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In which we make an omission; X-Factor’s concept of “underground” is somewhat unconventional; Trevor Chase turns uncanny moppet; and Strong Guy and Lila Cheney have some very silly space adventures.

X-PLAINED:

• X-Factor #134-135
• Strong Guy Reborn #1
• The “deaths” of X-Factor (again)
• Lady Cop
• A contextually inappropriate pun
• The Adversary (more) (again)
• Why you use an air-gapped system
• How not to fake your own death
• Trevor Chase and his mysterious mutant powers
• Rusty Trail
• X-Factor X-Ploits
• A lot of wasted potential
• The Jorken-Kront war
• Space stuff
• Lila Cheney (more) (again)
• Kreetor
• Spiff’s Saucers
• Calvin & Hobbes licensing in the Marvel Universe
• The Chalker Brothers (briefly) (again)
• The most useful and fun mutant powers
• Musicals with Mister Sinister

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