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Throughout its history of publication,Marvel Comics has produced many crossover stories combining characters from different series of comics. The following is a list of crossover events involving superheroes and characters from different series.

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Italics : Crossover (Main story can start or end with bookends and continue in multiple books or main story starts and ends in multiple books and side stories run in single or multiple books)
Bold : Event (Main story starts and ends in core limited series and side stories runs in multiple books)
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Major events

Golden Age

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Namor vs the OriginalHuman Torch	1940	Story Arc	Namor and the Torch battle it out and establish the idea of a shared continuity of the Marvel universe. (Marvel Mystery Comics #8-10, June–August 1940).
All-Winners Squad	1946	Story Arc	A short lived creation, this team was composed ofCaptain America,Bucky, the originalHuman Torch,Toro,Sub-Mariner,the Whizzer, andMiss America. (All-Winners Comics #19 and #21, Fall-Winter 1946).^[1]

Silver Age

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Reed Richards and Susan Storm's Wedding	1965	Story Arc	On the wedding day ofReed Richards andSusan Storm,Doctor Doom and an assembly of super villains (consisting ofAttuma,Awesome Android,Beetle,Black Knight,Cobra,Diablo,Electro,Enchantress,Executioner,Grey Gargoyle,Human Top, someHYDRA agents,Kang the Conqueror,Mandarin,Melter,Mister Hyde,Mole Man,Porcupine,Puppet Master,Red Ghost and his Super Apes,Super-Skrull, andUnicorn)crash the wedding but are defeated by every super hero who was attending the wedding. This is the first time that almost every super character in the Marvel Universe at the time were gathered into one book. (Fantastic Four Annual #3, November 1965).
Sub-Mariner's Quest for Krang	1966	Crossover	Krang wages war and Dorma leaves with him in order to save Namor, not knowing the reason he declares Dorma a traitor and goes after her, battlingIron Man along the way. The story started in the pages ofTales to Astonish and ended up being referenced in the pages ofAvengers. The Namor vs Iron Man story was told inTales of Suspense #80 andTales to Astonish #82, the first time a story had begun and finished in 2 different titles.
Daredevil-Dr Doom Swap	1968	Crossover	Daredevil #37-38,Fantastic Four #73. InvolvedDaredevil, theFantastic Four,Thor,Spider-Man.
Terrible Trio	1969	Crossover	Sub-Mariner #14,Captain Marvel #14,Avengers #63 & #64. A plot byEgghead,The Thinker, andPuppet Master to take over the world.
Formation of the Defenders	1969-1970	Crossover	Doctor Strange #183,Sub-Mariner #22,Incredible Hulk #126. The future Defenders stop a plot by the Undying Ones. Barbara Norriss, future alter ego of theValkyrie, also appears.^[2]

1970s

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Mr. Kline War	1971-1972	Crossover	A plot by Mister Kline.Daredevil #78-84,Iron Man #41-45,Sub-Mariner #42
Kree-Skrull War	1971-1972	Crossover	Earth is caught up in the war betweenKree andSkrulls. InvolvesAvengers, Fantastic Four,Captain Marvel and the Inhumans.Avengers #89-97,Amazing Adventures #5-8
Avengers-Defenders War	1973	Crossover	Defenders #8-11,Avengers #115-118. A plot byLoki andDormammu. Most of Marvel's heroes featured in the last chapter.
Thanos War	1973-1974	Crossover	Iron Man #55,Captain Marvel #25-33,Avengers #125,Marvel Feature #12,Daredevil #97-105
They Who Wield Power	1974-1979	Crossover	Marvel Team-Up #15, 19, 20, 26, 28;Uncanny X-Men #119,Incredible Hulk #209, 238-243.Tyrannus Keeper of the Flame, and Prince Rey use the Sacred Flame of Life in order to take over the world and gainimmortality.
Corporation	1977-1979	Crossover	Captain America #213-214, 217-218, 220, 222-223, 225, 228, 230-231,Incredible Hulk #212, 228-237,Machine Man #7-9,Marvel Premiere #39-40, 44,Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23, 25, 27, 29-31,Marvel Two-In-One #47-48. The Corporation was a nationwide criminal and political manipulating organization. They used blackmail, kidnapping, murder, narcotic sales, and terrorism to gain money and power.

