- Spider-Man vs. Silver Sable
- Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #265 & 279-281 (June 1985 & August 1096 – October 1986) & Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #128-129 (July 1987 – August 1987).
- Fantastic Four Epic Collection, vol.17: All in the Family
- Reprints Fantastic Four #296-307 (November 1986 – October 1987), Annual #20 (1987); & Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4 (February 1987 – June 1987).
Follows on from the Mutant Massacre storyline. - X-Men vs. Fantastic Four
- Reprints Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4 (February 1987 – June 1987); & Fantastic Four #28 (July 1964).
Follows on from the Mutant Massacre storyline. - New Mutants Classic, vol.7
- Reprints New Mutants #48-54 (February 1987 – August 1987) & Annual #3 (1987).
- –> Symbiote Spider-Man: King In Black
- Reprints Symbiote Spider-Man: King In Black #1-5 (January 2021 – May 2021).
Placed here due to the Avengers members who appear. - Avengers: The Contest
- Reprints Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1-3 (June 1982 – August 1982), Avengers Annual #16 (October 1987) & West Coast Avengers Annual #2 (September 1987).
Placed here for the annuals, as Contest of Champions takes place some time earlier. - X-Men vs. Avengers
- Reprints X-Men vs. Avengers #1-4 (April 1987 – July 1987) & Uncanny X-Men #9 (November 1964).
- Iron Man: Armor Wars Prologue
- Reprints Iron Man #215-224 (February 1987 – November 1987).
- Avengers: Assault on Olympus
- Reprints Avengers #278-285 (April 1987 – November 1987).
- Thor Visionaries – Walt Simonson, vol.5
- Reprints Thor #375-382 (January 1987 – August 1987).
- Mephisto vs. the Fantastic Four, X-Factor, the X-Men & the Avengers
- Reprints Mephisto Vs. … #1-4 (April 1987 – July 1987).
Occurs during Thor Visionaries 5, but is best read after. - X-Men: Fallen Angels
- Reprints Fallen Angels #1-8 (April 1987 – November 1987).
- Captain America: The Captain
- Reprints Captain America #332-350 (December 1987 – February 1989) & Iron Man #228 (March 1988).
- Avengers: Heavy Metal
- Reprints Avengers #286-293 (August 1987 – July 1988).
- Thor: The Warriors Three
- Reprints Marvel Spotlight #30 (October 1976) & Marvel Fanfare #13 & 34-37 (March 1984 & September 1987 – April 1988).
- Dr. Strange: Strange Tales
- Reprints Strange Tales #1-17 (April 1987 – August 1988).
Reprints all Dr Strange stories in these issues plus the Cloak and Dagger story from #7. - Cloak And Dagger: Predator And Prey
- Reprints Strange Tales #3-8 & 19 (Cloak and Dagger stories plus the Dr Strange story from #7, June 1987 – November 1987 & October 1988); Marvel Graphic Novel: Cloak And Dagger — Predator And Prey (June 1988); Cloak And Dagger/Power Pack: Shelter From The Storm (January 1990) & Mutant Misadventures Of Cloak And Dagger #1-4 (October 1988 – April 1989).
- –> Deadpool: Back in Black
- Reprints Deadpool: Back in Black #1-5 (December 2016 – February 2017).
Takes place shortly before Kraven’s Last Hunt. - Spider-Man: The Wedding Album
- Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #290-292 (July 1987 – September 1987) & Annual #21 (September 1987); Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #7 (November 1987); What If? #20-21 (December 1990 – January 1991); Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe #22 (September 1987); & material from Not Brand Echh #6 (February 1968).
- Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt
- Reprints Web of Spider-Man #31-32 (October 1987 – November 1987), The Amazing Spider-Man #293-294 (October 1987 – November 1987); & The Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132 (October 1987 – November 1987).
- Spider-Man: Life in the Mad Dog Ward
- Reprints Web of Spider-Man #33 (December 1987); Amazing Spider-Man #295 (December 1987); Spectacular Spider-Man #133 (December 1987); & Spider-Man #29-31 (December 1992 – February 1993).
- Spider-Man: The Death of Jean Dewolff
- Reprints Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #107–110 & #134-136 (October 1985 – January 1986 & January 1988 – March 1988).
Note that only the Return of the Sin-Eater storyline takes places at this point; the Death of Jean Dewolff arc takes place earlier. - Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.1
- Reprints Incredible Hulk #331-339 & #77 (May 1987 – January 1988 & March 2005).
- Thor Epic Collection, vol.16: War of the Pantheons
- Reprints Thor #383-400 (September 1987 – February 1989).
