Fall of the Mutants
1988Three separate but simultaneous storylines reshape the X-Men landscape. In Dallas, the X-Men sacrifice their lives to stop the Adversary and are secretly resurrected by Roma. In New York, X-Factor battles Apocalypse and his Horsemen, including the transformed Angel as Death. The New Mutants face their own deadly threat as the Bird-Boy storyline reaches its tragic conclusion.
6 core issues, 3 optional tie-ins/crossovers
Freedom Force comes to arrest the X-Men in Dallas
The Adversary unleashed; Forge's role revealed
X-Men sacrifice themselves on live television; resurrected by Roma in secret
Apocalypse's Horsemen attack; Angel revealed as Death
X-Factor vs. Apocalypse's Ship over Manhattan
X-Factor defeats Apocalypse; Caliban joins Apocalypse
Tie-In
Tie-InDeath of Bird-Boy
Tie-In