CHARLES VELAZQUEZ'S FIRST COMIC!
Way back in the day White Hen (aka 7-11, Stop 'N Shop, etc.) used to carry comics. That, for the longest time, was my "comic book store" and that was where I found this above mentioned gem.
Written by Jim Lee/Whilce Portacio/Chris Claremont, and drawn by Portacio, this issue is the climax for all the Apocalypse stuff that had been brewing since the first year or so of X-Factor. I had no clue. I was just excited to see lots of people getting beat up. My little 7 year old heart was also excited to see a guy with cool hair shooting stuff out of his eyeballs. Hair was very important to me at the time, so of course this character became my favorite. That character being Cyclops. Ever since then he's been my favorite.