X-Factor Vol 1 81

X-Factor #81
Previous Issue	X-Factor #80
Next Issue	X-Factor #82
Art by: Larry Stroman and Al Milgrom
Release Date	June 16, 1992
Cover Date	August, 1992
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Belles of the Ball"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Peter David
Penciler(s)	Larry Stroman
Inker(s)	Al Milgrom
Colorist(s)	Kevin Tinsley
Letterer(s)	Richard Starkings
Editor(s)	Bob Harras

 My name's not "Boy." I answer to Strong Guy. Or Guido. Or love doctor 

—Strong Guy

Appearing in "Belles of the Ball"

Featured Characters:

• X-Factor
  • Strong Guy (Guido)
  • Havok (Alex Summers)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
  • Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)
  • Quicksilver (Pietro)
  • Valerie Cooper

Supporting Characters:

• Shrew (Marilyn Maycroft)
• Rhapsody (Rachel Argosy)
• Prodigal (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Cyber (Silas Burr)
• Hell's Belles
  • Briquette
  • Flambé
  • Vague
  • Tremolo

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Hotel staff
• Harry Sharp (Mentioned)
• Doctor Middleman, a toxicologist
• Bart Coswell, immigration agent
• Sergeant Murphy and other New York policemen
• Lorna Dane (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Mutants
• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Virginia
        • Barclay Hotel
      • Washington, D.C.
        • Judiciary Square
      • Maine
        • Two Forks
      • New York
        • New York City
          • New York Harbor

Items:

• X-Uniforms
• Antidote for Cyber's poison
• Adamantium

Synopsis for "Belles of the Ball"

X-Factor battles Cyber.

Trivia

• Silas Burr and Guido Carosella are featured on the cover of this issue.
• Originally priced at $1.25 US and $1.50 Canada.
• Ads in this issue included : [inside front cover] Universal Soldier, SkyBox, Extra Innings Sony, Heroes Unlimited and Robotech, MRI Sportswear, assorted ad page, Konami, Bullpen Bulletins, Rise of the Midnight Sons, Subscribe!, [inside back cover] NBA, [back cover] Entertainment this month.
• When Alex supposedly took the same poison that was in Guido, he admits to Pietro on the last page that he 'poured the poison out of the vial and drank tap water' to which Pietro responds by saying 'You sank to deceit? In order to gain loyalty? Summers! My respect for you has just increase a thousandfold."

See Also

• 3 image(s) from X-Factor Vol 1 81
• 2 reprint(s) of X-Factor Vol 1 81

Links and References

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 11/7/2010