10 Best Single Issue Comics Stories You Might Not Have Read

10. X-Factor #87 - X-Aminations

Peter David's original run on X-Factor is criminally underrated. Debuting in the shadow of both Jim Lee's X-Men and Rob Liefeld's X-Force, it is easy to see why it might have gotten lost in the shuffle. If proof was needed that David's run had much more depth than either of the Image partners X-Books, then look no further than X-Aminations.

X-Factor, at this point, is a government-backed mutant team that is reeling from a recent battle. The team's liaison, Doctor Val Cooper, sends Havok, Polaris, Guido, Wolfsbane, Jamie Madrox and Quicksilver for psychological evaluation.

The story is a series of interviews conducted by Doctor Leonard Sampson which not only deconstructs each member of the team but looks at the divide between X-Factor and the government. This book is David telling the readers what is unique about each character and why they are so much more than just X-Men lite.

However, the highlight of the issue is Quicksilver and the revelation of just why the silver speedster has always been a bit of a jerk.