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GOLDEN AGE
Marvel Comics
Source: Marvel Comics 1 (10/39)
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime
Villains: X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Angel Noir, Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Namor the Sub-Mariner

The Ringmaster of Death


Source: Captain America Comics 5 (8/41)
Scheme: Infiltrate the Lair with Spies
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra
Henchman: Circus of Crime x3
Heroes: Agent X-13, Captain America 1941, Winter Soldier

The World Faces Destruction


Source: Human Torch v1 5B (Fall 1941)
Scheme: Flood the Planet with Melted Glaciers
Mastermind: Mole Man (fill-in for Sub-Mariner)
Villains: Hydra, Subterranea
Henchmen: Cape Killers
Heroes: Angel Noir, Captain America 1941, Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Iron Man Noir
(fill-in for Electro Robot), Patriot (fill-in for Mace)

The Marvels Project


Source: Marvels Project 8 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil WWII
Henchmen: Cape Killers
Heroes: Angel Noir, Captain America 1941, Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Namor the
Sub-Mariner, Winter Soldier

Our War
Source: Wolverine Origins 20 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: The Unbreakable Enigma Code
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil WWII
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Agent X-13, Captain America 1941, Nick Fury, Winter Soldier, Wolverine X-Force

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Okay, Axis! Here We Come!
Source: Giant Size Invaders 1 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: Change the Outcome of WWII
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII, Utopolis, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Captain America 1941, Havok (fill-in for Toro), Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond),
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Winter Soldier

The Liberty Legion


Source: Marvel Premiere 30 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra, Manhattan (Earth-1610)
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Colossus (fill-in for Blue Diamond), Falcon (fill-in for Red Raven), Iceman (fill-in for
Jack Frost), Patriot (fill in for Mace), Winter Soldier

Thunder in the East!


Source; Invaders v1 32 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo (fill-in for Adolf Hitler), with Dr. Doom
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII
Henchman: Thor Corps
Heroes: Black Widow (fill-in for Union Jack), Aurora & Northstar (fill-in for Spitfire), Captain
America 1941, Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Namor the Sub-Mariner

The Death of Hitler


Source: Twelve 1 (set in 1940s)
Scheme: Change the Outcome of WWII
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo (fill-in for Adolph Hitler)
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil WWII, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Angel Noir, Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Iron Man Noir (fill-in for Electro
Robot), Namor the Sub-Mariner, Patriot

Avengers 1959
Source: New Avengers v2 12 (set in 1950s)
Scheme: Mass Produce War Machine Armor
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra, Manhattan (Earth-1610)
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Elsa Bloodstone (fill-in for Ulysses Bloodstone), Kraven, Namor the Sub-Mariner (fill-
in for Namora), Nick Fury, Sabretooth

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THE 1960s
Origin of the Fantastic Four
Source: Fantastic Four v1 1 (11/61)
Scheme: Bathe Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Mole Man
Villains: Subterranea, Skrulls
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Thing

Origin of Ant-Man, Hulk, and Thor


Source: Incredible Hulk v1 1, Journey into Mystery v1 83, Tales to Astonish v1 27 (5/62)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Loki
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Masters of Evil, Radiation
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Hulk, Lady Thor (fill-in for Thor), Nul Breaker of Worlds, Stature (fill-in for Ant-Man),
Thor

Trapped!
Source: Fantastic Four v1 6 (9/62)
Scheme: Detonate the Helicarrier
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Emissaries of Evil, Masters of Evil WWII
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Thing

Origin of the X-Men


Source: X-Men v1 1 (9/63)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Skrulls, Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Angel, Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey

Origin of the Avengers


Source: Avengers v1 1 (9/63)
Scheme: Weave a Web of Lies
Mastermind: Loki
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Skrulls
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Hulk, Iron Man Noir, Spider-Woman (fill-in for Wasp), Stature (fill-in for Ant-Man),
Thor

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Trapped: One X-Man!
Source: X-Men v1 5 (5/64)
Scheme: Graduation at Xavier’s X-Academy
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Avengers, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Juggernaut, Magneto, Mysterio (fill-in for Mastermind), Sabretooth (fill-in for Toad),
Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)

The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin


Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 14 (7/64)
Scheme: Five Families of Crime
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show, Streets of New York, Sinister Six
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Hulk, Human Torch, Peter Parker

Meet the “Masters of Evil!”


Source: Avengers v1 6 (7/64)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Masters of Evil WWII
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Captain America, Goliath (fill-in for Giant-Man), Iron Man, Spider-Woman (fill-in for
Wasp), Thor

The Sinister Six!


Source: Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1/1 (9/64)
Scheme: Build an Underground Mega-Vault Prison
Mastermind: Dr. Strange
Villains: Defenders, Spider-Friends
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Dr. Octopus, Electro, Green Goblin (fill-in for Vulture), Kraven, Mysterio

Spidey Strikes Back!


Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 19 (12/64)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Human Torch, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

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This Hostage Earth
Source: Avengers v1 12 (1/65)
Scheme: Massive Earthquake Generator
Mastermind: Mole Man
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII, Subterranea
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Captain America, Goliath (fill-in for Giant-Man), Iron Man, Spider-Woman (fill-in for
Wasp), Thor

Among Us Stalk… The Sentinels!


Source: X-Men v1 16 (1/66)
Scheme: Mutant-Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Nimrod, Super Sentinel (fill-in for Mastermold)
Villains: Brotherhood, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sapien League, Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Professor X

Beware the Hidden Land!


Source: Fantastic Four v1 47 (2/66)
Scheme: Invincible Force Field
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Maximus)
Villains: Shadow-X, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Black Bolt, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Thing

The Coming of Galactus


Source: Fantastic Four v1 50 (5/66)
Scheme: Flood the Planet with Melted Glaciers
Mastermind: Galactus
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Skrulls
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Silver Surfer, Thing

The Cosmic Cube


Source: Tales of Suspense v1 81/2 (9/66)
Scheme: Unleash the Power of the Cosmic Cube
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra
Henchmen: MODOKs x3
Heroes: Captain America, Captain America 1941, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

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When Strikes the Squadron Sinister!
Source: Avengers v1 70 (11/69)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: King Hyperion, with Dr. Doom (fill-in for Kang)
Villains: Defenders, Utopolis
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Captain America, Iron Man, Stature
(fill-in for Goliath Barton), Thor

THE 1970s
And Death Alone Shall Know My Name
Source: X-Men: The Hidden Years 12 (11/00, set 7/70)
Scheme: Massive Earthquake Generator
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Cyclops, Havok, Iceman, Jean Grey, Polaris

The Kree-Skrull War part 1


Source: Avengers v1 91 (8/71)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of Skull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Villains: Kree Starforce, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Captain Marvel (fill-in for Mar-Vell), Spider-Woman (fill-in for Wasp), Stature (fill-in
for Goliath Barton), Vision, Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)

The Kree-Skrull War part 2


Source: Avengers v1 97 (3/72)
Scheme: The Kree-Skrull War
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Villains: Kree Starforce, Skrulls
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain America, Iron Man, Stature (fill-in for Goliath Clint Barton), Thor, Vision

Even the Noble Die


Source: Sub-Mariner v2 46 (2/72)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Llyra)
Villains: Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Cops x3
Heroes: Human Torch, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Stingray

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The Fifth Sleeper
Source: Captain America v2 148 (4/72)
Scheme: Crush Hydra
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Avengers
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad x3
Heroes: Bob Agent of Hydra (fill-in for generic Hydra agent), Kingpin, Skadi (fill-in for Red
Skull)

Whatever Gods There Be!


Source: Avengers v1 100 (6/72)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Ares)
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Hercules, Hulk, Thor, Vision

Where Angels Fear to Tread! (aka Where’s My Money, Honey?)


Source: Hero for Hire 9 (5/73)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Heroes for Hire, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Human Torch, Luke Cage Noir, Mr. Fantastic, Proxima Midnight (fill-in for Medusa),
Thing

The Night Gwen Stacy Died


Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 122 (7/73)
Scheme: Nitro the Super-Villain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer x3
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Avengers/Defenders War
Source: Avengers v1 118 (12/73)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Loki
Villains: modified Avengers (Avengers (Captain America x1, Iron Man x1, Thor x1)), Marvel
Knights (Black Panther x2), Masters of Evil (Ultron x1 (fill-in for Vision)), Uncanny Avengers
(Scarlet Witch x2)), Enemies of Asgard
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Hawkeye, Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer

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Thanos the Insane God!
Source: Captain Marvel v1 33 (7/74)
Scheme: Unleash the Power of the Cosmic Cube
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Kree Starforce, Skrulls
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Black Swan (fill-in for Mantis), Captain Marvel (fill-in for Mar-Vell), Drax the
Destroyer, Emma Frost (fill-in for Moondragon), Iron Man

And Who Shall Inherit the Earth?


Source: Defenders v1 14 (7/74)
Scheme: Flood the Earth with Melted Glaciers
Mastermind: King Hyperion
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Utopolis
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Hulk, Lady Thor (fill-in for Valkyrie), Moon Knight (fill-in for
Nighthawk), Namor the Sub-Mariner

Dark Shroud of the Past


Source: X-Men v1 106 (8/77, set 1/76)
Scheme: X-Men Danger Room Goes Berserk
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Shadow-X, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Banshee, Cyclops, Colossus & Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm

The World Still Needs… The Champions


Source: Champions 3 (2/76)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Odin (fill-in for Pluto)
Villains: Deadlands, Enemies of Asgard
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Angel, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Iceman

Dark Waters of Death


Source: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu v1 31 (12/76)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu
Villains: K’un-Lun, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Elektra (fill-in for Colleen Wing), Human Torch (fill-in for Jack of Hearts), Iron Fist,
Sabretooth (fill-in for White Tiger), Shang-Chi

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Call My Killer – The Brute!
Source: Fantastic Four v1 184 (7/77)
Scheme: Pull Reality in the Negative Zone
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (fill-in for Brute)
Villains: Sinister Six, Wasteland
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Thing, Tigra

Arnim Zola – The Bio-Fanatic!


Source: Captain America v2 212 (8/77)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Arnim Zola, with Red Skull
Villains: Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Agent X13 (fill-in for Sharon Carter), Captain America, Falcon

The Phoenix Saga


Source: X-Men v1 108 (12/77)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for D’Ken)
Villains: Brotherhood, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Storm

Murder World
Source: Marvel Team-Up v1 66 (2/78)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Murderworld
Henchmen: Maggia x3
Heroes: Captain Britain, Peter Parker, Symbiote Spider-Man

Magneto Triumphant!
Source: X-Men v1 113 (9/78)
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Banshee, Beast X-Men, Colossus & Wolverine, Phoenix, Storm

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This Deadly Gauntlet
Source: Captain America v2 227 (11/78)
Scheme: Detonate the Helicarrier
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra
Henchmen: MODOKs x3
Heroes: Agent X-13 (fill-in for generic SHIELD agent), Captain America, Captain America
1941, Captain America Secret Avenger, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

The Submergence of Japan


Source: X-Men v1 119 (3/79)
Scheme: Massive Earthquake Generator
Mastermind: Magneto (fill-in for Moses Magnum)
Villains: Marauders, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Banshee, Cyclops, Colossus & Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm

Pharaohs on Broadway
Source: Power Man 57 (6/79)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Stryfe (fill-in for Living Monolith)
Villains: Brotherhood, MLF
Henchmen: Hand Ninja
Heroes: Cyclops, Iron Fist, Luke Cage Noir, Nightcrawler, Storm

The Flame and the Fury!


Source: Captain America v2 236 (8/79)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime (fill-in for Dr. Faustus)
Villains: Hydra
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad x3
Heroes: Captain America, Captain America Secret Avenger, Daredevil

He Only Laughs When I Hurt!


Source: X-Men v1 124 (8/79)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Brotherhood, Murderworld
Henchmen: Maggia
Heroes: Banshee, Cyclops, Colossus & Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm

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THE 1980s
Serpent Crown Affair
Source: Marvel Two-in-One v1 66 (8/80)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Onslaught (fill-in for Set)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Mr. Fantastic, Skirn Breaker of Men (fill-in for Thundra), Stingray, Thing, Wiccan (fill-
in for Scarlet Witch)

Dark Phoenix Saga part 1


Source: X-Men v1 131 (3/80)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Emma Frost)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Cyclops, Colossus & Wolverine, Dazzler, Kitty Pryde, Phoenix

Dark Phoenix Saga part 2


Source: X-Men v1 134 (6/80)
Scheme: Dark Phoenix Saga
Mastermind: Mysterio (fill-in for Mastermind)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Sinister Six, Phoenix
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Dark Phoenix Saga part 3


Source: X-Men v1 137 (9/80)
Scheme: Nuclear Armageddon
Mastermind: Dark Phoenix
Villains: Hellfire Club, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Wolverine X-Men

Days of Future Past


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 142 (2/81)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Brotherhood, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Colossus & Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm

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Elektra Saga part 1
Source: Daredevil v1 172 (7/81)
Scheme: Build an Underground Mega-Vault Prison
Mastermind: Dr. Strange
Villains: Defenders
Henchmen: Cops x3
Heroes: Bullseye, Elektra, Kingpin

Murderworld!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 147 (7/81)
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Murderworld, Underworld
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Angel, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Cry, Mutant!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 148 (8/81)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime (fill-in for Caliban)
Villains: Marauders, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Banshee, Dazzler, Kitty Pryde, Spider-Woman, Storm

Ou, La La – Badoon!
Source: X-Men Annual v1 5 (10/81)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for Brother Royal)
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Skrulls
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent, Kitty Pryde, Invisible Woman, Nightcrawler, Wolverine X-Men

The Fatal Effects of Virus X!


