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- ↑ X Lives of Wolverine #5
- ↑ X Deaths of Wolverine #1
- ↑ X Deaths of Wolverine #5
- ↑ Immortal X-Men #1
- ↑ Marauders #1
- ↑ X-Men Red #1
- ↑ X-Force #27
- ↑ Marauders #12
- ↑ X-Men #10
- ↑ Wolverine #20
- ↑ Knights of X #1
- ↑ Knights of X #5
- ↑ New Mutants #25
- ↑ New Mutants #33
- ↑ Legion of X #1
- ↑ Legion of X #10
- ↑ Deadpool #1
- ↑ Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1
- ↑ Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #5
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- ↑ Sabretooth #5
- ↑ A.X.E.: Judgment Day #1
- ↑ A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6
- ↑ X-Terminators #1
- ↑ X-Terminators #5
- ↑ Sabretooth & the Exiles #1
- ↑ Sabretooth & the Exiles #5
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- ↑ Dark Web: X-Men #3
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- ↑ Bishop: War College #5
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- ↑ Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
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- ↑ Nightcrawlers #3
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- ↑ Immoral X-Men #3
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- ↑ X-Force Annual #1
- ↑ Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1
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- ↑ A.X.E.: X-Men #1
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