MUTANT MASSACRE (1986-1987)

Apocalypse makes his first appearance, Wolverine stabs a team-mate and the Marauders kill their way through the Morlocks...

• Captain America Annual #8 (1986) Wolverine and Captain America vs Tess-One.
• Uncanny X-Men #206 (1986) Freedom Force try to arrest the X-Men; Nightcrawler returns to the team.

• Eternals #8 (1986) Angel attends one of Sersi's parties.
• New Mutants #44 (1986) New Mutants vs Legion.

• X-Factor #4 (1986) X-Factor vs the Alliance of Evil; Beast returns without his blue fur; first appearance of Frenzy.
• Iron Man Annual #8 (1986) X-Factor and Iron Man vs Grunt.

• X-Factor Annual #1 (1986) X-Factor are hired to track mutants in Russia.
• X-Factor #5-6 (1986) X-Factor vs the Alliance of Evil and their master, Apocalypse; first appearance of Apocalypse.

• X-Factor #7 (1986) First appearance of Skids; X-Factor try to help the Morlocks.
• Amazing Spider-Man #282 (1986) J Jonah Jameson hires X-Factor to capture Spider-Man.

• Marvel Fanfare #32[1/2] (1987) Angel, Beast and Iceman help Spider-Man and Captain America defeat the Yellow Claw.
• Uncanny X-Men #207-209 (1986) The X-Men vs the Hellfire Club and Nimrod; Phoenix leaves when Wolverine stabs her.

• X-Factor #8-9(pp.1-5) / Uncanny X-Men #210 / X-Factor #9(pp.5-22) (1986) X-Factor try to catch Rusty and Skids before Freedom Force do; Dazzler is possessed by Malice; the Marauders find the entrance to the Morlock tunnels; Magneto learns Jean Grey is alive during MUTANT MASSACRE.
• Vision and the Scarlet Witch #12 (1986) Magneto meets his grandchildren, Thomas and William.

• New Mutants Annual #2 / Uncanny X-Men Annual #10 (1986) Mojo manipulates the New Mutants and the X-Men; the New Mutants meet Psylocke and Captain Britain; the X-Men meet Longshot during THE WILDWAYS.
• New Mutants #45 (1986) The New Mutants try and fail to help a secret mutant.

• X-Factor #9(p.22)-10(pp.1-18) / Uncanny X-Men #211 / X-Factor #10(pp.19-24) / Power Pack #27 / New Mutants #46 / Uncanny X-Men #212 / Thor #373-374 / X-Factor #11 / Uncanny X-Men #213 (1986-1987) The X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants try to stop the Marauders from killing the Morlocks; Wolverine battles Sabretooth; Angel loses the use of his wings; Nightcrawler, Shadowcat and Colossus are badly injured; the New Mutants leave this universe to escape the Magus; the X-Men and X-Factor avoid running into each other; Psylocke joins the X-Men during MUTANT MASSACRE.
• New Mutants #47 (1987) The Magus pursues the New Mutants and infects Limbo with the Transmode Virus.

• X-Factor #12 (1987) Angel learns his wings will be amputated; Boom-Boom becomes a trainee with X-Factor.
• Uncanny X-Men #214 (1987) The X-Men free Dazzler from possession by Malice; Dazzler joins the X-Men.

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