Source: Marvel Two-in-One Featuring the Thing and Captain America 82 (12/81)
Scheme: The Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo (fill-in for MODOK)
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII
Henchmen: MODOKs x3
Heroes: Captain America, Goliath, Thing

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…To Avenge the Avengers!
Source: Avengers v1 216 (2/82)
Scheme: Invincible Force Field
Mastermind: Galactus (fill-in for Molecule Man)
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Thunderbolts
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain America, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Thor, Tigra

Elektra Saga part 2


Source: Daredevil v1 181 (4/82)
Scheme: Organized Crime Wave
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Streets of New York, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Captain America, Daredevil, Elektra, Moon Knight, Punisher

Hide ‘n’ Seek


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 157 (5/82)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Deathbird
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Wolverine X-Men

Contest of Champions
Source: Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions 3 (8/82)
Scheme: The Fountain of Eternal Life
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Death)
Villains: Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars, Death’s Champions (Defenders (Iron Fist x2), Marvel
Knights (Black Panther x2), Uncanny X-Men (Storm x2), X-Men First Class (Angel x2))
Henchmen: Multiple Man (fill-in for Collective Man) – all have Fateful Resurrection
Heroes: Captain America, Captain Britain, Daredevil, Thing, Wolverine X-Men

Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light


Source: Defenders v1 114 (12/82)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Onslaught (fill-in for Overmind)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Utopolis
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Dr. Strange, Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer

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Brood Saga
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 166 (2/83)
Scheme: Alien Brood Encounters
Mastermind: Spider-Queen (fill-in for Brood Queen)
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Skrulls
Henchmen: Brood, Spider-Infected
Heroes: Captain Marvel, Colossus & Wolverine, Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler

Of Monsters and Men


Source: Captain America v2 279 (3/83)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Arnim Zola, with Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: Maximum Carnage, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Captain America, Captain America 1941, Captain America Secret Avenger, Iron Man,
Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

Crime & Punishment


Source: Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man 82 (9/83)
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Heroes for Hire, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Cloak & Dagger, Peter Parker, Punisher, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Phoenix!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 175 (11/83)
Scheme: Weave a Web of Lies
Mastermind: Dark Phoenix
Villains: Hellfire Club, Hydra
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Colossus, Cyclops, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Assault on the Empire


Source: Defenders v1 130 (4/84)
Scheme: Nuclear Armageddon
Mastermind: Red Skull (fill-in for Professor Power)
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Hydra
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Angel, Beast X-Men, Emma Frost (fill-in for Moondragon), Iceman, Lady Thor (fill-in
for Valkyrie)

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Secret Wars 1984 part 1
Source: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars 1 (5/84)
Scheme: Secret Wars
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk, with Magneto, Professor X, Uru-Enchanted Iron Man
Villains: Heroes of Battleworld (Avengers (Captain America x1, Thor x1, Wasp x2), Limbo
(Inferno Colossus x1, Inferno Cyclops x1, Inferno Nightcrawler x1), The Mighty (Hawkeye x1,
Wolverine x1), Spider Friends (Spider-Man x2), Superhuman Registration Act (She-Hulk x2),
Uncanny Avengers (Rogue x2, Wolverine x2), Uncanny X-Men (Colossus x2, Nightcrawler x2,
Storm x2), X-Men First Class (Cyclops x1))
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Dr. Octopus, Enchantress, Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Skirn Breaker of Men, Ultron

Secret Wars 1984 part 2


Source: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars 12 (4/85)
Scheme: The God-Emperor of Battleworld
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Villains of Battleworld (Enemies of Asgard (Enchantress x2),
Masters of Evil (Ultron x2), Spider-Foes (Dr. Octopus x2, Lizard x2))
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain America, Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, Thing, Wolverine X-Men

The Hellions
Source: New Mutants v1 16 (6/84)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Emma Frost)
Villains: MLF
Henchmen: Sentinel x3
Heroes: Cannonball, Kitty Pryde, Magik

In Memory Yet Green!


Source: Avengers Annual v1 13 (1984)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Arnim Zola
Villains: Radiation, Zola’s Creations, Mr. Fantastic (captured)
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Captain America, Hercules (fill-in for She-Hulk), Jubilee (fill-in for
Monica Rambeau), Thor

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine


Source: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine 6 (4/85)
Scheme: Master the Mysteries of Kung-Fu
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu (fill-in for Ogun)
Villains: K’un-Lun
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Kitty Pryde, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

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Emperor Doom
Source: Marvel Graphic Novel 27 (6/87, but set 5/85)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Avengers, Defenders
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain America, Groot (fill-in for Wonder Man), Hawkeye, Iron Man, Spider-Woman
(fill-in for Wasp)

Beauty and the Beast


Source: Beauty and the Beast 4 (6/85)
Scheme: Build an Underground Mega-Vault Prison
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Sinister Six
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Beast X-Men, Dazzler

Juggernaut’s Back in Town


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 194 (6/85)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: MLF, Sentinel Territories, Juggernaut (captured)
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Colossus & Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Time-Travelling Jean Grey
(fill-in for Rachel Summers)

To Save Arcade?!?
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 197 (9/85)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Murderworld, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Colossus & Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Soulsword
Colossus

Asgardian Wars
Source: X-Men Annual v1 9 (12/85)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Loki
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Underworld
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Lady Thor (fill-in for Storm), Time-Traveling Jean Grey (fill-in
for Rachel), Wolverine X-Men

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West Coast Avengers
Source: West Coast Avengers v2 4 (1/86)
Scheme: Deadlands Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen (fill-in for Master Pandemonium)
Villains: Limbo, Masters of Evil, Underworld
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Black Widow (fill-in for Mockingbird), Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thing, Tigra

Born Again
Source: Daredevil v1 233 (8/86)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Marauders, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America, Daredevil Noir, Iron Man, Thor

Salvation
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 209 (9/86)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Nimrod Super-Sentinel
Villains: Hellfire Club, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Wolverine X-Men

Why Do We Do These Things We Do?


Source: New Mutants Annual 2 (10/86)
Scheme: Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: MLF, Mojoverse, Psylocke
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Captain Britain, Cannonball, Human Torch (fill-in for Magma), Magik, Ultron (fill-in
for Warlock)

Mutant Massacre
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 212 (12/86)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Wolverine X-Men

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Performance
Source: X-Men Annual v1 10 (1/87)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Murderworld
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Colossus & Wolverine, Magik, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Psylocke

Avengers Under Siege


Source: Avengers v1 277 (3/87)
Scheme: Last Stand at Avengers Tower
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Thunderbolts
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Captain America, Jubilee (fill-in for
Captain Marvel Rambeau), Hercules, Spider-Woman (fill-in for Wasp)

Gang War
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 288 (5/87)
Scheme: Five Families of Crime
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show, Sinister Six, Streets of New York, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Black Cat, Daredevil, Punisher, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Charge of the Light Brigade


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 218 (6/87)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (fill-in for Juggernaut)
Villains: Brotherhood, Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Psylocke, Rogue

Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men


Source: Fantastic Four vs. X-Men 4 (6/87)
Scheme: Avengers vs. X-Men
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Psylocke, Rogue, Thing, Wolverine X-Men

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X-Men vs. the Avengers
Source: X-Men vs. Avengers 4 (7/87)
Scheme: Avengers vs. X-Men
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Captain America, Cloak & Dagger (fill-in for Rambeau), Dazzler, Hercules (fill-in for
She-Hulk), Rogue, Wolverine X-Men

Heartbreak!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 222 (10/87)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Dazzler, Havok, Psylocke, Rogue, Wolverine X-Men

Fall of the Mutants part 1


Source: X-Factor v1 24 (1/88)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Daredevil, Iceman, Jean Grey

Fall of the Mutants part 2


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 227 (3/88)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill in for Adversary)
Villains: Brotherhood, Underworld
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Colossus, Forge, Longshot, Rogue, Storm

Heavy Metal
Source: Avengers v1 290 (4/88)
Scheme: Unleash the Power of the Cosmic Cube
Mastermind: Nimrod Super-Sentinel
Villains: Masters of Evil, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Captain America Secret Avenger, Dr.
Strange (fill-in for Dr. Druid), Namor the Sub-Mariner, Stingray

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Armor Wars
Source: Iron Man v1 231 (6/88)
Scheme: Mass Produce War Machine Armor
Mastermind: Uru-Enchanted Iron Man (fill-in for Super Armor)
Villains: Masters of Evil
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger, Iron Man, Superior Iron Man

Earthfall
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 234 (9/88)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of the Skrull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for S’ym)
Villains: Skrulls, Underworld
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Evolutionary War part 1


Source: Amazing Spider-Man Annual v1 22 (9/88)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer
Heroes: Daredevil, Man-Thing, Speedball, Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen

Evolutionary War part 2


Source: West Coast Avengers Annual 3 (10/88)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister (fill-in for High Evolutionary)
Villains: Marauders, Goliath (captured)
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer x3
Heroes: Black Widow (fill-in for Mockingbird), Moon Knight, Tigra

Evolutionary War part 3


Source: Avengers Annual v1 17 (11/88)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister (fill-in for High Evolutionary)
Villains: Marauders, Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Captain America Secret Avenger, Falcon, Hercules, Hulk

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Secret Wars 3
Source: Fantastic Four v1 319 (10/88)
Scheme: Pull Reality into the Negative Zone
Mastermind: Mole Man
Villains: Skrulls, Subterranea
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Human Torch, Juggernaut (fill-in for She-Thing), Storm & Black Panther (fill-in for
Crystal), Superior Iron Man (fill-in for Dr. Doom), Thing

Nick Fury vs. SHIELD


Source: Nick Fury vs SHIELD 6 (11/88)
Scheme: Replace Earth’s Leaders with Killbots
Mastermind: Maria Hill (fill-in for Deltite)
Villains: SHIELD Elite
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad x3
Heroes: Agent X-13(fill-in for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine), Elsa Bloodstone (fill-in for
generic SHIELD agent), Nick Fury
NOTE: Use Madame Hydra, not Maria Hill

Welcome to Genosha
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 238 (11/88)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villans: Hydra, Limbo
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Havok, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Still Crazy After All These Years


Source: Excalibur v1 5 (2/89)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Mojoverse, Murderworld
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Captain Britain, Hulkling (fill-in for Meggan), Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Time-
Traveling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel)

Inferno part 1
Source: X-Terminators 4 (1/89)
Scheme: Transform Citizens into Demons
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for N’Astirh)
Villains: Limbo, Underworld, Jean Grey (see scheme)
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Cannonball, Forge (fill-in for Wiz Kid), Magik, Soulsword Colossus, Ultron (fill-in for
Warlock)

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Inferno part 2
Source: X-Factor v1 38 (3/89)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villains: Limbo, Underworld
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Cyclops, Dazzler, Havok, Jean Grey, Wolverine X-Men

Inferno part 3
Source: X-Factor v1 39 (4/89)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Longshot, Storm

Ladies’ Night!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 244 (5/89)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss (fill-in for M Squad)
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show, Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Dazzler, Jubilee, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm

The Light That Failed


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 247 (8/89)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Hellfire Club, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Colossus, Dazzler, Longshot, Rogue, Storm

Assassination Nation
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 325 (11/89)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Brotherhood, Hydra
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Black Widow (fill-in for Silver Sable), Captain America, Solo, Spider-Man, Symbiote
Spider-Man

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All New, All Different – Here We Go Again!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 255 (12/89)
Scheme: Detonate the Hellicarrier
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Pierce)
Villains: Sentinel Territories, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Banshee, Forge, Human Torch (fill-in for Pyro), Legion, Mystique, Polaris

Mojo Mayem
Source: Excalibur Mojo Mayhem (12/89)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Murderworld
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain Britain, Hulkling (fill-in for Meggan), Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Time-
Traveling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel)

THE 1990s
Acts of Vengeance part 1
Source: Avengers Spotlight 29 (2/90)
Scheme: Build an Underground Mega-Vault Prison
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Avengers, The Mighty
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Electro, Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Nerkkod Breaker of Oceans (for Orca), Nul Breaker
of Worlds (for Mr. Hyde), Skirn Breaker of Men

