The Marvel Universe 15: The Early Nineties

Excalibur Epic Collection, vol.2: The Cross-Time Caper
Reprints Exaclibur #12-30 (September 1989 – October 1990).
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine, vol.2
Reprints Marvel Comics Presents #39-50 (January 1990 – May 1990).
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus
Acts of VengeanceReprints Avengers #311-313 (December 1989 – January 1990) & Annual #19 (1990); Avengers Spotlight #26-29 (December 1989 – February 1990); Avengers West Coast #53-55 (December 1989 – February 1990); Captain America #365-367 (December 1989 – February 1990); Iron Man #251-252 (December 1989 – January 1990); Quasar #5-7 (December 1989 – January 1990); Thor #411-413 (December 1989 – January 1990); Cloak & Dagger #9 (December 1989); Amazing Spider-Man #326-329 (December 1989 – February 1990); Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 (December 1989 – January 1990); & Web of Spider-Man #59-61 (December 1989 – February 1990).
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers
Reprints Alpha Flight #79-80 (December 1989 – January 1990); Damage Control #1-4 (December 1989 – February 1990); Daredevil #275-276 (December 1989 – January 1990); Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #11-13 (December 1989 – January 1990); Fantastic Four #334-336 (December 1989 – January 1990); The Incredible Hulk #363 (December 1989); Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8-10 (December 1989 – January 1990); The New Mutants #84-86 (December 1989 – February 1990); Power Pack #53 (January 1990); The Punisher #28-29 (December 1989 – January 1990); The Punisher War Journal #12-13 (December 1989); Web of Spider-Man #64-65 (May 1990 – June 1990); Wolverine #19-20 (December 1989 – January 1990); X-Factor #49-50 (December 1989 – January 1990); & The Uncanny X-Men #256-258 (December 1989 – February 1990).
Avengers West Coast: Darker than Scarlet
Reprints Avengers West Coast #51-57 & #60-62 (November 1989 – April 1990 & July 1990 – September 1990).
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection, vol.20: Cosmic Adventures
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #326-333 (December 1989 – June 1990) & Annual #24 (August 1990); Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 (December 1989 – January 1990) & Annual #10 (August 1990); & Web of Spider-Man #59-61 (December 1989 – February 1990) & Annual #6 (August 1990).
This volume reprints all of the Spider-Man issues that cross over with Acts of Vengeance, and continues from there.
Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson, vol.1
Reprints Fantastic Four #334-341 (December 1989 – June 1990).
X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants
Reprints New Mutants #86-94 (February 1990 – October 1990).
Wolverine Classic, vol.4
Reprints Wolverine #17-23 (December 1989 – April 1990).
This volume reprints two issues that cross over with Acts of Vengeance but are best read after it.
New Warriors Classic, vol.1
Reprints Thor #411-412 (both December 1989); & New Warriors #1-6 (July 1990 – December 1990).
This volume reprints two issues that cross over with Acts of Vengeance but are best read after it.
Black Widow: Web of Intrigue
Reprints Marvel Fanfare #10-13 (August 1983 – March 1984); Bizarre Adventures #25 (March 1981); & Black Widow: The Coldest War (April 1990).
Only the last story in this collection takes place here, the other two take place earlier.
Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.5
Reprints Incredible Hulk #364-372 (December 1989 – August 1990) & Annual #16 (June 1990).
Hulk: Lifeform
Reprints Punisher Annual #3 (June 1990); Daredevil Annual #6 (June 1990); Hulk Annual #16 (June 1990); & Silver Surfer Annual #3 (June 1990).
The Villainous Venom Battles Spider-Man
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #332-333 & #346-347 (May 1990 – June 1990 & April 1991 – May 1991).
Spider-Man: Sinister Six
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) & #334-339 (July 1990 – September 1990).
Only the story in the regular issues occurs at this time, the Annual occurs much earlier.