1980s

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Contest of Champions	1982	Limited Series	TheGrandmaster andDeath manipulate the heroes of Earth in a game to decide the fate of TheCollector. (Contest of Champions #1–3 June 1982).^[3]
Casket of Ancient Winters	1984	Crossover	Snow falls all over Earth as a prelude to Surtur's attack.Thor vol. 1 #346-350,Avengers vol. 1 #249
Wraith War	1984-1985	Crossover	Avengers #244-245,Incredible Hulk #296,Uncanny X-Men #185-188,ROM #52-65 A new, more powerful invasion force ofWraiths attack the Earth.
Secret Wars	1984–1985	Limited Series	TheBeyonder kidnaps selected heroes and villains of Earth to battle on a planet of his creation. Spider-Man finds hisSymbiote costume. Doctor Doom steal the powers of the Beyonder, becoming almost god-like in the process, but is ultimately defeated by the assembled heroes. (Secret Wars #1-12, May 1984-April 1985).^[4]
Secret Wars II	1985–1986	Event	The Beyonder heads to Earth in a bid to understand humanity, creating a human form for himself in the process. (Secret Wars II #1-9,The Amazing Spider-Man #268, 273-274,Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #111,Web of Spider-Man #6,Avengers #260-261,Captain America #308,Iron Man #197,The Incredible Hulk #312,Thor #363,Fantastic Four #282, 285, 288, 265-266,Thing #30,Uncanny X-Men #196, 202-203,New Mutants #30, 36-37,Alpha Flight #28,Dazzler #40,Daredevil #223,Rom #72,Doctor Strange #74,Cloak and Dagger #4,Micronauts #16,Power Pack #18,Power Man and Iron Fist #121,New Defenders #152,Quasar #8,Deadpool Team Up #1)
Mutant Massacre	1986	Crossover	Primarily involving the superhero teams the X-Men, X-Factor and the New Mutants. Power Pack, Thor, and Daredevil crossed over for an issue in their own comic books. (Uncanny X-Men #210-213,New Mutants #46,X-Factor #9-11,Thor #373-374,Power Pack #27,Daredevil #238)
Fall of the Mutants	1988	Crossover	The X-Men are slain in Dallas during a cataclysmic battle against the Adversary.Cypher (of the New Mutants) dies battling the Ani-Mator. X-Factor (the original X-Men) battlesApocalypse and his Four Horsemen. (New Mutants #59-61,Uncanny X-Men #225-227,X-Factor #24-26,Captain America #339,Daredevil #252,Fantastic Four #312,Incredible Hulk #340,Power Pack #35, starting January 1988).
The Evolutionary War	1988	Crossover	TheHigh Evolutionary unleashes attacks all over the world to guide the way of human evolution. (Eleven part crossover starting inX-Factor Annual #3, includingPunisher Annual #1,Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 and concluding inAvengers Annual #17, September 1988).^[5]
Inferno	1988–1989	Crossover	Demons fromLimbo invade earth. (New Mutants #71-73,Uncanny X-Men #239-243,X-Factor #35-39,X-Terminators #1-4,Excalibur #6-7,Avengers #298-300,Daredevil #262-263, 265,Power Pack #42-44,Cloak and Dagger (vol. 3) #4,Fantastic Four #322-324,Spectacular Spider-Man #146-148,Web of Spider-Man #47-48,Amazing Spider-Man #311-313,X-Factor Annual #4 (backup),Damage Control #4 (frame story only),What If? (vol. 2) #6 (alt version))
Atlantis Attacks	1989	Crossover	Under the influence ofSet the Serpent God, the Atlanteans launch a massive assault on the surface world. (Silver Surfer Annual #2,Iron Man Annual #10,Marvel Comics Presents #26,X-Men Annual #13,Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23,Punisher Annual #2,Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9,Daredevil Annual #5,Avengers Annual #18,New Mutants #76,New Mutants Annual #5,X-Factor Annual #4,Web of Spider-Man Annual #5,Avengers West Coast #56,Avengers West Coast Annual #4,Thor Annual #14,Fantastic Four Annual #22,What If? vol. 2 #25)
Acts of Vengeance	1989–1990	Crossover	Loki unites Doctor Doom, Magneto, Kingpin, Mandarin, Wizard, and Red Skull in a plot to use lesser enemies to defeat the superheroes that aren't their usual enemies. (Alpha Flight #79-80,Amazing Spider-Man #326-329,Avengers #311-313,Avengers Annual #19,Avengers Spotlight #26-29,Avengers West Coast #53-55,Captain America #365-367,Cloak and Dagger (vol. 3) #8-10,Damage Control (vol. 2) #1-4,Daredevil #275-276,Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #11-13,Fantastic Four #334-336,Incredible Hulk #363, 369,Iron Man #250-252,Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8-10,New Mutants #84-86,Power Pack #53,Punisher (vol. 2) #28-29,Punisher War Journal #12-13,Quasar #5-7,Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160,Thor #410-412,Uncanny X-Men #256-258,X-Factor #50,Web of Spider-Man #59-65,Wolverine (vol. 2) #19-20)

