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Art by David Wynne. We're not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original!\n\nIn which Miles tries to find things to like about Bob Layton\u2019s X-Factor run; Cyclops\u2019s life is literally an anxiety dream; X-Factor is very Leverage; Layton\u2019s Angel is just godawful; Rachel is all about the Red Scare; Frenzy is awesome; and we bid a fond farewell to producer Bobby Roberts.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tAn Apocalypse that might have been\n \tMid-80s X-title thematic disambiguation\n \tThe limited value of nostalgia\n \tCreative history of X-Factor\n \tX-Factor #2-5 and Annual #1\n \tThe baffling reinvention of Vera Cantor\n \tTower (Edward Pasternak)\n \tDubious didactic strategies\n \tCarl Maddicks\n \tArtie Maddicks\n \tMuffin the kitten\n \tBad timing\n \tSoviet mutant policy\n \tSoviet robot disambiguation\n \tThe Doppelganger (Wolfgang Heinreich)\n \tA ruse\n \tAlexei Garnov, Mentac the Living Computer, Concussion, Iron Curtain, and Siberian Tiger\n \tThe worst phonetic accent we have ever seen.\n \tThe Alliance of Evil\n \tFrenzy (Joanna Cargill)\n \tThe color of Beast\u2019s fur\n \tOur favorite X-Men toys\n\nNEXT WEEK: Miniseries Mayhem!\n\n\n\nMany thanks to Bobby Roberts for 57 spectacular episodes of production, advice, and boundless patience. You are the best, and we love you forever.\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion\xa0to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nRachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to\xa0help support the podcast\u2013and unlock more cool stuff\u2013you can do that\xa0right here!\n\nWe're not selling prints of this week's illustration, but you can\xa0contact David Wynne\xa0for\xa0the original!