Spider-Man: Spidey’s Totally Tiny Adventure
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man Annual #24 (August 1990); Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10 (August 1990); & Web of Spider-Man Annual #6 (August 1990).
X-Men: Days of Future Present
Reprints Fantastic Four Annual #23 (July 1990); X-Factor Annual #5 (July 1990); New Mutants Annual #6 (July 1990); & Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July 1990).
This story crosses over with Earth 811.
Avengers West Coast: Along Came A Spider-Woman
Reprints Avengers West Coast #58-59 & #63-75 (May 1990 – June 1990 & October 1990 – October 1991).
Namor Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.1
Reprints Namor, the Sub-Mariner #1-9 (April 1990 – December 1990).
Wolverine Classic, vol.5
Reprints Wolverine #24-30 (May 1990 – September 1990).
–> Wolverine: Patch
Reprints Wolverine: Patch #1-5 (May 2022 – October 2022).
X-Men Origins: Gambit
Reprints X-Men Origins: Gambit #1 (August 2009); Uncanny X-Men #266-267 (August 1990 – September 1990); X-Men #33 (June 1994); Gambit #25 (February 2001); & Nation X #2 (March 20; Gambit story only).
Placed here based on the timing of the Uncanny X-Men stories.
–> Gambit: Thick as Thieves
Reprints Gambit #1-5 (July 2022 – January 2023).
–> X-Men Legends, vol.2: Mutant Mayhem
Reprints X-Men Legends #7-12 (November 2021 – May 2022).
Only the second story in this volume takes place at this time; the others take place here, here and here respectively.
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Classic, vol.1
Reprints Ghost Rider #1-10 (May 1990 – February 1991).
Spider-Man: Torment
Reprints Spider-Man #1-5 (August 1990 – December 1990).
Deathlok: The Living Nightmare of Michael Collins
Reprints Deathlok #1-4 (July 1990 – October 1990); & Marvel Comics Presents #62 (November 1990).
Iron Man: Armor Wars II
Reprints Iron Man #258-266 (July 1990 – March 1991).
Captain America Epic Collection, vol.16: Streets of Poison
Reprints Captain America #372–386 (July 1990 – June 1991) & Annual #9–10 (September 1990 – May 1991).
The Mighty Thor: The Black Galaxy Saga
Reprints Mighty Thor #419-425 (July 1990 – October 1990).
–> Iron Man: Armored Vengeance
Reprints Iron Man #258.1-258.4 (all July 2013).
This story takes place between the first and second issues in Armor Wars II.
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Reprints Silver Surfer #34-38 (February 1990 – June 1990); Thanos: Infinity Quest #1-2 (August 1990 – November 1990); & Logan’s Run #6 (June 1977).
Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson, vol.2
Reprints Fantastic Four #342-346 (July 1990 – June 1990).
Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.6
Reprints Incredible Hulk #373-382 (September 1990 – November 1991).
Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio

Reprints Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (August 1989); Wolverine: Bloody Choices (June 1991); & Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising (October 1994).
Only Bloody Choices takes place at this time; The Scorpio Connection takes place earlier and Scorpio Rising later.

Spider-Man: Perceptions
Reprints Spider-Man #8-12 (March 1991 – July 1991)
X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #235-238 & 270-272 (October 1988 – November 1988 & November 1990 – January 1991); New Mutants #95-97 (November 1990 – January 1991); & X-Factor #60-62 (November 1990 – January 1991).
Quasar: Cosmos in Collision
Reprints Quasar #10-25 (May 1990 – August 1991).
This volume also crosses over with the Squadron Supreme Universe.
New Warriors Classic, vol.2
Reprints New Warriors #7-10 (January 1991 – April 1991) & Annual #1 (July 1991); New Mutants Annual #7 (July 1991); Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 (July 1991); & X-Factor Annual #6 (July 1991).
Avengers: Subterranean Wars
Reprints Avengers Annual #20 (June 1991); Incredible Hulk Annual #17 (June 1991); Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #1 (June 1991); Iron Man Annual #12 (June 1991); & West Coast Avengers Annual #6 (June 1991).
