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X-Factor Annual #3 1988 The Evolutionary War Part 1: Unnatural Selection pg 33 by Terry Shoemaker & Al Milgrom

Artists: Terry Shoemaker (Penciller) , Al Milgrom (Inker) , Joe Rosen (Letterer) , Louise Simonson (Writer)

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Title:	X-Factor Annual #3 1988 The Evolutionary War Part 1: Unnatural Selection pg 33 by Terry Shoemaker & Al Milgrom
Artist:	Terry Shoemaker (Penciller)
Artist:	Al Milgrom (Inker)
Artist:	Joe Rosen (Letterer)
Artist:	Louise Simonson (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
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X-Factor Annual Vol 1 #3 August, 1988
"The Evolutionary War Part 1: Unnatural Selection" pg 33
Writer: Louise Simonson (Signed lower center)
Pencils: Terry Shoemaker (Signed lower left)
Inks: Al Milgrom (Signed lower right)
Letters: Joe Rosen

This story takes place between X-Factor # 35 & # 36 Where Death/ Dark Angel/ Archangel rejoins the team.

The Purifiers, minions of the High Evolutionary, are scouring the tunnels deep below the Earth seeking to sterilize the various races of Moloids, Tyrannoids and Lava Men due to the fact that their master has deemed them an evolutionary dead end. Unknown to them, one of the Moloids is a mutant with telepathic powers and when one of the Purifiers harms him he unleashes a telepathic scream. His cries for help bombard the psychic plane, also effecting Marvel Girl, who is aiding he comrades in X-Factor in helping repairing the damage done to New York City following an attack by Apocalypse.

X-Factor is not the only ones who heard the cry for help, as at the secret base of Apocalypse, Caliban also detects the cry for help of the mutant Moloid and informs his master. Apocalypse is interested in this turn of events as they counter his belief in survival of the fittest. While down below in Subterrenia, the the Moloids are being brought through the sterilization machine, and the mutant among them uses his powers to make his fellow Moloids attack the people who would seek to commit genocide against it's people.

X-Factor goes to investigate and begins to travel down into Subterrainia. Finding an access to the underground world, X-Factor is shocked to find dead Moloids when they reach their destination. Before they can act on anything, they are suddenly swarmed by an army of Moloids under the control of the telepathic mutant that brought them down there.

In deep space, the High Evolutionary watches as the sterilization mission is underway, when suddenly he is interrupted by Apocalypse who teleports on board his space station. The two argue their belief systems, the High Evolutionary believing that his sterilization of the Moloids would be for the best of all beings on the planet, while Apocalypse believes that they should be left to their own devices -- arguing that the weakest should be culled by nature, not the grand design of an individual. When the High Evolutionary refuses to see things the same was as Apocalypse, the eternal mutant attacks the Evolutionary. His blast ruptures the Evolutionary's space station causing both men to be pulled out into the vacuum of space -- Apocalypse laughing the whole time.

On the planet below, X-Factor attempt to fight off the attacking Moloids when Marvel Girl spots the mutant Moloid responsible for thetelepathic scream. Realizing that X-Factor pose no threat, the mutant Moloid tells them his origins through primitive mental images.

Apocalypse uses his powers to protect himself from the vacuum of space and continues to battle the High Evolutionary. The two clash both physically and idiologicaly over their beliefs on how evolution should work on their planet. The Evolutionary argues his justification based on the fact that he is like unto a god on an evolutionary level and he wishes his fellow man to achieve this status, while Apocalypse -- centuries old -- argues that only time and war will determine who is the strong. Unable to convince the Evolutionary otherwise, Apocalypse decides instead to transport him to Subterrania to see the struggle for himself.

As X-Factor battles the Purifiers, Dr. Stack and Major Purge figure out that the Moloids are being driven by one of their own kind and manage to single him out. Major Purge grabs Val-Or and is about to kill him. Apocalypse boasts that even the High Evolutionary's Purifiers are proving the validity to the point of his argument. As the battle rages on, the Beast notices what is going on and rushes to the aid of the mutant Moloid however Major Purge blasts him away. As X-Factor struggles to try and get to the mutant, the creature finally learns how to focus it's ability, learning the English word "No" and making his fellow Moloids rally together and fight off the Purifiers in a coordinated attack, freeing him and pulling the Moloid to safety.

When X-Factor aids them, the battle appears lost to the Purifiers. Apocalypse laughs at the High Evolutionary's failed mission -- pointing out that despite their differing opinions, they are still pushing evolution forward that Apocalypse sees fit and the eternal mutant teleports away. The Evolutionary decides to ponder this and teleports away, taking his Purifiers with him before they can provide any answers to X-Factor. With the battle over, Beast is surprised to find that the mutant Moloid has learned rudimentary English. He tells Beast his name is Val-Or, and when Beast offers him a place living with X-Factor to learn how to use his powers, Val-Or declines, telling his new friend that he wishes to stay and lead his peo

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K Gearon
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1 - Posted on 10/8/2018

Very nice! This was a great time as a reader for the original X-Men. Sweet panel with Apocalypse in the shadows at the top right followed by a great action shot featung lots of characters! Congrats!

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