BLOODTIES (1993-1994)

X-Force meet the worst character in the X-Men's corner of the Marvel Universe; Excalibur visit the Days of Future Past; Cable learns who is parents are; a savage, clawed mutant moves into the Xavier School; and the X-Men celebrate their 30th anniversary with the Avengers... in an incredibly miserable way.

• Excalibur #66(pp.1-11) (1993) The wait is over... Widget's origin is revealed!
• Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1-3 (1994) Spider-Man and X-Factor waste everyone's time fighting Shadowforce.
• Starblast #1 / Quasar #54 (1994) Professor X and Excalibur make cameo appearances during STARBLAST.

• Excalibur #66(pp.12-22)-67 (1993) Excalibur free Earth-811 from Ahab's control in Days of Future Past era.
• Spider-Man: The Mutant Agenda #0-3 (1994) Beast and Spider-Man team up to take on the Brand Corporation and their lackey, the Hobgoblin.

• X-Force Annual #2 (1993) First appearance of X-Treme; X-Force meet the worst mutant in history.
• X-Men Annual #2[1/2] (1993) First full appearance of Empyrean; Pyro and Revanche are revealed to have the Legacy Virus.

• Excalibur #68-70 (1993) Micromax officially joins Excalibur; the Starjammers arrest the Shi'ar fugitive Cerise; Cerise, Feron and Meggan leave the team.
• X-Men Annual #2[2/2] (1993) Beast tackles a concert pianist whose muscles get way out of control thanks to his mutant powers.
• Excalibur #71 (1993) Micromax and Kylun leave Excalibur; the X-Men use Shadowcat in an attempt to encourage Colossus to return to them during FATAL ATTRACTIONS.
• Avengers #366[2/2] (1993) Deadpool takes on Bloodwraith and the Black Knight.

• Avengers #368 / X-Men #26 / Avengers West Coast #101 / Uncanny X-Men #307 / Avengers #369 (1993) Fabian Cortez kidnaps Magneto's granddaughter, Luna, attracting the attention of the X-Men, Avengers and Exodus during BLOODTIES.
• X-Force #27-28 (1993) First appearance of Locus; Feral defects from X-Force to the new Mutant Liberation Front; Sunspot is believed dead when he tries to disrupt Reignfire's escape.
• Spider-Woman #2 (1993) Val Cooper cameo.

• Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4 (1993) First appearance of Slayback, Makeshift, Rive, Commcast and the Courier; Deadpool runs into Juggernaut, Black Tom Cassidy and the Executive Elite in his efforts to save Copycat from Slayback.
• Cable #5 (1993) Sinsear hunts Cable and proves to be as effect as you'd imagine him to be.

• X-Force #29-30 (1993-1994) Arcade pits X-Treme against Shatterstar.
• Death's Head II Gold #1 (1994) Professor X cameo.
• Cable #6-8 (1993-1994) Cable learns Stryfe's stuck in his head, Tolliver is his son and that he really is the son of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor.

• Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #23 (1994) Deadpool gets caught between Silver Sable, Daredevil and the Genesis Coalition.
• X-Men Unlimited #3 (1993) The X-Men capture Sabretooth and keep him prisoner at the Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters.
• Star Masters #1 (1995) Professor X cameo.

• X-Force #31 (1994) Siryn confronts her creepy uncle as X-Force continually forget why they formed in the first place.
• Uncanny X-Men #308 (1994) Jean Grey proposes to Cyclops.

• X-Men #27-28 (1994) The X-Men question Professor X's efforts to rehabilitate Sabretooth; Psylocke and Archangel confront Shinobi Shaw.
• Uncanny X-Men #309 (1994) Professor X's history with Amelia Voght is revealed.

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