Acts of Vengeance part 2


Source: Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 13 (1/90)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Loki
Villains: Enemies of Asgard
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior x3
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent, Dr. Strange, Enchantress (fill-in for Clea)

Acts of Vengeance part 3


Source: Avengers West Coast 55 (2/90)
Scheme: Master of Tyrants
Mastermind: Loki, with Kingpin, Magneto, Red Skull
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor

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Phalkon Quest
Source: X-Men: Spotlight on… Starjammers 2 (6/90)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Deathbird
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Phoenix Force Cyclops
(fill-in for “Bald Phoenix”)

Cross-Time Caper
Source: Excalibur v1 24 (7/90)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Macho Gomez (fill-in for Gatecrasher)
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Great Lakes Avengers, Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Captain Britain, Hulking (fill-in for Meggan), Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Time-
Traveling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel)

Of Crowns and Horns


Source: Daredevil v1 282 (7/90)
Scheme: Weave a Web of Lies
Mastermind: Mephisto
Villains: Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers x3
Heroes: Daredevil, Shang-Chi (fill-in for Karnak), Silver Surfer

Darker than Scarlet


Source: Avengers West Coast 62 (9/90)
Scheme: The Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Masters of Evil WWII, Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger (fill-in for USAgent), Forge (fill-in for Henry Pym),
Groot (fill-in for Wonder Man), Hawkeye, Iron Man

Streets of Poison
Source: Captain America v2 378 (10/90)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Kingpin, with Red Skull
Villains: Streets of New York
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America, Daredevil

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X-Tinction Agenda
Source: X-Factor v1 62 (1/91)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Cameron Hodge)
Villains: Hydra, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Cyclops, Havok, Jean Grey, X-23 (fill-in for Wolfsbane), Wolverine X-Men

Crossroads
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 274 (3/91)
Scheme: Massive Earthquake Generator
Mastermind: Magneto (fill-in for Zaladane)
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Bob Agent of Hydra (fill-in for Yuri Semyanov), Kraven (fill-in for Ka-Zar), Magneto,
Nick Fury, Rogue

The Path Not Taken!


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 277 (6/91)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of the Skrull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Deathbird
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Banshee, Forge, Gambit, Jubilee, Storm

The Promethium Exchange


Source: Excalibur v1 39 (7/91)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Defenders, Marvel Knights, Underworld
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain Britain, Groot (fill-in for Wonder Man), Hulkling (fill-in for Meggan), Iron
Man, Nightcrawler

Endgame
Source: X-Factor v1 68 (7/91)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Heralds of Galactus
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Angel, Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey

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Muir Island Saga
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 280 (9/91)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Shadow-X, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Professor X, Storm

The Summers Rebellion


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 292 (11/91)
Scheme: Mutant Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Marauders, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Mandroid, Sentinel
Heroes: Bishop, Black Swan (fill-in for Layla Miller), Cyclops, Proxima Midnight (fill-in for
Hecat’e), Ruby Summers

Sabotage
Source: X-Force v1 4 (11/91)
Scheme: Detonate the Helicarrier
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (fill-in for Juggernaut)
Villains: Brotherhood, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Spider-Slayers
Heroes: Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Longhsot (fill-in for Shatterstar), Spider-Man, Symbiote
Spider-Man

Infinity Gauntlet
Source: Infinity Gauntlet 6 (12/91)
Scheme: Forge the Infinity Gauntlet – 3 players
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Infinity Gems, Kree Starforce
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Drax the Destroyer, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor

Hearts of Darkness
Source: Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (12/91)
Scheme: Enthrone the Barons of Battleworld
Mastermind: Mephisto
Villains: Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers x3
Heroes: Ghost Rider, Punisher, Wolverine X-Force

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The Crunch Conundrum
Source: Wolverine v2 53 (4/92)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Jubilee (captured)
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos x3
Heroes: Dr. Strange (fill-in for Spiral), Mystique, Wolverine X-Force

Operation: Galactic Storm


Source: Avengers v1 347 (5/92)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Hercules, Iron Man, Thor, Vision

Winner Loses All


Source: Excalibur v1 50 (5/92)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Dr. Strange (fill-in for Necrom)
Villains: Defenders, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Captain Britain, Hulkling (fill-in for Meggan), Kitty Pryde, Phoenix (fill-in for Rachel),
Tigra (fill-in for Kylun)

A Sinister Duo
Source: X-Factor v1 78 (5/92)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Stryfe with Mr. Sinister
Villains: Marauders, MLF
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar (fill-in for Quicksilver), Havok, Juggernaut (fill-in for Strong Guy),
Polaris, X-23 (fill-in for Wolfsbane)

The X-Men vs. the X-Men! (Again)


Source: X-Men v2 8 (5/92)
Scheme: Graduation at Xavier’s X-Academy
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Uncanny Avengers, X-Men ‘92
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Angel, Bishop, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm

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Revenge of the Sinister Six part 1
Source: Spider-Man v1 23 (6/92)
Scheme: Deadlands Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Spider-Queen (fill-in for Spider-Man)
Villains: Spider-Friends, Wasteland
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Angel (fill-in for Vulture), Dr. Octopus, Electro, Green Goblin (fill-in for Hobgoblin),
Mysterio

Revenge of the Sinister Six part 2


Source: Spider-Man v1 23 (6/92)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Mysterio
Villains: Hydra, Modified Sinister Six (Emissaries of Evil (Electro x2), Sinister Six (Hobgoblin,
Sandman, Vulture x2), Spider-Foes (Dr. Octopus x2)), Subterranea
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Ghost Rider, Hulk, Invisible Woman, Peter Parker, Solo

The Not So Big Easy


Source: Ghost Rider v3 27 (7/92)
Scheme: Alien Brood Encounters
Mastermind: Spider-Queen (fill-in for Brood Queen)
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Brood, Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Dr. Punisher Soldier Supreme (fill-in for Blaze), Gambit, Ghost Rider, Wolverine X-
Force, Wolverine X-Men

Where Happy Little Bluebirds Fly


Source: X-Men v2 11 (8/92)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, X-Men ‘92
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Dazzler, Jubilee, Longshot, Psylocke, Rogue

Man and Wolf


Source: Captain America v2 407 (9/92)
Scheme: The Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Nightshade)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Underworld, Captain America (14 hero cards)
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Cable, Dr. Strange (fill-in for Dr. Druid), Moon Knight (fill-in for Moonhunter),
Wolverine X-Force, X-23 (fill-in for Wolfsbane)

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Skullduggery
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 367 (10/92)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Modified Taskmaster Team (Avengers (Captain America x1), Deadpool’s “Friends”
(Taskmaster x2), Manhattan Earth-1610 (Ultimate Captain America x1), Superhuman
Registration Act (Iron Spider x2), Wasteland (Wasteland Hawkeye x2))
Henchmen: Cape-Killers x3
Heroes: Solo, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Future Imperfect
Source: Hulk: Future Imperfect (12/92)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (for Maestro)
Villains: Radiation, Wasteland
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Elektra (fill-in for Janis), Hulk, Nul Breaker of Worlds

What Goes Around…


Source: Wolverine v2 64 (12/92)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Shiva)
Villains: Brotherhood
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Jubilee, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

X-Cutioner’s Song
Source: X-Force v1 18 (1/93)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Stryfe
Villains: Four Horsemen, MLF, Cyclops (captured)
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Angel, Bishop, Cable, Havok, Iceman

The Death of Vermin


Source: Spectacular Spider-Man v2 196 (2/93)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Magma Men x3
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

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Arkon’s Asylum
Source: Avengers v1 359 (2/93)
Scheme: Flood the Planet with Melted Glaciers
Mastermind: Red Skull (fill-in for Anskar)
Villains: Hydra, Subterranea
Henchmen: Multiple Man (for Polemachan Priests)
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent, Black Widow, Hercules, Storm & Black Panther (fill-in for
Crystal), Vision

The Heart of Darkness


Source: Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 50 (2/93)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Dormammu)
Villains: Subterranea, Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Enchantress (fill-in for Clea), Ghost Rider, Hulk, Silver Surfer

Final Retribution
Source: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD v2 47 (5/93)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra, MLF
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Agent X-13 (fill-in for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine), Elsa Bloodstone (fill-in for Dum-
Dum Dugan), Nick Fury, Solo, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

Legacies
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 300 (5/93)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Stryfe (fill-in for Fabian Cortez)
Villains: MLF, Underworld
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Bishop, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

The Legacy Virus


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 302 (7/93)
Scheme: The Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Fitzroy)
Villains: Brotherhood, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Bishop, Colossus, Forge, Iceman, Jean Grey

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Maximum Carnage
Source: Spider-Man Unlimited v1 2 (8/93)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Carnage
Villains: Maximum Carnage, Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man, Venom

Fatal Attractions
Source: X-Men v2 25 (10/93)
Scheme: Nuclear Armageddon
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, MLF
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Gambit, Jean Grey, Professor X, Rogue, Wolverine X-Force

Blood Lines
Source: Avengers v1 369 (12/93)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Apocalypse (fill-in for Exodus)
Villains: Four Horsemen, MLF
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Captain America, Cyclops, Professor
X, Storm

Siege of Darkness
Source: Midnight Sons Unlimited (1/94)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Zombie Green Goblin (fill-in for Zarathos)
Villains: Deadlands, Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Blade, Dr. Punisher Soldier Supreme (fill-in for Blaze), Dr. Strange, Elsa Bloodstone
(fill-in for Victoria Montesi), Ghost Rider

Smells Like Teen Spirit


Source: Marvel Comics Presents v1 163 (9/94)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (fill-in for Dr. Yesterday)
Villains: MLF, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain and the Devil, Luke Cage (fill-in for Rage), Slapstick, Speedball, Stingray (fill-
in for Turbo)

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Phalanx Covenant part 1
Source: X-Men v2 37 (10/94)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Harvest)
Villains: Sentinel Territories, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Banshee, Emma Frost, Jubilee, Magik (fill-in for Blink), Sabretooth

Phalanx Covenant part 2


Source: Cable v1 16 (10/94)
Scheme: Pan-Dimensional Plague
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Hodge?)
Villains: Sentinel Territories, X-Men ‘92
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Cable, Cyclops, Forge, Jean Grey, Wolverine X-Men

The Next Generation


Source: Captain America v2 433 (11/94)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Black Cat (fill-in for Diamondback), Captain America Secret Avenger, Iron Fist (fill-in
for Free Spirit)

Deep Six
Source: Namor the Sub-Mariner 59 (2/95)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (fill-in for Abomination)
Villains: Avengers, Radiation
Henchmen: Cape-Killers x3
Heroes: Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nerkkod Breaker of Oceans (fill-in for Tiger Shark), Stingray

Legion Quest
Source: X-Men v2 41 (2/95)
Scheme: Go Back in Time to Slay Heroes’ Ancestors
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Legion)
Villains: Brotherhood, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Bishop, Cable, Domino, Iceman, Jean Grey, Magneto, Professor X, Storm

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Age of Apocalypse part 1 – Sinister Bloodlines
Source: Tales from the Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodlines (roughly) (1997)
Scheme: Alien Brood Encounters
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Domain of Apocalypse, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Brood, Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Beast Illuminati, Cannonball, Cyclops, Havok

Age of Apocalypse part 2 – Weapon X


Source: Weapon X v1 2 (4/95)
Scheme: Crush Hydra
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man (fill-in for Pierce)
Villains: Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sentinel x3
Heroes: Jean Grey, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

Age of Apocalypse part 3 – Gambit & the X-Ternals


Source: Gambit & the X-Ternals 3 (5/95)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: King Hyperion
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Shi’ar Imperial Guard,
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Gambit, Jubilee, Juggernaut (fill-in for Guido), Magik (fill-in for Lila Cheney), Thing
(fill-in for Sunspot)

Age of Apocalypse part 4 – Astonishing X-Men


Source: Astonishing X-Men v1 4 (6/95)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Holocaust)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Kree Starforce
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Human Torch (fill-in for Sunfire), Magik (fill-in for Blink), Rogue, Sabretooth,
Slapstick (fill-in for Morph)

Age of Apocalypse part 5 – Generation Next


Source: Generation Next 4 (6/95)
Scheme: Rescue Baby Hope
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Sugar Man)
Villains: Subterranea, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Greithoth Breaker of Wills (fill-in for Vincente),
Havok (fill-in for Chamber), Legion (fill-in for Husk)

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Age of Apocalypse part 6 – X-Calibre
Source: X-Calibre 4 (6/95)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Deadpool’s Friends, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Black Swan (fill-in for Switchback), Juggernaut, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Psylocke (fill-
in for Damask)

Age of Apocalypse part 7 – X-Man


Source: X-Man 4 (6/95)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Marauders
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Banshee (fill-in for Sonique), Cable, Cannonball (fill-in for Sauron), Forge, Mysterio
(fill-in for Mastermind)

