1997

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One-shots & Mini series released this year:

In July, Marvel had "Flashback Month" whereby the following titles were replaced with a minus 1 issue depicting a flashback story:

Important Events:

Charles Xavier becomes a prisoner of Bastion and Operation: Zero Tolerance - Onslaught:Epilogue
Graydon Creed is assassinated by an unknown party - X-Factor (1st series) #130
Candra the External is killed - X-Men (2nd series) #61
Threnody is killed by Madelyne Pryor - X-Man #25
Madelyne Pryor severs her connection to Nate Grey, temporarily costing him his telekinesis - X-Man #25
X-Factor fake their deaths and become an underground organization - X-Factor (1st series) #132
The surviving Morlocks from the Hill move to Africa - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #347
Karma finally rescues her missing siblings, Leong and Nga - Beast #3
Domino reunites with her husband Milo Thurman, only to see him die at the hands of the Reavers - Domino (1st series) #3
Moonstar is revealed as an undercover SHIELD agent with the MLF - X-Force (1st series) #67
The Imperial Guard begin living on Earth - Imperial Guard #1
The X-Men fight in the Shi'ar - Phalanx War - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #342-344
Bishop is lost in space with Deathbird on the way back from Shi'ar space - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #345
Captain Britain loses his powers and leaves Excalibur - Excalibur (1st series) #110
Black Tom attacks Generation X, revealing Mondo as his servant - Generation X #25
M is revealed to be two young girls posing as a teenager - Generation X #31
Sabretooth betrays X-Factor to the Hound program, severely wounding the entire team, which disbands - X-Factor (1st series) #136
Iceman confronts Operation: Zero Tolerance with the help of Sabra, Marrow, and Cecilia Reyes - X-Men (2nd series) #66
X-Force disbands following OZT, with the majority of the team staying together for a road trip - X-Force (1st series) #70
Bastion and OZT are shut down by SHIELD thanks to Senator Kelly and Henry Peter Gyrich - X-Men (2nd series) #69
Gambit is put on trial for his role in the Mutant Massacre by Erik the Red (secretly Magneto) - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #350
Cyclops is infected with a nano-bomb, but the X-Men manage to defuse it - X-Men (2nd series) #70
Marrow, Maggott, and Cecilia Ryes join the X-Men - X-Men (2nd series) #70
Kitty Pryde leaves Excalibur temporarily to join SHIELD - Kitty Pryde: Agent Of SHIELD #1
Quicksilver becomes leader of the Knights of Wundagore - Quicksilver #1
Department H reforms as a shadowy, more sinister organization with a new Alpha Flight - Alpha Flight (2nd series) #1
Maverick's Legacy Virus goes into remission - Maverick #1
Cable cuts ties with the X-Men and X-Force, begins living in New York City - Cable (1st series) #48

First Appearances:

FLEX II Alpha Flight: In the Beginning #1	MURMUR III Alpha Flight (2nd series) #1	RADIUS II Alpha Flight: In The Beginning #1	MANBOT Alpha Flight (2nd series) #1
SASQUATCH II Alpha Flight (2nd series) #1	VINDICATOR III Alpha Flight (2nd series) #1	GHOST GIRL II Alpha Flight (2nd series) #2	ABYSS Cable (1st series) #40
COMMANDO II Imperial Guard #1	NINA Onslaught: Epilogue	MAGGOTT Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #345	REYES, CECILIA X-Men (2nd series) #65
FIXX X-Factor (1st series) #140	GREYSTONE X-Factor (1st series) #140	ARCHER X-Factor (1st series) #140	CHRONICLER Cable (1st series) #48

Regular Page Count:

22 pages

Regular Cover Price:

$1.99

Last Updated:

24th May 2023 by WorldWideWade