X-Men: Kings Of Pain
Reprints New Warriors Annual #1 (1991); New Mutants Annual #7 (1991); Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 (1991); & X-Factor Annual #6 (1991).
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino, vol.1
Reprints Guardians of the Galaxy #1-7 (June 1990 – December 1990) & Annual #1 (1991); & parts of Fantastic Four Annual #24 (1991); Thor Annual #16 (1991); & Silver Surfer Annual #4 (1991).
Crosses over with Earth-691.
Fantastic Four: Korvac Quest
Reprints Fantastic Four Annual #24 (July 1991); Thor Annual #16 (July 1991); Silver Surfer Annual #4 (July 1991); & Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (July 1991).
Crosses over with Earth-691.
Spider-Man: Vibranium Vendetta
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25 (September 1991); Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11 (September 1991); Web of Spider-Man Annual #7 (September 1991).
—> Deadpool vs. X-Force
Reprints Deadpool vs. X-Force #1-4 (September 2014 – November 2014).
X-Force: A Force to be Reckoned With
Reprints New Mutants #98-100 (February 1991 – April 1991); X-Force #1-4 (August 1991 – November 1991); & Spider-Man #16 (November 1991).
Spider-Man: Masques
Reprints Spider-Man #6-7, 13-14 & 16 (January 1991 – February 1991, August 1991 – September 1991 & November 1991); & X-Force #4 (November 1991).
Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson, vol.3
Reprints Fantastic Four #347-350 & 352-354 (December 1990 – March 1991 & May 1991 – July 1991).
—> New Fantastic Four: Hell in a Handbasket
Reprints New Fantastic Four #1-5 (August 2022 – December 2022).
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Classic, vol.2
Reprints Ghost Rider #11-20 (March 1991 – December 1991).
New Warriors Classic, vol.3
Reprints New Warriors #11-17 (May 1991 – November 1991); & Avengers #341-342 (November 1991 – December 1991).
Captain America: Von Strucker Gambit
Reprints Daredevil Annual #7 (1991); Punisher Annual #4 (1991); & Captain America Annual #10 (1991).
Infinity Gauntlet
Reprints Infinity Gauntlet #1-6 (June 1991 – December 1991).
Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.7
Reprints Incredible Hulk #383-389 (July 1991 – January 1992) & Annual #17 (1991).
Includes stories that cross over with Infinity Gauntlet.
Thor Corps
Reprints Thor Corps #1-4 (September 1993 – December 1993); & Thor #337, 384, 433 & parts of 438-441 (November 1983, October 1987, June 1991 & November 1991 – December 1991).
Crosses over with Earth 691 and Earth 8710.
Spider-Man: Round Robin : The Sidekick’s Revenge
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #353-358 (July 1991 – October 1991).
Iron Man: The Dragon Seed Saga
Reprints Iron Man #270-275 (July 1991 – December 1991).
Daredevil: Fall of the Kingpin
Reprints Daredevil #297-300 (October 1991 – January 1992).
X-Men: Mutant Genesis
Reprints X-Men #1-7 (October 1991 – April 1992).
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David, vol.1
Reprints X-Factor #71-75 (October 1991 – February 1992).
–> X-Men Legends, vol.1: The Missing Links
Reprints X-Men Legends #1-6 (April 2022 – October 2022).
Only the last story in the volume takes place at this time; the other two take place here and here respectively.
X-Force: Under The Gun
Reprints X-Force #5-15 (December 1991 – October 1992) & Annual #1 (1992).
X-Men: Bishop’s Crossing
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #281-293 (October 1991 – October 1992) & X-Men #8 (May 1992).
–> X-Men Legends: Past Meets Future
Reprints X-Men Legends #1-6 (July 2022 – April 2023).
Only the last story in this volume takes place at this time; the other two take place here and here respectively.
Wolverine: Weapon X Unbound
Reprints Wolverine #47-57 (October 1991 – July 1992).
Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, vol.1
Reprints Excalibur #42-50 (October 1991 – May 1992).
Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six
Reprints Spider-Man #15 & 18-23 (October 1991 & January 1992 – June 1992).
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David, vol.2
Reprints X-Factor #76-78 (March 1992 – May 1992); & Incredible Hulk #390-392 (February 1992 – April 1992).
Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, vol.8
Reprints Incredible Hulk #390-396 (February 1992 – August 1992) & Annual #18 (July 1992); & X-Factor #76 (March 1992).
Return of the Defenders
Reprints Incredible Hulk Annual #18 (July 1992); Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 (July 1992); Silver Surfer Annual #5 (July 1992); Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 (July 1992).
X-Men & Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy
Reprints X-Men #8-9 (May 1992 – June 1992) & Ghost Rider #26-27 (June 1992 – July 1992).
Avengers: Galactic Storm, vol.1
Reprints Captain America #398-399 (March 1992 – April 1992); Avengers West Coast #80-81 (March 1992 – April 1992); Quasar #32-33 (March 1992 – April 1992); Wonder Man #7-8 (March 1992 – April 1992); Avengers #345-346 (March 1992 – April 1992); Iron Man #278 (March 1992); & Thor #445 (March 1992).
Avengers: Galactic Storm, vol.2
Reprints Iron Man #279 (April 1992); Thor #446 (April 1992); Captain America #400-401 (April 1992 – June 1992); Avengers West Coast #82 (May 1992); Quasar #34-35 (April 1992 – June 1992); Wonder Man #9 (May 1992); Avengers #347 (May 1992); & What If? #55-56 (November 1993 – December 1993).
Tigra: The Complete Collection
Reprints The Cat #1-4 (November 1972 – June 1973); Marvel Team-Up #8, 67 & 125 (April 1973: March 1978; & January 1983); Giant-Size Creatures #1 (July 1974); Marvel Chillers #3-7 (February 1976 – October 1976); Marvel Two-In-One #19 (September 1976); Marvel Premiere #42 (June 1978); Tigra #1-4 (May 2002 – August 2002); material from Monsters Unleashed #10 (February 1975).
The Tigra series occurs around this time, but the rest takes place much earlier.
Avengers: Assault On Armor City
Reprints Darkhawk Annual #1 (August 1992); Avengers West Coast Annual #7 (August 1992); & Iron Man Annual #13 (August 1992).
Captain America: Man & Wolf
Reprints Captain America #402-208 (Early July 1992 – October 1992).
Wolverine: Typhoid’s Kiss
Reprints Marvel Comics Presents #109-116 (August 1992 – November 1992, Wolverine stories only).
Deathlok: The Souls of Cyber-Folk
Reprints Deathlok #1-15 (July 1991 – September 1992) & Annual #1 (August 1992).
Ends just before Infinity War.
Infinity War
Reprints Infinity War #1-6 (June 1992 – November 1992); Marvel Comics Presents #108-111 (September 1992 – October 1992); & Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7-10 (August 1992 – November 1992).
War MachineAvengers: Citizen Kang
Reprints Captain America Annual #11 (1992); Thor Annual #17 (1992); Fantastic Four Annual #25 (1992); & Avengers Annual #2 (1992).
Iron Man: War Machine
Reprints Iron Man #281-291 (June 1992 – March 1993).
Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, vol.2
Reprints Excalibur #51-58 (June 1992 – December 1992) & Excalibur: XX Crossing (July 1992).
The Incredible Hulk: Ghost of the Past
Reprints Incredible Hulk #397-400 (September 1992 – December 1992).
Rise of the Midnight Sons
Reprints Ghost Rider #28 & 31 (August 1992 & November 1992); Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #1-6 (August 1992 – January 1993); Morbius: The Living Vampire #1 (September 1992); Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #1 (October 1992); Nightstalkers #1 (November 1992); Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (April 1993); & Web of Spider-Man #95-96 (December 1992 – January 1993).