1990s

Event	Date	Type	Developments
X-Tinction Agenda	1990–1991	Crossover	TheNew Mutants and the X-Men are kidnapped and taken toGenosha, which culminates in their escape; the Genoshan government is overthrown. (Story arc begins inUncanny X-Men #270, November 1990).
Muir Island Saga	1991	Crossover	A five-part Marvel Comics crossover event involving the X-Men andX-Factor, published in 1991. It was written by Chris Claremont and Fabian Nicieza. Leads to a change of teams.
The Infinity Gauntlet	1991	Event	Thanos uses the power of theInfinity Gems to become Supreme Being. Involves all Marvel heroes. (Infinity Gauntlet #1-6, July–December 1991).^[6]
Operation: Galactic Storm	1992	Crossover	The Avengers become involved in a war between theKree and theShi'ar. (Captain America #398-401,Avengers West Coast #80-82,Quasar #32-36,Wonder Man #7-9,Avengers #345-347,Iron Man #278-279,Thor #445-446).^[7]^[8]
Infinity War	1992	Event	Magus, Adam Warlock's "Evil Side", creates evil doppelgangers of Earth's heroes to gain ultimate power.
X-Cutioner's Song	1992–1993	Crossover	Stryfe arrives in the present to take vengeance againstCable & the X-Men by capturing his parentsCyclops andJean Grey. TheLegacy Virus is released during its epilogue. (Story arc begins inUncanny X-Men #294, November 1992).
Infinity Crusade	1993	Event	Goddess, Adam Warlock's "Good Side", recruits an army of heroes to fight her holy war. Thanos and Adam Warlock unite to stop her.
Fatal Attractions Bloodties	1993 1993	Crossover	Magneto returns more powerful and determined than ever, ripping the adamantium from Wolverine's bones and enraging Professor X.Colossus defects to Magneto's side. (Story arc begins inX-Factor #92, July 1993). It details the fallout from Charles Xavier's infamous mindwipe of Magneto and Magneto's ultimate defeat.
Mys-Tech Wars	1993	Limited Series	Mys-Tech create a duplicate voodoo version of Earth called Unearth in a bid to take control of the planet while coordinating a demonic invasion. While Earth's mightiest heroes (including a majority of the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, as well as Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and Nick Fury) fighting the invasion with crossover books including Warheads, Motormouth, Dark Angel and Death's Head.
Child's Play	1994	Crossover	"Child's Play" is a 1994 Marvel Comics crossover featuring theNew Warriors,X-Force, and theUpstarts. It is also the first timeKarma reunites with the New Mutants since she left the team inNew Mutants #54 from 1987.
Phalanx Covenant	1994	Crossover	ThePhalanx race attacks Earth.Generation X is founded in its aftermath.
Legion Quest Age of Apocalypse	1995–1996	Crossover	Legion travels back in time to kill Magneto, but accidentally kills his own father, Charles Xavier. A dystopian alternative timeline in whichApocalypse rules the world is created after Legion inadvertedly killed his own father. (Story arc begins inX-Men Alpha, February 1995).^[9]
Onslaught Saga	1996	Crossover	The seed was planted when Xavier mind-wiped Magneto during Fatal Attractions, and he was born by the time warp of the Age of Apocalypse.Onslaught has arrived and defeating him results in the apparent "deaths" of many superheroes. (X-Men #53, June 1996,Onslaught: X-Men Special, August 1996,Onslaught: Marvel Universe, October 1996).^[10] Leads to a relaunch ofFantastic Four,Iron Man,Captain America andAvengers.
Heroes Return	1997-1998	Crossover	The heroes who died during the "Onslaught Saga" return from a Limbo created byFranklin Richards. (Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4, November 1997).^[11] Leads to a new relaunch ofFantastic Four,Iron Man,Captain America,Avengers andThor.
Operation: Zero Tolerance	1997	Crossover	The story followed from the "Onslaught Saga" and focused on individuals within the United States government, includingBastion andHenry Peter Gyrich, and their attempts to use their positions to hunt down all mutants across the country.
The Hunt for Xavier	1998–1999	Crossover	The X-Men attempt to find the location of Professor Xavier, who has been missing ever since the authorities arrested him in the wake of the "Onslaught Saga" disaster.
The Magneto War Magneto Rex	1999	Crossover Limited Series	The charismatic, mutant, subversive known as Magneto as made his return known and sends his robot Ferris to the UN to announce that he’s created another electromagnetic pulse, and that it will not stop until Magneto’s given a mutant sanctuary on Earth. Joseph is revealed as a clone of Magneto and gives his own life to stop Magneto attack who at the end is given the island-nation of Genosha to appease his plans for the advancement of Homo Superior. With his rise to power will Magneto tolerate a faction of mutate rebels within his own borders and how will he deal with the humans also living within his new island nation?

