X-Factor Annual (1986) #4
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Adam Warlock is an artificially created human who was born in a cocoon at a scientific complex called The Beehive.
When Tabitha Smith's mutant nature manifested at age 13, she ran away from her abusive home and eventually hooked up with the New Mutants and, subsequently, X-Force.
Growing up in a wealthy Brazilian family, Roberto da Costa was forging a career as a skilled soccer player until his mutant nature manifested during a match.
The radiation that mutated Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm into superhuman beings had also mutated Ben Grimm, transforming him into a grotesque, rock-hided strongman dubbed the Thing.
As the Norse God of thunder and lightning, Thor wields one of the greatest weapons ever made, the enchanted hammer Mjolnir. While others have described Thor as an over-muscled, oafish imbecile, he's quite smart and compassionate. He's self-assured, and he would never, ever stop fighting for a worthwhile cause.
Rahne Sinclair was an orphan in Scotland, raised by Reverend Craig, who, when her powers manifested, attempted to perform an exorcism to cast out what he perceived was the devil, after which Rahne was rescued by Doctor Moira MacTaggert who legally adopted her, and was introduced to Charles Xavier and enrolled as part of his New Mutants training team.