A key issue noted for First appearance of Trish Tilby and First appearance of Skids. X-Factor #7 was published by Marvel Comics on August 1, 1986, as part of a series that began in 1986. Louise Jones Simonson writes, and art comes from Jackson Butch Guice, Joe Rubinstein and Petra Scotese. This 36-page issue features Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Iceman and Angel, among 16 characters cataloged on VerseDB.