Age of Apocalypse part 8 – Factor X


Source: Factor X 4 (6/95)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Elite Mutant Force (Hellfire Club (Emma Frost White Queen x2), Mojoverse
(Warwolves x2), Registration Enforcers (Micromax x2), Uncanny Avengers (Havok x2),
Utopolis (Dr. Spectrum x3, Whizzer x2), X-Men First Class (Beast x2), X-Men Noir (Henry
“Beast” McCoy))
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Angel, Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde (fill-in for Jesse Bedlam), Cyclops, Emma Frost (fill-in
for Terry Bedlam), Jean Grey

Age of Apocalypse part 9 – Amazing X-Men


Source: Amazing X-Men v1 4 (6/95)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Loki (fill-in for Abyss)
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders, Bishop (captured)
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Banshee, Dazzler, Iceman, Ruby Summers (fill-in for Bennet), Storm

Age of Apocalypse part 10 – Endings


Source: X-Men: Omega (6/95)
Scheme: Nuclear Armageddon
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Dark Descendants, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Bishop, Cable, Gambit, Magneto, Rogue

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Victims
Source: Wolverine/Gambit: Victims 4 (12/95)
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Gambit, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

Meeting the Maker


Source: X-Factor v1 121 (4/96)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Loki (fill-in for Adversary)
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Underworld
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Forge, Mystique, Polaris, Sabretooth, Wolverine X-Force (fill in for Wild Child)

Onslaught part 1
Source: Onslaught X-Men (8/96)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Onslaught
Villains: Brotherhood, Dark Descendants
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Bishop, Cannonball, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey

Onslaught part 2
Source: Excalibur v1 100 (8/96)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Mephisto
Villains: Hellfire Club, Underworld
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Enchantress (fill-in for Daytripper), Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, X-23 (fill-in for
Wolfsbane), Ultron (fill-in for Douglock)

Onslaught part 3
Source: X-Force v1 57 (8/96)
Scheme: Sinister Ambition
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Dark Descendants, Marauders
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Banshee (fill-in for Siryn), Domino, Longshot (fill-in for Shatterstar), Ruby Summers
(fill-in for Nate Grey), Thing (fill-in for Sunspot)

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Onslaught part 4
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 336 (9/96)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Onslaught
Villains: Dark Descendants, Radiation, Professor X (bystander)
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Cable, Cyclops, Invisible Woman, Magneto (fill-in for Joseph), Thor

Onslaught part 5
Source: X-Factor v1 126 (9/96)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Dark Beast)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Zola’s Creations, Beast X-Men (captured)
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Dazzler (fill-in for Shard), Forge, Mystique, Polaris, Sabretooth

Onslaught part 6
Source: Onslaught: Marvel (10/96)
Scheme: Invincible Force Field
Mastermind: Epic Onslaught
Villains: Dark Descendants, Heralds of Galactus
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Hulk, Rogue, Superior Iron Man (fill-in for Dr. Doom), Vision, Wolverine X-Men

Sideshow
Source: Spider-Man Team-Up 5 (12/96)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Kingpin (fill-in for local mob boss)
Villains: Streets of New York
Henchmen: Circus of Crime x3
Heroes: Gambit, Howard the Duck, Scarlet Spider

Clone Saga
Source: Spider-Man v1 75 (12/96)
Scheme: The Clone Saga
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Spider Slayers x3
Heroes: Peter Parker, Scarlet Spider, Symbiote Spider-Man

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Caught Between a Duck and a Hard Place
Source: Ghost Rider v3 82 (2/97)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Blackheart)
Villains: Limbo, Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Captain and the Devil, Dr. Punisher Soldier Supreme (fill-in for Blaze), Enchantress
(fill-in for Jennifer Hale) Ghost Rider, Howard the Duck

Deluge
Source: Sensational Spider-Man v1 15 (4/97)
Scheme: Flood the Planet with Melted Glaciers
Mastermind: Maria Hill (fill-in for SHIELD bureaucrat)
Villains: SHIELD Elite, Subterranea
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Elektra (fill-in for Shanna), Hulk, Kraven the Hunter (fill-in for Ka-Zar), Spider-Man,
Symbiote Spider-Man

Where No X-Man Has Gone Before


Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 344 (5/97)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Phalanx, Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Bishop, Gambit, Magneto (fill-in for Joseph), Rogue

Games of Deceit & Death


Source: X-Men v2 64 (5/97)
Scheme: Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Hellfire Club, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Cannonball, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Broken Vows
Source: Excalibur v1 110 (7/97)
Scheme: Master the Mysteries of Kung Fu
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng-Zhu (fill-in for Crimson Dawn)
Villains: K’un-Lun, Mojoverse
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Captain Britain, Colossus, Hulkling (fill-in for Meggan), Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler

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Heroes and Villains
Source: Heroes for Hire v1 3 (7/97)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Stryfe (fill-in for Master of the World)
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, MLF
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Hercules, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Tigra
(fill-in for White Tiger mutate)

Operation: Zero Tolerance


Source: X-Men v2 59 (11/97)
Scheme: Mutant-Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Nimrod Super-Sentinel
Villains: SHIELD Elite
Henchmen: Mandroid x3, Sentinel
Heroes: Iceman, Invisible Woman (fill-in for Cecilia Reyes), X-23 (fill-in for Marrow)

Hunt for Xavier


Source: X-Men v2 84 (2/98)
Scheme: X-Men Danger Room Goes Berserk
Mastermind: Professor X (fill-in for Cerebro)
Villains: Brotherhood, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Colossus & Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Professor X, Rogue, X-23 (fill-in for Marrow)

Cat & Mouse


Source: Sensational Spider-Man v1 30 (8/98)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Murderworld
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer x3
Heroes: Black Cat, Peter Parker, Symbiote Spider-Man

Psi-War
Source: X-Men v2 78 (8/98)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Radiation, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Cannonball, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine X-Men, X-23 (fill-in for Marrow)

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Dead Reckoning
Source: Deadpool v3 25 (3/99)
Scheme: Deadpool Writes a Scheme
Mastermind: Macho Gomez (fill-in for Tiamat)
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Skrulls
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Captain America, Captain America 1941, Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Elsa
Bloodstone (fill-in for Expediter)

Magneto War
Source: X-Men v2 87 (5/99)
Scheme: Invincible Force Field
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Gambit, Magneto (fill-in for Joseph), Professor X, Rogue, Wolverine X-Men

Guardian Devil
Source: Daredevil v2 8 (6/99)
Scheme: Weave a Web of Lies
Mastermind: Mysterio
Villains: Streets of New York
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Black Widow, Daredevil, Dr. Strange

The Freaks Come Out at Night


Source: Wolverine v2 139 (6/99)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Arnim Zola
Villains: Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Cable, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

The Battle for Imperion City


Source: Avengers v3 18 (7/99)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Loki (fill-in for Vizier)
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, MLF
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent, Skirn Breaker of Men (fill-in for Thundra), Thor, Vision,
Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)

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Eve of Destruction
Source: X-Men v2 90 (7/99)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Galactus
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Colossus & Wolverine, Gambit, Kitty Pryde, Professor X, X-23 (fill-in for Marrow)

Metal Works
Source: X-Men 1999 (8/99)
Scheme: Replace Earth’s Leaders with Killbots
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Colossus, Nick Fury, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Ultron (fill-in for Machine Man)

Ultron Unlimited
Source: Avengers v3 22 (10/99)
Scheme: Replace Earth’s Leaders with Killbots
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Ultron)
Villains: Deadlands, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Black Panther, Captain America, Human Torch (fill-in for Firestar), Iron Man, Thor

Hidden Lives
Source: X-Men v2 94 (11/99)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of the Skrull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Mysterio (fill-in for Skrull Mesmero)
Villains: Sinister Six, Skrulls
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Kitty Pryde, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Rogue

THE 2000s
Apocalypse: The Twelve
Source: X-Men v2 97 (2/00)
Scheme: Fountain of Eternal Life
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Bishop, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Magneto, Polaris

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Uptown
Source: Black Panther v3 17 (4/00)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Nightshade)
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Heroes for Hire
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Black Panther, Falcon, Goliath, Iron Fist, Luke Cage Noir

The Cruelest Cut


Source: X-Men v2 102 (7/00)
Scheme: Bathe the Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Marauders, MLF
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Colossus & Wolverine, Invisible Woman (fill-in for Cecelia Reyes), Nightcrawler,
Psylocke, Rogue

Slayers to the Left of Me…


Source: Amazing Spider-Man v2 21 (9/00)
Scheme: Invade the Daily Bugle News HQ
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man (fill-in for Alistair Smythe)
Villains: Spider-Foes
Henchmen: Spider Slayers x9
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Crimson Pirates
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 385 (10/00)
Scheme: Imprison Unregistered Superhumans
Mastermind: Mojo (fill-in for Tullamore Voge)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Mojoverse
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cable, Gambit, Jean Grey, Storm

Maximum Security
Source: Maximum Security 3 (1/01)
Scheme: Negative Zone Prison Breakout
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Villains: Kree Starforce, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos, Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger (fill-in for U.S.Agent), Human Torch, Invisible
Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Thing

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Dream’s End
Source: X-Men v2 108 (1/01)
Scheme: The Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Stryfe
Villains: Brotherhood, MLF
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Bishop, Cable, Prof. X, Rogue, Wolverine X-Force

Escape the Cage


Source: Wolverine v2 164 (6/01) – weakly
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Uncanny Avengers, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Juggernaut, Kingpin (fill-in for Silvermane), Mystique, Sabretooth, Skadi (fill-in for
Skulls)

Everything Dies
Source: Marvel Knights v1 14 (8/01)
Scheme: Master the Mysteries of Kung-Fu
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu
Villains: K’un-Lun, Maximum Carnage
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Daredevil, Luke Cage, Moon Knight, Punisher, Shang-Chi

Destiny
Source: X-Treme X-Men v1 3 (9/01)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu (fill-in for Vargas)
Villains: Hydra, K’un-Lun, MLF
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Bishop, Emma Frost (fill-in for Sage), Human Torch (fill-in for Neal Shaara), Rogue,
Storm

Queen of Shadows
Source: X-Treme X-Men 2001 (2/02)
Scheme: Negative Zone Prison Breakout
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Marauders, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Mandroid, Phalanx
Heroes: Bishop, Gambit, Human Torch (fill-in for Neal Shaara), Rogue, Storm

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Imperial
Source: New X-Men v1 126 (7/02)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Professor X (fill-in for Cassandra Nova)
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, X-Men First Class, Professor X (captured)
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Wolverine X-Men

X-Corps
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 406 (7/02)
Scheme: Dark Reign of H.A.M.M.E.R. Officers
Mastermind: Mysterio (fill-in for Martinique)
Villains: Brotherhood, Sinister Six
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Angel, Banshee, Jubilee, Iceman, Nightcrawler

Invasion
Source: X-Treme X-Men v1 16 (9/02)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for Khan)
Villains: K’un-Lun, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commados, Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Bishop, Cannonball (fill-in for Lifeguard), Emma Frost (fill-in for Sage), Human Torch
(fill-in for Neal Shaara), Storm

Out
Source: Daredevil v2 37 (11/02)
Scheme: Reveal Heroes’ Secret Identities
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Emissaries of Evil, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Black Widow, Daredevil, Daredevil Iron Fist, Elektra, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Peter
Parker

Thor, Lord of Asgard


Source: Thor v2 58 (3/03)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Odin
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Manhattan (Earth-1610)
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Enchantress, Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Iron Man, Loki, Superior Iron Man (fill-in for
Dr. Doom)

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X-Treme Schism
Source: X-Treme X-Men v1 23 (5/03)
Scheme: X-Men Danger Room Goes Berserk
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Elias Bogan)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Bishop, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Professor X, Storm

Red Zone
Source: Avengers v3 70 (10/03)
Scheme: The Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Black Panther, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hercules (fill-in for She-Hulk), Iron
Man

God Loves, Man Kills II


Source: X-Treme X-Men v1 30 (10/03)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Maria Hill (fill-in for Rev. Stryker)
Villains: SHIELD Elite, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Bishop, Cannonball, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

The Draco
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 434 (1/04)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Azazel)
Villains: Four Horsemen, Underworld
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Iceman, Juggernaut, Nightcrawler, Polaris

Planet X
Source: New X-Men v1 150 (2/04)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Magneto (actually Xorn)
Villains: Brotherhood, MLF
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Wolverine X-Men

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Prisoner of Fire
Source: X-Treme X-Men v1 45 (6/04)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Elias Bogan)
Villains: Shadow-X, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Bishop, Cannonball, Emma Frost (fill-in for Sage), Gambit, Rogue

Samaritan
Source: Thanos 12 (9/04)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Galactus
Villains: Infinity Gems
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Drax the Destroyer (fill-in for Gladiator), Star-Lord, Thanos

Avengers vs. Thunderbolts


Source: Avengers/Thunderbolts 6 (9/04)
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Thunderbolts
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Vison, Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)

Gifted
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 6 (12/04)
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for Ord)
Villains: Radiation, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine X-Men

