52
Previous Issue	X-Factor #51
Next Issue	X-Factor #53
Art by: Rob Liefeld and Al Milgrom
Release Date	January 23, 1990
Cover Date	March, 1990
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Celebrity!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Louise Simonson
Penciler(s)	Terry Shoemaker
Inker(s)	Al Milgrom
Colorist(s)	Brad Vancata
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Bob Harras

 So you're still alive. Good. I wanna kill you slow and painful. 

—Sabretooth

Appearing in "Celebrity!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Factor
  • Archangel (Warren Worthington III)
  • Beast (Hank McCoy)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)

Supporting Characters:

• NYPD Officers
  • Officer Jones
• Trish Tilby
• Opal Tanaka
• Mole
• Christopher Summers

Antagonists:

• Unnamed street gang
  • Sifter (First appearance)
  • Rat (First appearance)
  • unnamed gang member
• Sabretooth
• Giant mutated cockroaches
• ⏴ Locust (August Hopper)

Other Characters:

• Annie, (a homeless woman) (First appearance)
• Chickenwings (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
• Apocalypse (Referenced)
• Various unnamed New Yorkers
• Lord (God) (Invoked)
• Rick Carmichael
• Santa Claus (Mentioned)
• X-Men (Mentioned)
• Kate Bush (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
• Sting (Gordon Sumner) (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
• Elvis Costello (Topical Reference)
• John Lennon (Mentioned)
• Elvis Presley (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Mutants
• Humans
• Cockroaches
• Pigeons (Mentioned)
• Wolves (Referenced)
• Moths (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York State
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Windows on the World
            • X-Factor's Ship
• Heaven (Mentioned)

Items:

• Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses
• Locust's magno-ray and helmet

Events:

• Christmas (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Celebrity!"

Sabretooth battles Archangel; Iceman meets Opal; Scott and Jean's dinner at Windows on the World is interrupted by giant roaches commanded by Locust.

See Also

• 5 image(s) from X-Factor Vol 1 52
• 1 reprint(s) of X-Factor Vol 1 52

Links and References

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 10/13/2010