Darkhold: Pages From The Book Of Sins – The Complete Collection
Reprints Darkhold: Pages From The Book Of Sins #1-16 (October 1992 – January 1994); Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #90 (June 1996); Midnight Sons Unlimited #1-2 (April 1993 – July 1993); & Marvel Comics Presents #145 (January 1994).
Spider-Man Invasion of the Spider-Slayers
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #368-373 (November 1992 – January 1993).
X-Men: X-Cutioner’s Song
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #294-297 (November 1992 – February 1993); X-Factor #84-86 (November 1992 – January 1993); X-Men #14-16 (November 1992 – January 1993); X-Force #16-18 (November 1992 – January 1993); & Stryfe’s Strike File (January 1993).
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David, vol.4
Reprints X-Factor #84-89 (November 1992 – April 1993) & Annual #8 (1993).
–> X-Men Legends, vol.2: Mutant Mayhem
Reprints X-Men Legends #7-12 (November 2021 – May 2022).
Only the first story in this volume takes place at this time; the others take place here, here and here respectively.
Cable Classic, vol.1
Reprints New Mutants #87 (March 1990); Cable: Blood and Metal #1-2 (October 1992 – November 1992); & Cable #1-4 (May 1993 – August 1993).
Placed here based on the timing of the Cable series.
Infinity Crusade, vol.1
Reprints Infinity Crusade #1-3 (June 1993 – August 1993); Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-19 (July 1993 – August 1993); & Warlock Chronicles #1-3 (July 1993 – September 1993).
Infinity Crusade, vol.2
Reprints Infinity Crusade #4-6 (September 1993 – November 1993); Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20-22 (September 1993 – November 1993); & Warlock Chronicles #4-5 (October 1993 – November 1993).
X-Men: Fatal Attractions
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #298-305 & 315 (March 1993 – October 1993 & August 1994) & Annual #17 (1993); X-Factor #87-92 (February 1993 – July 1993); X-Men Unlimited #1-2 (June 1993 – September 1993); X-Force #25 (August 1993); X-Men #25 (October 1993); Wolverine #75 (November 1993); & Excalibur #71 (November 1993).
Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties
Reprints Avengers #368-369 (November 1993 – December 1993); X-Men #26 (November 1993); Avengers West Coast #101 (December 1993); Uncanny X-Men #307 (December 1993) & Annual #1 (1970); & Black Knight: Exodus (December 1996).
Venom: Lethal Protector
Reprints Venom: Lethal Protector #1-6 (February 1993 – July 1993).
Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #378-380 (June 1993 – August 1993); The Spectacular Spider-Man #201-203 (June 1993 – August 1993); Spider-Man #35-37 (June 1993 – August 1993); Spider-Man Unlimited #1-2 (May 1993 – August 1993); & Web of Spider-Man #101-103 (June 1993 – August 1993).
Sabretooth: DeathHunt
Reprints Sabretooth #1-4 (August 1993 – November 1993).
Thor: Blood & Thunder
Reprints Thor #468-471 (September 1993 – February 1994); Silver Surfer #86-88 (November 1993 – January 1994); Warlock Chronicles #6-8 (December 1993 – February 1994); & Warlock And The Infinity Watch #23- 25 (December 1993 – February 1994).
Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird
Reprints Avengers West Coast #92-100 & 102 (March 1993 – November 1993 & January 1994); Marvel Comics Presents #143-144 (both December 1993; Scarlet Witch stories only) & Spider-Woman #1-4 (November 1993 – February 1994).
Marvel Frontier Comics: The Complete Collection
Reprints Children of the Voyager #1-4 (September 1993 – December 1993); Dances with Demons #1-4 (September 1993 – December 1993); Mortigan Goth: Immortalis #1-4 (September 1993 – March 1994); Bloodseed #1-2 (October 1993 – November 1993); & Marvel Frontier Comics Unlimited #1 (January 1994).

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