THE HUNT FOR THE X-MEN (1990)

Not exactly a banner year for the X-Men's spin-off titles, but those who picked up the main series were treated to the occasional issue drawn by Jim Lee and the first appearance of Gambit!

Forge and Banshee's search for the missing X-Men continues, Archangel goes bad, Wolverine starts showing up everywhere and Excalibur can't seem to control their own team members... 

• Avengers West Coast #60 (1990) Quicksilver betrays Magneto and helps the Avengers rescue the Scarlet Witch, but loses her to Immortus.
• Wolverine #23(pp.21-22) (1990) Magneto kills Geist.
• X-Factor #52-53 (1990) Archangel's losing his mind and comes under attack from Sabretooth, then Caliban; Cyclops proposes to Marvel Girl, but she declines.
• Quasar #8 (1990) Quasar's hunt for aliens on Earth leads to a brief meeting with Warlock and the New Mutants.

• Alpha Flight #87-90 (1990) Wolverine and the Muir Island X-Men help Alpha Flight against the Master of the World, the Remnant Men and Gamma Flight; Guardian returns.
• Black Knight #2 (1990) Captain Britain comes to the Black Knight's aid when Dreadknight returns.

• Uncanny X-Men #259-260 (1990) Colossus and Dazzler emerge from the Siege Perilous with no memory of their previous lives, while Forge's Muir Island X-Men continue their search for the missing mutants.
• X-Factor #54-55 (1990) X-Factor rescue the amnesiac Colossus from the vampire mutant called Crimson; Mesmero uses Vera Cantor to manipulate the Beast.

• Uncanny X-Men #261-263 (1990) Marvel Girl briefly joins the Muir Island X-Men as they fight Masque and the Morlocks; Wolverine hires the Harriers to test Psylocke and Jubilee.
• X-Factor #56(pp.1-10) (1990) Crimson gathers a team of mutant vampires called the Ravens who plan to bring Archangel into their group.

• Uncanny X-Men #264 (1990) Beast, Marvel Girl, Forge and Banshee defend Colossus and Callisto when Genoshan Magistrates try to kidnap them. 
• X-Factor #56(pp.11-22)-58 (1990) X-Factor battle The Right and free Archangel from the Ravens' control. 

• Quasar #11 (1990) Excalibur and Quasar free Phoenix when she's possessed by Chthon.
• New Mutants #88(p.20-22)-91 (1990) Cable escapes prison, dodges Freedom Force and joins the New Mutants as their new tutor, preparing them for war; Sabretooth comes after Rictor.

• Excalibur #27 (1990) Excalibur meet Nth Man and his super-powered brother Alfie O'Meagan from Earth-8908.
• Amazing Spider-Man #336-337 (1990) Cable and Wolverine makes cameo appearances while Spider-Man battles the Sinister Six.
• Uncanny X-Men #265-267 (1990) First appearance of Gambit; alive but reduced to child-size by Nanny, Storm meets Gambit and comes under attack from the Shadow King.

• Excalibur #28 (1990) Captain Britain and Meggan sort out scammers at their local pub.
• Uncanny X-Men #268 (1990) Wolverine's first team-up with Captain America during World War II is revealed; Wolverine and Black Widow come up against Fenris in Madripoor.

• Excalibur #29 (1990) Phoenix gets taken over again, this time by Nightmare; Excalibur and Power Pack team up to release her.
• Marvel Comics Presents #48[1/4]-50[1/4] (1990) Wolverine and Spider-Man vs the Band of Baddies (no, I'm not making this up).

• Marvel Comics Presents #54[1/4]-61[1/4] (1990) Hulk and Wolverine vs Wolverine (actually the resurrected Mimic).
• Excalibur #30-34 (1990-1991) Doctor Strange helps out when Meggan loses control; Nightcrawler vs Vega-Man; Shadowcat is enrolled in a girls' school run by Mesmero and is reunited with Excalibur.

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