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X-Factor #55 pg 6 (Shoemaker art, Milgrom inks and David story) - Iceman on date with Opal and sees Batman

Artists: Terry Shoemaker (Penciller) , Al Milgrom (Inker) , Joe Rosen (Letterer) , Peter David (Writer)

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X-Factor #55 pg 6 (Shoemaker art, Milgrom inks and David story) - Iceman on date with Opal and sees Batman Comic Art

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Title:	X-Factor #55 pg 6 (Shoemaker art, Milgrom inks and David story) - Iceman on date with Opal and sees Batman
Artist:	Terry Shoemaker (Penciller)
Artist:	Al Milgrom (Inker)
Artist:	Joe Rosen (Letterer)
Artist:	Peter David (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	423
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	10/16/2023
Comic Art Archive:	X-Factor Issue: 55 Page: 6 View

Description

From the DESPERATELY SEEKING VERA storyline, comes a fun page featuring the Bobby Drake (aka Iceman) on a date with Opal Tanaka (who first appeared only a few issues, earlier X-Factor #51), his girlfriend at the time.

This page has a lot of fun playful interactions and hits some checklist points for me. First off, it’s an early X-Factor history page (1990) from the original run (1986) and features one of the founding members (1 of the 5 original X-Men that founded this new group). It also is a unique time on Bobby’s history since he is in this era very much a womanizer (like Warren and sometimes Hank). This new relationship with Opal is fresh and definitely becomes an on again and off again kind of history. I recall years down the line when Bobby is talking with Kitty years later about these relationships (when he starts to come out) and it’s fun to have a page from it.

Another fun selling point (besides all the fun banter from the very flirtatious Opal to the “closeted” Iceman, trying to get him to go upstairs with her, but he finds an “excuse” not to) is to have another big comic character from another franchise be referenced. In this 616 universe they make BATMAN movies, even though in the not so far future they will have some interaction with DC characters in the 1996 DC VERSUS MARVEL series (but that is likely a different universe). It’s a fun reality twist to have another franchise comic character movies referenced in actual comics, and for it to be phrased that “they’re filming Batman II in the neighborhood”. The first BATMAN movie came out just a year earlier in 1989 and BATMAN RETURNS wouldn’t be out til 1992, so it’s a very specific era of time to have been recognized and pretty cool that the first movie did well enough to get a call out to from a competitive comic franchise. I’ve been luck enough to have worked on a few movies with BATMAN and I know very personally how it is to work on those kinds of movies (I very much enjoyed my time in Detroit/Gotham), so another really fun piece to this page (even though in this story it isn’t Batman or Archangel, which is why Iceman ice-slides and rushes off to try and find his old teammate, but a kite flying in the night sky).

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K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 10/16/2023

These subtle big 2 crossover nods are awesome! Also love those Bobby ice slide takeoffs! Congrats!

JN 80
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 10/17/2023

Great fun panels on this one. Love the reference

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/17/2023

Fun, interactive page. So cool with the added Batman reference!

André .
Member Since 2015

2 - Posted on 10/17/2023

Melting ice slides have to be an insurance hazard! Fun page.

Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 10/17/2023

Nostalgia at its finest. Heluva page, James!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Love this X-Factor page by Terry Shoemaker and Al Migrom. It's always fun to see moments in life when our heroes aren't being super. This is an especially nice interlude with Iceman and Opal. Love the panel with Iceman zipping off on a ice slide, leaving Opal behind to watch his clothing. Terrific pick-up, congrats!

James S
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/24/2023

I enjoy these early X-Factor issues! Nice page!

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