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The seismic ending of one era - and the beginning of another!

Written by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee Whilce Portacio, Fabian Nicieza, Peter David and Len Kaminski
Pencilled by Tom Raney, Whilce Portacio, Kirk Jarvinen, Paul Smith, Andy Kubert, Steven Butler, Jim Lee, Terry Shoemaker and More

The original team, now called X-Factor, takes center stage when Proteus returns from the grave. But when Apocalypse strikes - infecting Cyclops' son, Nathan, with a deadly virus - Cyclops must make a bitter sacrifice!

And the current X-Men return to Earth to find that Professor X's old foe the Shadow King has risen - and taken over Muir Island! It will take the combined strength of X-Factor and the X-Men to triumph - and when the dust clears, the two teams will become one!

An uncanny new status quo is introduced as the reunited X-Men go back to basics, beginning with a deadly confrontation with Magneto and his fanatical Acolytes!

Collecting X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #15, X-FACTOR (1986) #65-70, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #278-280, X-MEN (1991) #1-3 and material from NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #7 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6.

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