EXCALIBUR (1988)

The X-Men are dead and living in Australia, Shadowcat forms Excalibur, Magik begins to lose control of Limbo and X-Factor gain a new headquarters...

• Uncanny X-Men #228 (1988) Bounty hunter OZ Chase recalls a team-up with Dazzler before she 'died'.
• Spellbound #4 (1988) Spellbinder and the New Mutants battle Zxaxz.

• X-Factor #27-29 (1988) X-Factor move into Ship; Infectia tries to steal Ship.
• Uncanny X-Men #229 (1988) First appearance of Gateway, Jessán Hoan and the Reavers; the X-Men steal the Reavers' headquarters and set up base in Australia.

• New Mutants #63-66 (1988) Magik decides to hunt Forge, blaming him for the death of the X-Men, including her brother Colossus; Warlock tries to reanimate Cypher; New Mutants vs Freedom Force; Magik decides not to kill Forge.
• Strange Tales #18 / Cloak and Dagger #1 (1988) Marvel Girl, Beast and Iceman help the blinded Dagger defeat Mister Jip during BLIND SALVATION.
• Cloak and Dagger #2 (1988) X-Factor cameo. 
• Marvel Fanfare #55 (1991) Magik and Warlock team up with Power Pack against an Asgardian demon.

• Excalibur Special Edition (1988) First appearance of Excalibur; Shadowcat forms a UK branch of the X-Men alongside Phoenix, Nightcrawler, Meggan and Captain Britain.
• Uncanny X-Men #230 (1988) Longshot returns the treasures stolen by the Reavers.

• Power Pack #40 (1998) N'astirh begins gathering mutant children; the New Mutants and Power Pack vs the Bogeyman.
• Alpha Flight #61 (1988) X-Men cameo.
• X-Factor Annual #3[2/3] (1988) Ship teaches the X-Factor trainees about the team's history.
• X-Factor Annual #3[1/3] / New Mutants Annual #4[1/3] (1988) Apocalypse vs the High Evolutionary; the High Evolutionary gives Mirage new powers during THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR.

• Uncanny X-Men #231 (1988) Colossus helps Magik defeat S'ym, though she believes he's a ghost; S'ym prepares for Limbo to invade Earth.
• Warheads #1 (1992) Wolverine battles the time-traveling Warheads.
• Marvel Comics Presents #1-10 (1988-1989) Jessán Hoan becomes Tyger Tiger; Wolverine vs Roche and Razor-Fist. 

• Wolverine #1-3 (1988-1989) Wolverine operates in Madripoor as 'Patch'; Patch takes on the Silver Samurai and the Cult of the Black Blade.
• Wolverine: Doombringer (1997) Wolverine and the Silver Samurai vs Doombringer.
• Marvel Age Annual #4[1/4] (1988) Wolverine almost crosses paths with X-Factor, the New Mutants and Excalibur before returning to the X-Men.

• Uncanny X-Men #232-234 (1988) X-Men vs the Brood; Madelyne Pryor-Summers becomes the Goblyn Queen.
• Excalibur #1-2 (1988) The Warwolves make another attempt to kidnap Phoenix.

• Uncanny X-Men Annual #12[1/3] (1988) The X-Men vs Garokk, disguised as Terminus; the High Evolutionary restores the Savage Land during THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR.
• Excalibur #3 (1988) Vixen sends the Juggernaut after Excalibur.
• X-Terminators #1(pp.1-3) (1988) N'astirh challenges S'ym for control of Limbo during INFERNO.

• X-Factor #30-33 (1988) First appearance of Nanny and N'astirh; N'astirh empowers Cameron Hodge; X-Factor vs aliens disguised as the Avengers; Infectia accidentally returns the Beast to his intelligent, furry form.
• Uncanny X-Men #235-238 (1988) First appearance of Genosha; the X-Men discover the existence of a utopian island where mutants are used as slaves.

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