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Written by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Ann Nocenti, Roger Stern, John Byrne, Bob Layton, Louise Simonson, Bob Harras, Tom DeFalco and More
Pencilled by John Romita Jr., Barry Windsor-Smith, Rick Leonardi, June Brigman, Arthur Adams, Alan Davis, Dave Cockrum, John Buscema, John Byrne, Butch Guice, Keith Pollard, Marc Silvestri, Bob Layton, Paul Neary and More

Rachel Summers claims the power of Phoenix, Jean Grey returns from a watery grave and the original X-Men reunite as X-Factor! It's an era of upheaval that puts Marvel's mutants on the path to some of their darkest days!

Both Cyclops and Professor X leave the X-Men, but a new teammate waits in the wings: Magneto?! As Storm steps up and Wolverine faces the new Phoenix, the relentless Nimrod targets the team for annihilation!

Meanwhile, the newly minted X-Factor grapples with Jean's miraculous resurrection and shares a fateful first encounter with Apocalypse!

Plus: The X-Men and New Mutants enlist in the Asgardian Wars, Nightcrawler goes solo and Longshot debuts!

Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #194-209; X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #9-10; NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1; NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #2; NIGHTCRAWLER (1985) #1-4; LONGSHOT #1-6; AVENGERS (1963) #263; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286; X-FACTOR (1986) #1-8 and ANNUAL #1; IRON MAN ANNUAL #8; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282; and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #33, and CLASSIC X-MEN #8 and #43.

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