Identity Disc
Source: Identity Disc 5 (12/04)
Scheme: The Traitor
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Avengers, Spider-Friends, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Bullseye, Deadpool, Green Goblin (fill-in for Vulture), Juggernaut, Sabretooth

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Sidekicks
Source: Young Avengers v1 6 (9/05) – before New Avengers v1 1
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (fill-in for Kang)
Villains: Radiation, Sentinel Territories, Skrulls
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Hulkling, Patriot, Stature, Vision (as Iron Lad), Wiccan

Breakout!
Source: New Avengers v1 1 (1/05)
Scheme: Negative Zone Prison Breakout
Mastermind: Carnage
Villains: Emissaries of Evil, Maximum Carnage
Henchmen: Circus of Crime, Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Captain America, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Peter Parker, Spider-Woman

Heroes and Villains


Source: X-Men v2 164 (1/05)
Scheme: Detonate the Helicarrier
Mastermind: Apocalypse (fill-in for Exodus)
Villains: Brotherhood, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Gambit, Havok, Juggernaut, Polaris, Wolverine X-Men

The Burnt Offering


Source: Cable/Deadpool 10 (2/05)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Stryfe (fill-in for Cable)
Villains: Heroes for Hire, MLF
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Cyclops, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Domino, Silver Surfer, Solo

Chasing Hellfire
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 454 (3/05)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Kingpin (fill-in for Sebastian Shaw)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Bishop, Nightcrawler, Storm, Time-Travelling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel), Wolverine
X-Men

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Saturday Night Fever
Source: Excalibur v3 10 (4/05)
Scheme: Mutant Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Sugar Man)
Villains: Brotherhood
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates x3, Sentinels
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Magneto, Professor X

Thirty Pieces
Source: Cable/Deadpool 13 (5/05)
Scheme: Deadpool Wants a Chimichanga
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Thunderbolts
Henchmen: MODOKs x3
Heroes: Cable, Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money

Last Stand
Source: Marvel Knights Spider-Man 12 (5/05)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: modified Sinister Twelve (Emissaries of Evil (Electro x2), Sinister Six (Chameleon,
Sandman, Shocker x2, Vulture x2), Spider-Foes (Lizard x2, Venom x2), Streets of New York
(Hammerhead x2, Tombstone x2))
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Black Cat, Daredevil, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man

Dangerous
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 12 (8/05)
Scheme: X-Men Danger Room Goes Berserk
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Sentinel Territories, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Colossus & Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde,

Mojo Rising
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 461 (8/05)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Bishop, Juggernaut, Psylocke, Storm, Time-Travelling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel)

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House of M
Source: House of M 7 (11/05)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Cloak & Dagger, Dr. Strange, Emma Frost, Hawkeye, Wolverine X-Force

Nextwave
Source: Nextwave 1 (1/06)
Scheme: The Unbreakable Enigma Code
Mastermind: Nick Fury (fill-in for Dirk Anger)
Villains: Avengers, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Captain Britain (fill-in for The Captain), Dazzler (fill-in for Rambeau), Elsa Bloodstone,
Jubilee (fill-in for Boom-Boom), Ultron (fill-in for Machine Man)

Fun ‘n’ Games


Source: Thing v2 3 (3/06)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Radiation
Henchmen: Mandroid x3
Heroes: Dr. Octopus (fill-in for Constrictor), Moon Knight (fill-in for Nighthawk), Thing

Blood of Apocalypse
Source: X-Men v2 186 (7/06)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, MLF
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Cyclops, Havok, Iceman, Mystique, Rogue

The New Exiles


Source: Exiles v1 86 (11/06)
Scheme: The Fountain of Eternal Life
Mastermind: Evil Deadpool
Villains: Cross-Dimensional Wolverines (Domain of Apocalypse (Apocalyptic Weapon X x2),
Sentinel Territories (Wolverine of Future Past x2), Uncanny Avengers (Wolverine x2), X-Men
’92 (’92 Wolverine x2)
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates x3
Heroes: Old Man Logan, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

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Torn
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 18 (12/06)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime
Villains: Hellfire Club, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Colossus, Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine X-Men

Claws
Source: Claws 3 (12/06)
Scheme: Build an Underground Mega-Vault Prison
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Sinister Six
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates x3
Heroes: Black Cat, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

Civil War part 1


Source: Wolverine v3 47 (12/06)
Scheme: Nitro the Supervillain Threatens Crowds
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Walter Declun)
Villains: Heroes for Hire
Henchmen: Mandroid x3
Heroes: Namor the Sub-Mariner, Speedball, Wolverine X-Force

Civil War part 2


Source: Civil War v1 2 (8/06)
Scheme: Imprison Unregistered Superhumans
Mastermind: Maria Hill
Villains: SHIELD Elite, Superhuman Registration Act
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger, Hulkling, Patriot, Stature, Wiccan

Civil War part 3


Source: Thunderbolts v1 104 (9/06)
Scheme: Reveal Heroes’ Secret Identities
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Thunderbolts
Henchmen: Spider-Slayer
Heroes: Cable, Captain America Secret Avengers, Cloak & Dagger, Daredevil Iron Fist, Falcon,
Goliath, Hercules

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Civil War part 4
Source: Civil War v1 4 (11/06)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man
Villains: Custom Pro-Registration (Ragnarok Mastermind Tactic x4, Avengers (Wasp x2),
Thunderbolts (Radioactive Man x2)), Superhuman Registration Act
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger, Cloak & Dagger, Falcon, Goliath, Hercules

Civil War part 5


Source: Heroes for Hire v2 2 (11/06)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Misty Knight
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Heroes for Hire,
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger, Falcon, Luke Cage, Tigra

Civil War part 6


Source: Civil War: X-Men 4 (12/06)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Ragnarok
Villains: Great Lakes Avengers, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Iceman

Civil War part 7


Source: Civil War v1 5 (11/06)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Superhuman Registration Act (replace Iron Spider with Green
Goblin from Spider-Foes)
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Peter Parker, Punisher

Civil War part 8


Source: Captain America v5 24 (1/07)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Maria Hill
Villains: Hydra, SHIELD Elite
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Agent X-13 (fill-in for Sharon Carter), Captain America Secret Avenger, Nick Fury,
Winter Soldier

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Civil War part 9
Source: Iron Man v4 14 (1/07)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Custom Secret Avengers (Avengers (Captain America x1), Defenders (Iron Fist x2,
Luke Cage x2), Marvel Knights (Black Panther x2, Punisher x2), The Mighty (Iron Fist x1),
Spider-Friends (Spider-Man x2), Superhuman Registration Act (Iron Spider x2), Uncanny X-
Men (Storm x2))
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Bishop, Captain Marvel, Superior Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic

Civil War part 10


Source: Black Panther v3 25 (4/07)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Ragnarok
Villains: Registration Enforcers, Superhuman Registration Act (replace Iron Spider with Flatman
from Great Lakes Avengers)
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Black Panther, Hercules, Invisible Woman, Storm, Storm & Black Panther

Civil War part 11


Source: Civil War v1 7 (1/07)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Superhuman Registration Act (replace Iron Spider with Wasp
from Avengers), Thunderbolts
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avengers, Cloak & Dagger, Hercules, Peter Parker, Storm &
Black Panther

Annihilation
Source: Annihilation 6 (3/07)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Spider-Queen (fill-in for Annihilus)
Villains: Kree Starforce, Skrulls
Henchmen: Brood (in KO pile), Spider-Infected
Heroes: Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Silver Surfer, Star-Lord, Thanos

Ahead of the Curve


Source: Heroes for Hire v2 10 (7/07)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Mole Man (as generic presence behind Savage Land monsters)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Subterranea, Captain and the Devil (captured)
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Black Cat, Black Widow (fill-in for Misty Knight), Elektra (fill-in for Colleen Wing),
Shang-Chi, Solo (fill-in for Paladin)

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Rise and Fall of the Shi’ar Empire
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 486 (7/07)
Scheme: The God Emperor of Battleworld
Mastermind: Deathbird
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Drax the Destroyer (fill-in for Warpath), Havok, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Time-Travelling
Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel)

Marvel Zombies
Source: Black Panther v4 30 (10/07)
Scheme: Pan-Dimensional Plague
Mastermind: Zombie Green Goblin
Villains: Deadlands, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Black Panther, Human Torch, Storm, Storm & Black Panther, Thing

Band of (Oh) Brothers


Source: Cable and Deadpool 45 (11/07)
Scheme: Change the Outcome of World War II
Mastermind: Arnim Zola
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil WWII, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Bob Agent of Hydra, Captain America 1941, Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money,
Winter Soldier (use Hydra agents with Bob)

Blinded by the Light


Source: X-Men v2 203 (11/07)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Dark Descendants, Marauders, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Colossus, Cannonball, Iceman, Kitty Pryde, X-23

Albion
Source: New Excalibur 24 (12/07)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Avengers, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Captain Britain, Dazzler, Elsa Bloodstone (fill-in for Pete Wisdom), Juggernaut,
Nightcrawler (fill-in for Nocturne)

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World War Hulk
Source: World War Hulk 5 (1/08)
Scheme: Save Humanity
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk
Villains: Radiation, Wasteland
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Black Bolt, Dr. Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Superior Iron Man, Thing

Onslaught Reborn
Source: Onslaught Reborn 5 (2/08)
Scheme: Smash Two Dimensions Together
Mastermind: Onslaught
Villains: Dark Descendants, Enemies of Asgard, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Thing, Thor, Wolverine X-Force

Messiah Complex
Source: X-Men v2 207 (3/08)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Cable, Cyclops, Gambit, Professor X, Rogue

Savage Land
Source: Marvel Comics Presents v2 7/2 (5/08)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Roxxon)
Villains: MLF, Subterranea
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad x3
Heroes: Captain and the Devil, Elektra (fill-in for Shanna), Kraven (fill-in for Ka-Zar)

Unstoppable
Source: Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men (7/08)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree (fill-in for Kruun)
Villains: Kree Starforce, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Colossus & Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde

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Angels and Demons
Source: X-Force v3 6 (10/08)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Sentinel Territories, Underworld
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Angel, Drax the Destroyer (fill-in for Warpath), Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men,
X-23

Secret Invasion
Source: Secret Invasion 8 (1/09)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of the Skrull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Nick Fury (fill in for Dum Dum Dugan)
Villains: Avengers, Skrulls
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Green Goblin, Mr. Fantastic, Nick Fury, Thor, Winter Soldier

Original Sin
Source: Wolverine: Origins 30 (1/09)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult x3
Heroes: Professor X, Wolverine X-Force (fill-in for Daken), Wolverine X-Men

Old Ghosts
Source: X-Force v3 10 (2/09)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Marauders, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Angel, Domino, Ghost Rider, Wolverine X-Force, X-23

Worlds Apart
Source: X-Men: Worlds Apart 4 (3/09)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Shadow-X
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Black Panther, Storm, Storm & Black Panther

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Dark Reign
Source: New Avengers v1 50 (4/09)
Scheme: Dark Reign of the H.A.M.M.E.R. Agents
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man (fill-in for Iron Patriot)
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Marauders
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, Winter Soldier

Avengers the Initiative Disassembled


Source: Avengers: The Initiative 22 (4/09)
Scheme: Detonate the Helicarrier
Mastermind: Ragnarok
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Cape-Killers
Heroes: Jean Grey (fill-in for Justice), Lady Thor (fill-in for Thor Girl), Scarlet Spider (fill-in for
teenage clones), Slapstick, Tigra

Old Man Logan


Source: Wolverine v3 72 (6/09)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk
Villains: Wasteland
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Emma Frost, Hawkeye, Old Man Logan

MARVEL NOIR
Spider-Man Noir
Source: Spider-Man Noir 4 (5/09) – Set in 1933
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Man Noir, Symbiote Spider-Man

Eyes without a Face


Source: Spider-Man Noir: Eyes without a Face 4 (5/10)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Spider Foes
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir, Symbiote Spider-Man

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Liar’s Poker
Source: Daredevil Noir 4 (9/09) – Set in mid 30s??
Scheme: Five Families of Crime
Mastermind: Kingpin
Villains: Goblin’s Freak Show, Heroes for Hire, Streets of New York, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Daredevil, Daredevil Iron Fist, Daredevil Noir, Luke Cage, Luke Cage Noir

X-Men Noir
Source: X-Men Noir 4 (5/09) – Set in 1938?
Scheme: Find the Split Personality Killer
Mastermind: Magneto
Villains: Brotherhood
Henchmen: Cops x3
Heroes: Angel Noir, Daredevil Noir, Wolverine X-Force

Mark of Cain
Source: X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain 4 (5/10)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime
Villains: X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Circus of Crime x3
Heroes: Angel Noir, Luke Cage Noir, Wolverine X-Force

Iron Man Noir


Source: Iron Man Noir 4 (9/10)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Baron Heinrich Zemo
Villains: Hydra
Henchmen: Mandroid x3
Heroes: Iron Man, Iron Man Noir, Superior Iron Man