2000s

Event	Date	Type	Developments
The Twelve	2000	Crossover	Apocalypse emerges once more, along with a mysterious prophecy of 12 powerful mutants capable of destroying him. The story carries on into theAges of Apocalypse arc.
Maximum Security	2000–2001	Event	Fed up with Earth's interference in intergalactic affairs, the starfaring alien community quarantines the Sol System and turns Earth into a prison for the universe's worst criminals.
Eve of Destruction	2001	Crossover	A cure for the Legacy Virus has been released, providing Magneto with a brand new army of healthy mutants ready to wage a final battle against humanity.Finale to the more traditionalist, old-school X-Men storylines. Leads to a reorganization of the X-Men titles.
Infinity Abyss	2002	Limited Series	Mad partial-clones of Thanos try to destroy the universe.
Avengers Disassembled	2004	Crossover	Scarlet Witch uses her powers to attack the Avengers physically and psychologically, resulting in the Avengers disbanding, setting the stage for the franchise being relaunched asNew Avengers. (Main story arc inAvengers #500-503,Avengers Finale, September–December 2004.).^[12] Meanwhile, Thor brings about the end of Asgard. (Thor #80-85, 2004).^[13] Leads to a cancellation and relaunch of Avengers titles.
Secret War	2004-2005	Limited Series	In 2003, Nick Fury, Director of the international security force S.H.I.E.L.D., uncovers a secret plot by Latverian Prime Minister Lucia von Bardas to fund a group of B-List supervillains with advanced technology. Fury recruits Captain America, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Black Widow, Luke Cage, Wolverine, and superhuman S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Daisy Johnson in a private attempt to covertly overthrow Latveria.
House of M	2005	Event	Scarlet Witch uses her powers to create a world in which mutants are in charge but ultimately resulting in the population of the world's mutants being brought to near extinction. (Main story arc inHouse of M #1-8).^[14] Decimation: House of M's Aftermath.
Annihilation	2006–2007	Event	Silver Surfer,Super-Skrull,Nova, andRonan face the Annihilation Wave.
Civil War	2006–2007	Event	Heroes are divided when the U.S. government passes theSuper-human Registration Act. Captain America seeks freedom, while Iron Man seeks to institutethe 50 State Initiative. (Main story arc inCivil War #1-7, July 2006-January 2007).^[15] Major events in the saga include Peter Parker's revealing his identity to the public (Civil War #2, August 2006)^[15] and Captain America's death (Captain America #25, 2007).^[16] Leads to a number of new launches. Initiative: With Captain America dead, the world moves on under a single united team, the Fifty States Initiative. Unfortunately, Luke Cage leads a renegade team of Avengers against Iron Man while Norman Osborn and the Skrulls lurk under the surface of Iron Man's new order.
World War Hulk	2007	Event	Following his exile into space (New Avengers Illuminati One-Shot, 2006),^[17] The Hulk returns to Earth to exact revenge on those responsible. (World War Hulk #1, August 2007).^[18] World War Hulk : Aftersmash: The events following World War Hulk.
Annihilation: Conquest	2007–2008	Event	After the devastation of the wake of the Annihilation Wave, Nova,Starlord,Wraith, and a new Quasar (Phyla-Vell) lead a group of cosmic heroes against the Phalanx, who threaten to conquer and annihilate all of Kree space.