Reprints all the issues of Thor between the end of the Walt Simonson run and Inferno, and overlaps somewhat with the events of The Captain. - X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants
- Reprints New Mutants #55-61 (September 1987 – March 1988); Uncanny X-Men #220-227 (August 1987 – March 1988); X-Factor #18-26 (July 1987 – March 1988); Captain America #339 (March 1988); Daredevil #252 (March 1988); Fantastic Four #312 (March 1988); Incredible Hulk #336-337 & #340 (October 1987 – November 1987 & February 1988): & Power Pack #35 (February 1988).
- S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Reprints Nick Fury vs . S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-6 (June 1988 – November 1988).
- Spider-Man Visionaries: Todd McFarlane, vol.1
- Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #298-305 (March 1988 – September 1988).
- Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.2
- Reprints Incredible Hulk #340-348 (February 1988 – October 1988).
- –> Hulk Smash Avengers
- Reprints Hulk Smash Avengers #1-5 (all July 2012).
The second story in this volume occurs between Incredible Hulk #346-347. The others occur here, here, here and here respectively. - Iron Man: Armor Wars
- Reprints Iron Man #225-231 (December 1987 – July 1988).
- –> Venom: Separation Anxiety – The King In Purple
- Reprints Venom: Separation Anxiety #1-5 (July 2024 – November 2024).
- Evolutionary War
- Reprints X-Factor Annual #3 (1988); The Punisher Annual #1 (1988); Silver Surfer Annual #1 (1988); New Mutants Annual #4 (1988); Fantastic Four Annual #21 (1988); The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (1988); X-Men Annual #12 (1988); Web of Spider-Man Annual #4 (1988); West Coast Avengers Annual #3 (1988); The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8 (1988); Avengers Annual #17 (1988).
A full reading order for this storyline can be found here. - Avengers West Coast: Vision Quest
- Reprints West Coast Avengers #42-47 (March 1989 – August 1989) & Avengers West Coast #48-50 (September 1989 – November 1989).
- Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown
- Reprints Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown #1-4 (December 1988 – January 1989).
- Silver Surfer: Parable
- Reprints Silver Surfer #1-2 (December 1988 – January 1989).
- –> Venom: Dark Origin
- Reprints Venom: Dark Origin #1-5 (October 2008 – February 2009).
- –> X-Men Legends, vol.2: Mutant Mayhem
- Reprints X-Men Legends #7-12 (November 2021 – May 2022).
Only the last story in this volume takes place at this time; the others take place here, here and here respectively. - Excalibur Classic, vol.1: The Sword is Drawn
- Reprints Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (April 1988) and Excalibur #1-5 (October 1988 – February 1989).
Immediately precedes Inferno. - Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine, vol.1
- Reprints Marvel Comics Presents #1-10 (Wolverine stories only, September 1988 – January 1989).
- Wolverine Classic, vol.1
- Reprints Wolverine #1-5 (November 1988 – March 1989).
- Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.3
- Reprints Incredible Hulk #349-354 (November 1988 – April 1989); Fantastic Four #320 (November 1988); & Web of Spider-Man #44 (November 1988).
- Wolfpack: The Complete Collection
- Reprints Marvel Graphic Novel: Wolfpack #31 (1987); Wolfpack #1-12 (August 1988 – July 1989); & Marvel Comics Presents #11 & 23 (January 1989 & July 1989).
- Daredevil Legends, vol.4: Typhoid Mary
- Reprints Daredevil #254-257 & #259-263 (May 1988 – August 1988 & October 1988 – February 1989).
Immediately precedes (and somewhat overlaps) the Inferno crossover. - X-Men: Inferno Prologue
- Reprints X-Factor #27-32 (April 1988 – August 1988) & Annual #3 (August 1988); Uncanny X-Men #228-238 (April 1988 – November 1988) & Annual #12 (October 1988); New Mutants #62-70 (April 1988 – December 1988) & Annual #4 (September 1988); Marvel Age Annual #4 (part only, October 1988); & Marvel Fanfare #40 (part only, October 1988).
- X-Men: Inferno
- Reprints X-Factor #33-40 (October 1988 – May 1989) & Annual #4 (1989); X-Terminators #1-4 (October 1988 – January 1989); Uncanny X-Men #239-243 (December 1988 – April 1989) & New Mutants #71-73 (January 1989 – March 1989).