Ghost Box
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 30 (8/09)
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (fill-in for Forge)
Villains: Sinister Six, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

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Sisterhood
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 511 (8/09)
Scheme: Resurrect Heroes with the Norn Stones
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villains: Limbo, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Cyclops, Dazzler, Domino, Emma Frost, Psylocke

Messiah War
Source: X-Force v3 16 (8/09)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Stryfe, with Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, MLF
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Angel, Cable, Deadpool, Domino, Wolverine X-Force

Vampire State
Source: Captain Britain and MI13 15 (9/09)
Scheme: Deadland Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Deadlands, Monster Metropolis, Underworld
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent (fill-in for Black Knight), Blade, Captain Britain, Elsa
Bloodstone (fill-in for Pete Wisdom), Hulking (fill-in for Meggan)

War of Kings part 1


Source: Guardians of the Galaxy v2 10 (4/09)
Scheme: Negative Zone Prison Breakout
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Blastaar)
Villains: Kree Starforce, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Brood, Shi’ar Death Commandos
Heroes: Black Swan (fill-in for Mantis), Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Time-Traveling Jean
Grey (fill-in for Major Victory)

War of Kings part 2


Source: War of Kings 6 (10/09)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for Vulcan)
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Utopolis
Henchmen: Shi’ar Death Commandos, Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Black Bolt, Gamora, Havok, Maximus, Polaris

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Utopia
Source: Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (11/09)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man (fill-in for Iron Patriot)
Villains: CSA Special Marshalls, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Professor X, Wolverine X-Men, X-23

The List
Source: Dark Reign: The List (11/09)
Scheme: Sinister Ambitions
Mastermind: Dr. Strange
Villains: Defenders, The Mighty
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Emma Frost, Green Goblin, Loki, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Superior Iron Man (fill-in for
Dr. Doom)

THE 2010s
Merc with a Myth
Source: Deadpool Team-Up v2 899 (1/10)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Arcade
Villains: Murderworld
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Hercules

Powerloss
Source: New Avengers v1 60 (2/10)
Scheme: Resurrect Heroes with the Norn Stones
Mastermind: Dr. Strange (fill in for Hood)
Villains: Defenders, Emissaries of Evil
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Spider-Woman, Winter Soldier

Reborn
Source: Captain America: Reborn 6 (3/10)
Scheme: Master of Tyrants
Mastermind: Red Skull, with Arnim Zola, Charles Xavier Professor of Crime (fill-in for Dr.
Faustus), Authoritarian Iron Man (fill-in for Norman Osborn)
Villains: Hydra, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Black Widow, Falcon, Hawkeye, Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

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Necrosha
Source: X-Force v3 25 (5/10)
Scheme: Resurrect Heroes with the Norn Stones
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Selene)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Domino, Drax the Destroyer (fill-in for Warpath), Wolverine X-Force, X-23

Siege
Source: Siege v1 4 (6/10)
Scheme: Crown Thor King of Asgard
Mastermind: Odin
Villains: Avengers, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Bullseye, Green Goblin, Loki, Venom, Wolverine X-Force (fill-in for Daken)

Secret Histories
Source: Secret Avengers v1 4 (7/10)
Scheme: Infiltrate the Lair with Spies
Mastermind: Nick Fury (fill-in for Max Fury)
Villains: Hydra, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Black Widow, Lady Thor (fill-in for Valkyrie), Moon Knight, Steve
Rogers Director of SHIELD

The Gauntlet
Source: Amazing Spider-Man 637 (9/10)
Scheme: Deadlands Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Mysterio
Villains: Sinister Six, Spider-Foes, Extra Foes (Brotherhood (Juggernaut x2), Emissaries of Evil
(Rhino x2, Electro x2), Streets of New York (Hammerhead x2))
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Gwen (fill-in for Arana), Spider-Man, Spider-Woman (fill-in for
Julia Carpenter), Symbiote Spider-Man

Second Coming
Source: X-Force v3 28 (9/10)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Mojoverse, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Cable, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Ruby Summers (fill-in for Hope), Wolverine X-Force

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eXogenetic
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 35 (10/10)
Scheme: Deadlands Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Mole Man (fill-on for Kaga)
Villains: Brotherhood, Monster Metropolis, Subterranea
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Thanos Imperative part 1


Source: Thanos Imperative 1 (8/10)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Infinity Gems, Skrulls
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord

Thanos Imperative part 2


Source: Thanos Imperative 6 (1/11)
Scheme: Pull Reality into the Negative Zone
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Lord Mar-Vell)
Villains: Avengers, Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Silver Surfer, Star-Lord, Thanos

Curse of the Mutants


Source: X-Men v3 6 (2/11)
Scheme: Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Dracula)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Underworld, Jubilee
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Blade, Colossus & Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Gambit

Invaders Now!
Source: Invaders Now! 5 (3/11)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Arnim Zola
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII, Zola’s Creations,
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar (fill-in for Spitfire), Human Torch (fill-in for Hammond), Namor
the Sub-Mariner, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD, Winter Soldier

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The Apocalypse Solution
Source: Uncanny X-Force v1 4 (3/11)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Marauders
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Angel, Deadpool, Mysterio (fill-in for Fantomex), Psylocke, Wolverine X-Force

Eyes of the Dragon


Source: Secret Avengers v1 10 (4/11)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Nick Fury (fill-in for Max Fury), with Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu
Villains: Hydra, K’un-Lun
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Iron Man (fill-in for War Machine), Lady Thor (fill-in for Valkyrie), Moon Knight,
Shang-Chi, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

Violent Rejection
Source: Thunderbolts v1 153 (4/11)
Scheme: Massive Earthquake Generator
Mastermind: King Hyperion
Villains: Subterranea, Utopolis
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde (fill-in for Ghost), Captain Marvel (fill-in for Moonstone),
Juggernaut, Luke Cage, Man-Thing

Quarantine
Source: Uncanny X-Men v1 534 (4/11)
Scheme: Bathe Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Professor X (fill-in for Lobe)
Villains: Hellfire Club, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Angel, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine X-Men

The Hood and the Infinity Gems


Source: Avengers v4 12 (6/11)
Scheme: Forge the Infinity Gauntlet
Mastermind: Dr. Strange (fill-in for Hood)
Villains: Defenders, Infinity Gems
Henchmen: Maggia Goons
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nul Breaker of Worlds (fill-in for Red Hulk),
Superior Iron Man, Thor

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Badass
Source: Deadpool v4 36 (6/11)
Scheme: Everybody Hates Deadpool
Mastermind: Macho Gomez
Villains: Deadpool’s “Friends”, Great Lakes Avengers
Henchmen: Phalanx x3
Heroes: Bob Agent of Hydra, Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money

To Serve and Protect


Source: X-Men v3 10 (6/11)
Scheme: Splice Humans with Spider DNA (use Spider-Foes)
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Dark Beast)
Villains: Spider-Foes, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Emma Frost, Gambit, Peter Parker, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

Another Fine Mess


Source: Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine 6 (7/11)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Spider-Foes, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Symbiote Spider-Man, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-
Men

Onslaught Unleashed
Source: Onslaught Unleashed 4 (7/11)
Scheme: Pull Reality into the Negative Zone
Mastermind: Onslaught
Villains: Dark Descendants, Radiation
Henchmen: Cape Killers
Heroes: Agent X-13 (fill-in for Sharon Carter), Beast Illuminati, Black Widow, Moon Knight,
Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD

Meanwhile
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 42 (11/11)
Scheme: Alien Brood Encounters
Mastermind: Spider-Queen (fill-in for Brood)
Villains: Masters of Evil, Subterranea
Henchmen: Brood, Cape Killers
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Beast X-Men, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Storm

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Fear Itself
Source: Fear Itself 7/1 (12/11)
Scheme: Fear Itself
Mastermind: Uru-Enchanted Iron Man
Villains: Avengers, The Mighty
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Kuurth Breaker of Stone, Nerkkod Breaker of Oceans,
Skadi, Skirn Breaker of Men

Spider-Island
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v1 672 (12/11)
Scheme: Splice Humans with Spider DNA
Mastermind: Spider-Queen
Villains: Maximum Carnage, Sinister Six
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Agent Venom, Scarlet Spider, Spider-Man, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD,
Symbiote Spider-Man

X-Men: Schism
Source: X-Men: Schism 5 (12/11)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Kade Kilgore)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Heroes for Hire
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Cyclops, Iceman, Ruby Summers (fill-in for Hope), Wolverine X-Men

Dark Angel Saga


Source: Uncanny X-Force v1 18 (2/12)
Scheme: Smash Two Dimensions Together
Mastermind: Apocalypse (fill-in for Angel Apocalypse)
Villains: Dark Descendants, Domain of Apocalypse, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Legion (fill-in for Genesis), Mysterio (fill-in for Fantomex), Phoenix (fill-in for Jean
Grey-295), Psylocke, Wolverine Force

Everything Is Sinister!
Source: Uncanny X-Men v2 4 (3/12)
Scheme: Clone Saga
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Infinity Gems, Marauders
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Soulsword Colossus

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War Machines
Source: X-Men v3 23 (3/12)
Scheme: Mutant-Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel
Villains: Sentinel Territories, Underworld
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Domino, Drax the Destroyer (fill-in for Warpath), Psylocke, Soulsword Colossus, Storm

Otherworld
Source: Uncanny X-Force v1 22 (5/12)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Goat)
Villains: Brotherhood, Monster Metropolis, Underworld
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Captain Britain, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Psylocke, Mysterio (fill-in for Fantomex),
Wolverine X-Force

Circle of Four
Source: Venom v2 14 (5/12)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Mephisto
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Agent Venom, Dr. Punisher Soldier Supreme (fill-in for Blaze), Ghost Rider, Nul
Breaker of Worlds (fill-in for Red Hulk), X-23

Northstar
Source: Astonishing X-Men v3 50 (7/12)
Scheme: Midtown Bank Robbery
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Susan Hatchi)
Villains: Heroes for Hire, Marauders
Henchmen: Cape Killers
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Gambit, Gamora (fill-in for Warbird), Iceman, Wolverine X-Men

The Curse Is Broken


Source: X-Men v3 29 (7/12)
Scheme: Secret Invasion of the Skrull Shapeshifters
Mastermind: Deathbird (fill-in for random Skrull leader)
Villains: Imperial Guard, Skrulls
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Domino, Magik (fill-in for Pixie), Peter Parker, Storm, Thing

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Avengers vs. X-Men part 1
Source: Avengers vs. X-Men 4 (8/12)
Scheme: Avengers vs. X-Men
Mastermind: Dark Phoenix
Villains: Avengers, Uncanny X-Men
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America, Emma Frost, Hawkeye, Magik, Soulsword Colossus

Avengers vs. X-Men part 2


Source: Avengers vs. X-Men 7 (9/12)
Scheme: Last Stand at Avengers Tower
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man
Villains: Avengers, Superhuman Registration Act
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Emma Frost, Magik, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Phoenix Force Cyclops, Soulsword
Colossus

Avengers vs. X-Men part 3


Source: Avengers vs. X-Men 12 (12/12)
Scheme: Avengers vs. X-Men
Mastermind: Dark Phoenix
Villains: Defenders, Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Ship
Heroes: Captain America, Daredevil Iron Fist, Professor X, Ruby Summers (fill-in for Hope),
Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch), Wolverine X-Men

Final Execution
Source: Uncanny X-Force v1 34 (1/13)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Shadow King
Villains: Brotherhood, Shadow-X
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Deadpool Mercs for Money, Legion (fill-in for Genesis), Nightcrawler (fill-in for 295),
Psylocke, Wolverine X-Force

The Greatest Freakshow on Earth


Source: Wolverine and the X-Men v1 23 (3/13)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Shiklah Demon Bride (fill-in for Baron Maximilian von Katzenelnbogen)
Villains: Hellfire Club, Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Circus of Crime
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Iceman, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

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Rise of the Descendants
Source: Secret Avengers v1 37 (4/13)
Scheme: Replace Earth’s Leaders with Killbots
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for James Braddock Sr)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Agent Venom, Beast Illuminati, Black Widow, Captain Britain, Hawkeye

The Red Shadow


Source: Uncanny Avengers v1 4 (4/13)
Scheme: Anti-Mutant Hatred
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime (fill-in for Telepathic Red Skull)
Villains: Masters of Evil WWII, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Captain America, Havok, Rogue, Thor, Wolverine X-Force

No Quarters
Source: Thunderbolts v2 6 (5/13)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (fill-in for Madman)
Villains: Hydra, Radiation, Wasteland
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Agent Venom, Deadpool, Elektra, Nul Breaker of Worlds (fill-in for Red Hulk),
Punisher

Wanted
Source: Cable and X-Force 5 (5/13)
Scheme: Bathe Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Teresa Payton)
Villains: Heroes for Hire, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Cable, Colossus, Domino, Dr. Octopus (fill-in for Dr. Nemesis), Forge

