#foxbat

Here we meet a new rogues gallery of X-Factor antagonists. I wonder how long these dorks are going to last. I’ve never heard of them up before, and I can’t remember any of these characters having a role after this. Where did they even come from?

Well shit are these Apocalypse’s new horsemen? What happened to his old horsemen? Last we saw they were all drinking Sierra Mist and toasting to their failures. There’s like seven of these guys so I guess they can’t be horsemen. They are just a bunch of nobodies that Apocalypse hired to attack X-Factor because he’s butthurt about his spaceship betraying him. Why doesn’t he just go beat up the X-Men himself?? Why is he always hiring these nobodies to do things for him?? He’s like the most powerful mutant in existence but he has to get Hardriveto do his fighting for him?? Like he could literally just walk into the ship, punch every member of X-Factor once, pick up the ship, and carry it back into space all by himself. Why are all of his plans so elaborate! Just go do it! (X-Factor #65 – Apr 1991)

Who the heck is this chick?? At first I thought it was Jean, then I thought it was Rachel (she even calls Nathan her brother), but now I don’t have any idea! Some kind of wicked time traveling cyborg lady.

Did this chick violate the laws of space and time only to immediately fuck up her time travel mission in the worst way possible? Like, she was supposed to save this kid but instead she handed him to his kidnappers? Is this an episode of Netflix’s Dark transpiring here??? (no spoilers I’m only on season 2!!!) Aw like I can talk. I’m sure I’d do the exact same thing if I ever time traveled. Sometimes I feel like everything is a gigantic teetering fuck up stacked on top of itself and all I have to do is walk into the same room and breath and everything is going to come tumbling down. It’s amazing I haven’t killed myself or anyone else honestly. (X-Factor #66 – May 1991)

historical-nonfiction:

In 1976, a Soviet pilor named Viktor Belenko defected by flying his flying his MiG-25 “Foxbat” jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. The USSR demanded the plane back. Japan complied but only after letting American engineers examine and test-run it. Japan then took it apart, shipped it back piece by piece, and billed the USSR $40,000 for shipping and labor costs!