A full Reading Order for this crossover can be found here. - X-Men: Inferno Crossovers
- Reprints Power Pack #40 & #42-44 (October 1988 & December 1988 – March 1989); Avengers #298-300 (December 1988 – February 1989); Fantastic Four #322-324 (January 1989 – March 1989); Amazing Spider-Man #311-313 (January 1989 – March 1989); Spectacular Spider-Man #146-148 (January 1989 – March 1989); Web of Spider-Man #47-48 (February 1989 – March 1989); Daredevil #262-263 & #265 (January 1989 – February 1989 & April 1989); Excalibur #6-7 (March 1989 – April 1989); Cloak & Dagger #4 (April 1989).
- Excalibur Classic, vol.2: Two-Edged Sword
- Reprints Excalibur #6-11 (March 1989 – August 1989) and Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem (December 1989).
Begins with Inferno crossover. - –> X-Men Legends, vol.1: The Missing Links
- Reprints X-Men Legends #1-6 (April 2022 – October 2022).
Only the middle story in the volume takes place at this time; the other two take place here and here respectively. - Marvel Legends: Todd McFarlane – Spider-Man, vol.2
- Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #306-314 (October 1988 – April 1989) & Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10 (August 1990).
- –> Venom: Lethal Protector
- Reprints Venom: Lethal Protector #1-5 (May 2022 – October 2022).
- Daredevil: Lone Stranger
- Reprints Daredevil #265-273 (April 1989 – November 1989).
Immediately follows (and somewhat overlaps) the Inferno crossover. - –> X-Men Legends, vol.2: Mutant Mayhem
- Reprints X-Men Legends #7-12 (November 2021 – May 2022).
Only the third story in this volume takes place at this time; the others take place here, here and here respectively. - Inhumans: By Right of Birth
- Reprints Marvel Graphic Novel: The Inhumans (1988) & Inhumans Special #1 (April 1990).
- Wolverine Classic, vol.2
- Reprints Wolverine #6-10 (April 1989 – August 1989).
- Wolverine Classic, vol.3
- Reprints Wolverine #11-16 (September 1989 – November 1989).
- Colossus: God’s Country
- Reprints X-Men Origins: Colossus (July 2008); Classic X-Men #5, 21 & 29 (partial, January 1987, May 1988 & January 1989); Marvel Comics Presents #10-17 (Colossus stories only, January 1989 – April 1989); X-Men Unlimited, vol.1 #29 (Colossus story only, December 2000); & X-Men Unlimited, vol.2 #14 (June 2006).
Placed here for the Marvel Comics Presents story. - Black Panther: Panther’s Quest
- Reprints Marvel Comics Presents #13-37 (Black Panther stories only, February 1989 – December 1989).
- Atlantis Attacks Omnibus
- Reprints Silver Surfer Annual #2 (1989); Iron Man Annual #10 (1989); Marvel Comics Presents #26 (August 1989); Uncanny X-Men Annual #13 (1989); Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 (1989); Punisher Annual #2 (1989); Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9 (1989); Daredevil Annual #4 (1989); Avengers Annual #18 (1989); New Mutants #76 (June 1989) & Annual #5 (1989); X-Factor Annual #4 (1989); Web of Spider-Man Annual #5 (1989); Avengers West Coast #56 (1989); Annual #4 (1989); Thor Annual #14 (1989) & Fantastic Four Annual #22 (1989).
- Punisher War Journal Classic, vol.1
- Reprints Punisher War Journal #1-8 (November 1988 – September 1989).
- Sensational She-Hulk, vol.1
- Reprints Sensational She-Hulk #1-8 (May 1989 – November 1989); & Marvel Comics Presents#18 (She-Hulk story, May 1989).
- Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio
- Spider-Man: The Assassin-Nation Plot
- Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #320-325 (September 1989 – December 1989).
- –> Wolverine: Deep Cut
- Reprints Wolverine: Deep Cut #1-4 (September 2024 – December 2024).
Placed here as it parallels Uncanny X-Men #247-250. - Captain America: The Bloodstone Hunt
- Reprints Captain America #357-364 (September 1989 – December 1989).
- Iron Man: DoomQuest
- Reprints Iron Man #149-150 & 249-250 (August 1981 – September 1981 & November 1989 – December 1989).
Only the later story takes place at this time – the other story takes place earlier. The final issue reprinted in this collection is an Acts of Vengeance crossover. - Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.4
- Reprints Incredible Hulk #355-363 (May 1989 – December 1989); & Marvel Comic Presents #26 & 45 (August 1989 & March 1990).
The final issue reprinted in this collection is an Acts of Vengeance crossover.
Reprints Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (August 1989); Wolverine: Bloody Choices (June 1991); & Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising (October 1994).
Only The Scorpio Connection takes place at this time; Bloody Choices takes place later and Scorpio Rising later still.
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