Hell on Earth
Source: X-Factor v1 256 (7/13)
Scheme: Portals to the Dark Dimension
Mastermind: Mephisto
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Underworld
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Black Swan (fill-in for Layla Miller), Longshot, Polaris, Proxima Midnight (fill-in for
M), X-23 (fill-in for Wolfsbane)

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Age of Ultron
Source: Age of Ultron 10 (8/13)
Scheme: Go Back in Time to Slay Heroes’ Ancestors
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Ultron)
Villains: Masters of Evil, Sentinel Territories
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Beast, Captain Marvel, Invisible Woman, Moon Knight, Spider-Woman, Superior Iron
Man, Thor, Wolverine X-Force

Invasive Exotic
Source: X-Men: Legacy v2 12 (8/13)
Scheme: Cage Villains in Power Suppressing Cells
Mastermind: Shadow King (fill-in for Telepathic Red Skull)
Villains: Hydra
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Legion, Wolverine X-Men

Blind Rage
Source: Indestructible Hulk 10 (9/13)
Scheme: Steal the Weaponized Plutonium
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Hydra
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad x3
Heroes: Daredevil, Hulk, Nick Fury (fill-in for Maria Hill)

The Hellfire Saga


Source: Wolverine and the X-Men v1 35 (10/13)
Scheme: Corrupt the Next Generation of Heroes
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Master Pandemonium)
Villains: Brotherhood, Hellfire Club
Henchmen: Hellfire Cult
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Kitty Pryde, Time-Traveling Jean Grey (fill-in for Rachel), Storm,
Wolverine X-Men

This Won’t End Well


Source: Cable and X-Force 14 (11/13)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Nick Fury
Villains: Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Underworld
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Cable, Colossus, Domino, Forge, Ruby Summers (fill-in for Hope)

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Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
Source: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe 4 (10/12)
Scheme: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
Mastermind: Evil Deadpool (fill-in for Dreadpool)
Villains: X-Men ‘92
Henchmen: Multiple Man x3
Heroes: Deadpool, Man-Thing, Punisher

Deadpool Kills Deadpool


Source: Deadpool Kills Deadpool 4 (12/13)
Scheme: Everybody Hates Deadpool
Mastermind: Evil Deadpool
Villains: Evil Deadpool Corpse
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates x3
Heroes: Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Solo (fill-in for otherworld Deadpool)

Fearless Defenders
Source: Fearless Defenders 12 (12/13)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng Zhu (fill in for Zheng Bao)
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, K’un-Lun
Henchmen: Spider Infected, Hand Ninjas (in KO pile)
Heroes: Black Widow (fill-in for Misty Knight), Elsa Bloodstone, Enchantress (fill-in for Clea),
Lady Thor (fill-in for Valkyrie), Skirn Breaker of Men (fill-in for Warrior Woman)

The Arms of the Octopus


Source: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Special (12/13)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Nimrod Super Sentinel (fill-in for Doc Ock Robot)
Villains: Radiation
Henchmen: Doombot Legion x3
Heroes: Dr. Octopus, Hulk, Time-Traveling Jean Grey

Battle of the Atom


Source: X-Men: Battle of the Atom 2 (12/13)
Scheme: Go Back in Time to Slay Heroes’ Ancestors
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villains: Limbo, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes (8): Cyclops, Emma Frost, Iceman, Kitty Pryde, Magik, Time-Traveling Jean Grey,
Storm, Wolverine X-Men

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Infinity part 1
Source: Infinity 6 (1/14)
Scheme: Dark Alliance
Mastermind: Dr. Strange, with Uru-Enchanted Iron Man
Villains: Modified (Defenders (Namor x2), Marvel Knights (Black Panther x2), Sentinel
Territories (Rachel Summers of Future Past x2), Uncanny Avengers (Wolverine x2), Uncanny
X-Men (Shadowcat x2, Storm x2), X-Men First Class (Beast x2, Iceman x2))
Henchmen: Cops
Heroes: Corvus Glaive, Invisible Woman (fill-in for Ebony Maw), Maximus (fill-in for
Supergiant), Proxima Midnight, Thanos

Infinity part 2
Source: Infinity 6 (1/14)
Scheme: Secret Wars
Mastermind: Supreme Intelligence of the Kree, with King Hyperion (fill-in for Gladiator),
Spider-Queen (fill-in for Brood Queen), Carnage (fill-in for Annihilus)
Villains: Kree Star Force, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America, Magik (fill-in for Manifold), Shang-Chi, Spider-
Woman

Infinity part 3
Source: Infinity 6 (1/14)
Scheme: Bathe the Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Kree Starforce
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Thanos (fill-in for Thane), Thor

The Great Corruption


Source: Uncanny X-Force v2 15 (2/14)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Charles Xavier Professor of Crime (fill-in for Cassandra Nova)
Villains: Monster Metropolis, X-Men Noir
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Beast X-Men (fill-in for Puck), Bishop, Dr. Strange (fill-in for Spiral), Psylocke, Storm

Vendetta
Source: Uncanny X-Force v2 17 (3/14)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Stryfe,
Villains: MLF, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Cable, Colossus, Dr. Octopus (fill-in for Dr. Nemesis), Psylocke, Ruby Summers (fill-in
for Hope)

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Cataclysm
Source: Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand 5 (4/14)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Galactus
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Manhattan Earth-1610
Henchmen: Phalanx (in KO pile), Spider Slayers
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, Superior Iron Man, Ultimate
Spider-Man

The Quest for Nightcrawler


Source: Amazing X-Men v2 5 (5/14)
Scheme: X-Cutioner’s Song
Mastermind: Mephisto (fill-in for Azazel)
Villains: Kree Starforce, Underworld, Nightcrawler (captured)
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Beast X-Men, Iceman, Storm, Wolverine X-Men

The Trial of Jean Grey


Source: Guardians of the Galaxy v3 13 (5/14)
Scheme: Imprison Unregistered Superhumans
Mastermind: King Hyperion (fill-in for Gladiator)
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Utopolis
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Kitty Pryde, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Time-Traveling Jean Grey, X-23

Ghosts
Source: X-Men v4 12 (5/14)
Scheme: Resurrect Heroes with the Norn Stones
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Sisterhood of Mutants
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Jubilee, Proxima Midnight (fill-in for M), Psylocke, Storm, Time-Traveling Jean Grey
(fill-in for Rachel)

Avengers of the Supernatural


Source: Uncanny Avengers Annual (6/14)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Blade, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Nerkkod Breaker of Oceans (fill-in for
Manphibian)

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Uncanny X-Men vs. SHIELD
Source: Uncanny X-Men v3 22 (8/14)
Scheme: Infiltrate the Lair with Spies
Mastermind: Maria Hill
Villains: Brotherhood, SHIELD Elite
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Cyclops, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Magik, Magneto

A Perfect World
Source: New Avengers v3 21 (9/14)
Scheme: Smash Two Dimensions Together
Mastermind: King Hyperion
Villains: Avengers, Heralds of Galactus, Utopolis
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Black Bolt, Black Panther, Dr. Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner

World War Wendigo


Source: Amazing X-Men v2 12 (12/14)
Scheme: Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Odin (fill-in for Tanaraq)
Villains: Subterranea, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Colossus, Human Torch (fill-in for Firestar), Iceman, Storm

AXIS part 1 – The Red Supremacy


Source: Avengers & X-Men: AXIS 3 (12/14)
Scheme: Mutant-Hunting Super Sentinels
Mastermind: Onslaught
Villains: Dark Descendants, Mighty
Henchmen: Mandroid, Sentinel
Heroes: Deadpool, Enchantress, Loki, Magneto, Sabretooth

AXIS part 2 – New World Disorder


Source: Avengers & X-Men : AXIS 9 (2/15)
Scheme: Intergalactic Kree Nega-Bomb
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Avengers, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: Cape Killers
Heroes: Enchantress, Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Loki, Mystique, Sabretooth

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Planet of the Symbiotes
Source: Guardians of the Galaxy v3 23 (3/15)
Scheme: Bathe the Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Carnage (fill-in for generic symbiote)
Villains: Maximum Carnage, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Agent Venom, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Star-Lord

The Ultimate Adventure


Source: All-New X-Men v1 36 (4/15)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Brotherhood, Manhattan Earth-1610, Subterranea,
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Beast X-Men, Jean Grey, Time-Traveling Jean Grey, Ultimate Spider-Man, X-23

Spider-Verse part 1
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v3 14 (4/15)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Carnage (fill-in for Morlun)
Villains: Emissaries of Evil, Maximum Carnage, Sinister Six, Spider-Foes, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Spider-Infected, Spider Slayers
Heroes: Dr. Octopus, Peter Parker, Scarlet Spider, Symbiote Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir

Spider-Verse part 2
Source: Amazing Spider-Man v3 14 (4/15)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Carnage (fill-in for Morlun)
Villains: Emissaries of Evil, Maximum Carnage, Sinister Six, Spider-Foes, Streets of New York
Henchmen: Spider-Infected, Spider Slayers
Heroes: Silk, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Ultimate Spider-Man

Ends/Means
Source: X-Force v4 15 (4/15)
Scheme: Hidden Heart of Darkness
Mastermind: Mysterio (fill-in for Fantomex)
Villains: Mojoverse, Sinister Six
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Cable, Domino, Dr. Octopus (fill-in for Dr. Nemesis), Psylocke, X-23 (fill-in for
Marrow)

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The Once and Future Juggernaut
Source: Amazing X-Men v2 18 (5/15)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Stryfe (fill-in for Living Monolith)
Villains: Brotherhood, MLF
Henchmen: Magma Men
Heroes: Aurora & Northstar, Colossus, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Storm

The Black Vortex part 1


Source: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega (6/15)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Thanos (fill-in for Thane)
Villains: Heralds of Galactus, Infinity Gems
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Beast, Captain Marvel, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot

The Black Vortex part 2


Source: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega (6/15)
Scheme: Unite the Shards
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Gara)
Villains: Kree Star-Force, Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Magik, Star-Lord, Storm, Time-Travelling Jean Grey

Counter Evolutionary
Source: Uncanny Avengers v2 5 (7/15)
Scheme: Smash Two Dimensions Together
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister (fill-in for High Evolutionary)
Villains: Brotherhood, Marauders, Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Captain America Falcon, Rogue, Sabretooth, Vision, Wiccan (fill-in for Scarlet Witch)

Guardians Team-Up
Source: Guardians Team-Up 10 (10/15)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Macho Gomez
Villains: Kree Starforce
Henchmen: Spider-Infected x3
Heroes: Cable, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Rocket Raccoon

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Time Runs Out part 1
Source: New Avengers v3 24 (11/14)
Scheme: Smash Two Dimensions Together
Mastermind: Professor X
Villains: Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates
Heroes: Kuurth Breaker of Stone (fill-in for Terrax), Maximus, Namor the Sub-Mariner,
Proxima Midnight, Thanos

Time Runs Out part 2


Source: Avengers v5 44 (6/15)
Scheme: Avengers vs. X-Men
Mastermind: King Hyperion (fill-in for Gladiator)
Villains: Manhattan Earth-1610, Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Black Panther, Captain America Falcon, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye,
Superior Iron Man

SECRET WARS 2015


Battleworld Madness
Source: Secret Wars: Battleworld 1 (#5)
Scheme: Silence the Witnesses
Mastermind: Dr. Strange
Villains: Infernal Four (Domain of Apocalypse (Apocalyptic Weapon X x2), Marvel Knights
(Ghost Rider x2), Radiation (Maestro x2), Spider-Friends (Spider-Man x2))
Henchmen: MODOKs x3, MODOKs x6 (in Hero Deck)
Heroes: Dr. Punisher Soldier Supreme, Dr. Strange, Punisher

We Worship What We Don’t Understand


Source: Secret Wars Journal 1/2 (#14)
Scheme: The Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Apocalypse (fill-in for Khonshu)
Villains: Domain of Apocalypse, Four Horsemen, Moon Knight
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-
Men

Destabilizing Battleworld
Source: Secret Wars 4 (#52)
Scheme: Fragmented Realities
Mastermind: Dr. Strange
Villains: Guardians of Knowhere, Sentinel Territories, Wasteland
Henchmen: Ghost Racers
Heroes: Black Swan, Corvus Glaive, Kuurth Breaker of Stone (fill-in for Terrax), Maximus,
Proxima Midnight

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Master of Kung Fu
Source: Master of Kung Fu v2 4 (#115)
Scheme: Master the Mysteries of Kung-Fu
Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zhang Zhu
Villains: K’un-Lun
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas x3
Heroes: Apocalyptic Kitty Pryde, Shang-Chi, X-23 (fill-in for Wolfsbane)

Future Imperfect (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Future Imperfect 5 (#148)
Scheme: Enthrone the Barons of Battleworld
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (for Maestro)
Villains: Enemies of Asgard, Radiation
Henchmen: Asgardian Warrior
Heroes: Black Swan (fill-in for Layla Miller), Elektra (fill-in for Janis), Nightcrawler (fill-in for
Skooter), Ruby Summers, Thing

X-Men ‘92
Source: X-Men ’92 8 (#155)
Scheme: Graduation at Xavier’s X-Academy
Mastermind: Professor X (fill-in for Cassandra Nova)
Villains: X-Men ’92, Other X-Men (Uncanny Avengers (Rogue x2, Wolverine x1), Uncanny X-
Men (Storm x2), X-Men First Class (Beast x1, Cyclops x1, Jean Grey x1)
Henchmen: Sentinel
Heroes: Angel, Bishop, Cable, Deadpool, Domino

Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos


Source: Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos 4 (#162)
Scheme: Enthrone the Barons of Battleworld
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Underworld
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians x3
Heroes: Groot, Lady Thor, Storm, Superior Iron Man, Thor

Planet Hulk
Source: Planet Hulk 5 (#163)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Wasteland Hulk (for Red King)
Villains: Radiation, Wasteland
Henchmen: Savage Land Mutates x3
Heroes: Captain and the Devil, Hulk, Nul Breaker of Worlds

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Red Skull
Source: Red Skull v2 3 (#164)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Red Skull
Villains: Deadlands, Hydra
Henchmen: Sentinel, Spider-Infected (in KO pile)
Heroes: Captain Marvel (fill-in for Moonstone), Electro, Green Goblin (fill-in for Jack
O’Lantern), Magneto, Skadi (fill-in for Crossbones)

Inferno (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Inferno 5 (#185)
Scheme: Transform Citizens into Demons
Mastermind: Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen
Villains: Limbo, Magik (instead of Jean Grey)
Henchmen: Spider-Infected x3
Heroes: Colossus, Domino, Soulsword Colossus

Old Man Logan (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Old Man Logan 5 (#189)
Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Deadlands, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: Thor Corps x3
Heroes: Old Man Logan, Wolverine X-Force, Wolverine X-Men

Spider-Island (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Spider-Island 5 (#191)
Scheme: Splice Humans with Spider DNA
Mastermind: Spider-Queen
Villains: Sinister Six, Spider Friends
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Agent Venom, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Spider-Woman

Civil War (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Civil War v2 5 (#193)
Scheme: United States Split by Civil War
Mastermind: Authoritarian Iron Man
Villains: Skrulls, Superhuman Registration Act
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Captain America Falcon (fill-in for Spider-Man), Captain America
Secret Avenger, Nul Breaker of Worlds (fill-in for Hulked Wolverine), Stature

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Age of Apocalypse (Secret Wars 2015)
Source: Age of Apocalypse v2 5 (#196)
Scheme: The Legacy Virus
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Domain of Apocalypse, Four Horsemen
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Beast Illuminati, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Iceman, Phoenix
Weirdworld
Source: Weirdworld 5 (#198)
Scheme: Fear Itself
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Morgan LeFey)
Villains: Monster Metropolis
Henchmen: Magma Men x3
Heroes: Arkon the Magnificent, Howard the Duck (fill-in for Skull the Slayer), Man-Thing

Infinity Gauntlet (Secret Wars 2015)


Source: Infinity Gauntlet v2 5 (#202)
Scheme: Forge the Infinity Gauntlet
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Deadlands, Infinity Gems
Henchmen: Spider-Infected
Heroes: Captain Marvel (fill-in for Nova Corps), Gamora, Groot, Star-Lord, Thanos

Squadron Sinister
Source: Squadron Sinister 4 (#203)
Scheme: Enthrone the Barons of Battleworld
Mastermind: King Hyperion
Villains: Kree Starforce, Utopolis
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Dr. Octopus (fill-in for Wizard), Forge (fill-in for Trapster), Silver Surfer (fill-in for
Starbrand), Skirn Breaker of Men, Venom (fill-in for Sandman)

Thors
Source: Thors 4 (#204)
Scheme: Invade the Daily Bugle News HQ
Mastermind: Ragnarok
Villains: Enemies of Asgard
Henchmen: Thor Corps x3, Thor Corps x6 (in Hero Deck)
Heroes: Lady Thor, Loki, Thor

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Ultimate End
Source: Ultimate End 5 (#207)
Scheme: Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Manhattan (Earth-1610), Marvel Knights
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Iron Man, Peter Parker, Superior Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-Man

Siege of the Shield Wall


Source: Siege v2 4 (#190)
Scheme: Deadlands Hordes Charge the Wall
Mastermind: Zombie Green Goblin
Villains: Deadlands, Masters of Evil
Henchmen: Brood
Heroes: Elsa Bloodstone, Hawkeye, Phoenix Force Cyclops, Thanos, Thing

The Fall of God-Emperor Doom part 1


Source: Secret Wars 8 (#208)
Scheme: Master of Tyrants
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (with Apocalypse, Galactus, Madelyne Pryor Goblin Queen)
Villains: Four Horsemen, Limbo
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Captain Marvel, Groot, Star-Lord, Lady Thor, Thing

The Fall of God-Emperor Doom part 2


Source: Secret Wars 9 (#208)
Scheme: The God-Emperor of Battleworld
Mastermind: Dr. Doom
Villains: Deadlands, Heralds of Galactus
Henchmen: Thor Corps
Heroes: Black Panther, Forge (fill-in for Maker), Mr. Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Thanos

Start with the Impossible


Source: Ultimates v3 2 (2/16)
Scheme: The Unbreakable Enigma Code
Mastermind: Galactus
Villains: Guardians of Knowhere, Heralds of Galactus
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Cloak & Dagger (fill-in for Rambeau), Storm & Black
Panther (fill-in for Blue Marvel), Thing (fill-in for Miss America)

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Millionaire with a Mouth
Source: Deadpool v6 5 (3/16)
Scheme: Deadpool Writes a Scheme
Mastermind: Evil Deadpool (fill-in for Madcap)
Villains: Evil Deadpool Corpse, Hydra
Henchmen: Hand Ninjas
Heroes: Deadpool, Deadpool (Mercs for Money), Slapstick, Solo, Stingray

X-Haven
Source: Extraordinary X-Men 5 (3/16)
Scheme: Bathe Earth in Cosmic Rays
Mastermind: Mr. Sinister
Villains: Marauders, X-Men First Class
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Colossus, Magik, Old Man Logan, Storm, Time-Traveling Jean Grey

Lost Future
Source: Uncanny Avengers v3 4 (3/16)
Scheme: Pan-Dimensional Plague
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Shredded Man)
Villains: Underworld, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Hand Ninja
Heroes: Cable, Deadpool Merc for Money, Human Torch, Rogue, Steve Rogers Director of
SHIELD

The Magnificent Seven


Source: All-New, All-Different Avengers 6 (4/16)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (fill-in for Kang)
Villains: Sentinel Territories, Skrulls
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain America Falcon, Lady Thor, Superior Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Vision

Everything Is New
Source: New Avengers v4 6 (4/16)
Scheme: The Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride (fill-in for Morigun)
Villains: Kree Starforce, Monster Metropolis, Wiccan
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Black Bolt (fill-in for Songbird), Hawkeye, Hulkling, Iron Fist (fill-in for Power Man),
Shang-Chi (fill-in for White Tiger)

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Standoff part 1
Source: Illuminati 6 (6/16)
Scheme: Unleash the Power of the Cosmic Cube
Mastermind: Maria Hill
Villains: SHIELD Elite, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Bullseye (fill-in for Baron Zemo), Forge (fill-in for Fixer), Goliath (fill-in for Atlas),
Greithoth Breaker of Wills, Skirn Breaker of Men

Standoff part 2
Source: Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega (6/16)
Scheme: Capture Baby Hope
Mastermind: Baron Helmut Zemo
Villains: CSA Special Marshals, Thunderbolts
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Captain America Falcon, Rogue, Steve Rogers Director of SHIELD, Vision, Winter
Soldier

Spider-Women
Source: Spider-Women Omega (8/16)
Scheme: Organized Crime Wave
Mastermind: Misty Knight (fill-in for Evil Cindy Moon)
Villains: Heroes for Hire
Henchmen: Maggia Goons x3
Heroes: Silk, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman

Apocalypse Wars part 1


Source: Uncanny X-Men v4 10 (9/16)
Scheme: The Clone Saga
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Maximum Carnage
Henchmen: Multiple Man
Heroes: Angel, Magneto, Mystique, Psylocke, Sabretooth

Apocalypse Wars part 2


Source: Extraordinary X-Men 12 (9/16)
Scheme: The Mark of Khonshu
Mastermind: Apocalypse
Villains: Four Horsemen, Registration Enforcers, Soulsword Colossus
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians
Heroes: Magik, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, Time-Traveling Jean Grey

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Howard’s End
Source: Howard the Duck v6 11 (12/16)
Scheme: Televised Deathtraps of Mojoworld
Mastermind: Mojo
Villains: Mojoverse
Henchmen: Sentinel x3
Heroes: Dr. Strange, Howard the Duck, Peter Parker

Civil War II part 1


Source: Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Civil War II) (8/16)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Thanos
Villains: Infinity Gems, Kree Starforce
Henchmen: Phalanx
Heroes: Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Hercules (fill-in for She-Hulk), Human Torch, Iron Man
(fill-in for War Machine)

Civil War II part 2


Source: Civil War II 4 (9/16)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Uru-Enchanted Iron Man
Villains: Iron Man’s Side (Avengers (Captain America x1, Iron Man x1), Defenders (Luke Cage
x2), The Mighty (Doctor Strange x1), Inferno (Inferno Cyclops x2), Sentinel Territories
(Wolverine of Future Past x2), X-Men First Class (Angel x2, Beast x2, Cyclops x1, Iceman x2))
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Agent Venom, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Magik, Star-Lord

Civil War II part 3


Source: Civil War II 5 (11/16)
Scheme: Epic Super Hero Civil War
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Captain Marvel)
Villains: Captain Marvel’s Side (Marvel Knights (Black Panther x2), Uncanny X-Men
(Shadowcat x2, Storm x2)), X-Men First Class (Iceman x2)), Guardians of Knowhere
Henchmen: Mandroid
Heroes: Captain America Falcon, Captain America Secret Avenger, Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-
Man, Vision

Civil War II part 4


Source: Civil War II 8 (2/17)
Scheme: Predict Future Crime
Mastermind: Ragnarok (fill-in for Captain Marvel)
Villains: Registration Enforcers
Henchmen: Cape Killers x3
Heroes: Captain America Secret Avenger, Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-Man

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Clone Conspiracy
Source: Clone Conspiracy 5 (4/17)
Scheme: The Clone Saga
Mastermind: Goblin Underworld Boss (fill-in for Ben Reilly)
Villains: Emissaries of Evil
Henchmen: Spider-Infected x3
Heroes: Peter Parker, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man

Enemy of the State II


Source: All-New Wolverine 18 (5/17)
Scheme: Brainwash the Military
Mastermind: Maria Hill
Villains: Marauders, SHIELD Elite
Henchmen: SHIELD Assault Squad
Heroes: Angel (fill-in for Time-Traveling Angel), Gambit, Nick Fury, Time-Traveling Jean
Grey, X-23

Red Skull
Source: Uncanny Avengers v3 21 (5/17)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Onslaught (fill-in for Telepathic Red Skull)
Villains: Dark Descendents, Uncanny Avengers
Henchmen: Sapien League
Heroes: Deadpool Mercs for Money, Dr. Strange (fill-in for Dr. Voodoo), Human Torch, Peter
Parker, Rogue

Kang War One


Source: Avengers v6 6 (6/17)
Scheme: Pan-Dimensional Plague
Mastermind: Dr. Doom (fill-in for Kang)
Villains: Sentinel Territories, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: Doombot Legion
Heroes: Captain America Falcon, Hercules, Lady Thor, Peter Parker, Vision

‘Til Death Do Us…


Source: Deadpool v6 29 (6/17)
Scheme: Build an Army of Annihilation
Mastermind: Shiklah the Demon Bride
Villains: Monster Metropolis, Underworld
Henchmen: Khonshu Guardians, Spider-Infected
Heroes: Deadpool, Deadpool Mercs for Money, Domino, Peter Parker, Symbiote Spider-Man

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The Asgard/Shi’ar War
Source: Mighty Thor v3 19 (7/17)
Scheme: Horror of Horrors
Mastermind: Dark Phoenix
Villains: Shi’ar Imperial Guard
Henchmen: Shi’ar Patrol Craft x3
Heroes: Lady Thor, Phoenix Force Cyclops (fill-in for Quentin Quire), Thor

Immune
Source: All-New Wolverine 21 (8/17)
Scheme: Pan-Dimensional Plague
Mastermind: Arnim Zola (fill-in for Monica Rappaccini)
Villains: Hydra, Zola’s Creations
Henchmen: MODOKs
Heroes: Deadpool, Iron Man (fill-in for Ironheart), Old Man Logan, Wolverine X-Force (fill-in
for Daken), X-23

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