Messiah CompleX	2007–2008	Crossover	The birth of the firstchild with the X-gene since Decimation sparks a race between theX-Men, theMarauders, theAcolytes, theReavers, thePurifiers, andPredator X to see who will find the child first.Bishop turns rogue in an attempt to assassinate the child who he believes will cause his dystopian future to occur.
Secret Invasion	2008	Event	A stealthy invasion by theSkrull race comes to fruition, as the New Avengers and Mighty Avengers and Thunderbolts must unite to stop the villains. (Main story arc inSecret Invasion #1-8, June 2008-January 2009).^[19] Dark Reign: The world of heroes is in its darkest period.Norman Osborn is now the leader ofS.H.I.E.L.D., rebranded H.A.M.M.E.R. and formed his own dark cabal with Emma Frost, the Hood, Namor, Doctor Doom, Loki, and the Void to control the world and steal the Avengers name from the team, with the creation of the Dark Avengers. Iron Man faces the consequences of his crimes during Civil War, as he becomes a wanted fugitive and near death. Meanwhile, Hank Pym forms his own team of Avengers to combat Norman Osborn while the Hood assumes control over the Avengers Initiative.
War of Kings	2009	Event	Vulcan is rapidly expanding the Shi'ar Empire, whileBlack Bolt and theInhumans become leaders of theKree empire following the events of "Secret Invasion", and a cosmic war begins, drawing in Nova,Darkhawk, theStarjammers, and theGuardians of the Galaxy.
Messiah War	2009	Crossover	Learning that Bishop was after Cable and the first mutant born since House of M, Cyclops had Beast develop time travelling devices so Cyclops could send his secret wetworks team, X-Force (consisting of Wolverine,Warpath,X-23,Domino,Vanisher,Archangel andElixir), into the future after Bishop, hoping that they'll end the threat once and for all and the future of mutant kind will be safe in the hands of his son.
Utopia	2009	Crossover	Norman Osborn forms the "Dark X-Men" to deal with anti-mutant riots and captures/tortures Beast and Professor X. Unwilling to tolerate Osborn's evil scheme to harm her teammates, Emma Frost and Namor, the Sub-Mariner, plot a coup against Osborn while Cyclops attempts to create a new safehaven for mutantkind by way of creating an island paradise.
Necrosha	2009–2010	Crossover	The once Black Queen of the Hellfire Club brings forth a new Inner Circle of deadly mutants as well as a new threat to the entire mutant population as she sets her plan into motion of becoming a goddess.
Fall of the Hulks	2009–2010	Crossover	The smartest minds in the Marvel Universe are being captured by a group known only as the Intelligencia which is a collection of some of the smartest supervillains in the Marvel canon.

2010s

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Siege	2010	Event	In the aftermath of "Dark Reign", Norman Osborn invades Asgard. Heroic Age: Norman Osborn has finally been overthrown, and the heroes can now bask in the sun - for now.
Realm of Kings	2010	Crossover	The follow-up to "War of Kings".
Second Coming	2010	Crossover	"Second Coming" was the final part of a trilogy of stories that began withMessiah Complex and continued inMessiah War. Intended as a conclusion toCable's efforts to saveHope fromBishop, who has hunted the so-called Mutant Messiah since her birth; the series also builds on theUtopia,Nation X andNecrosha storylines of 2009 in theX-Men books. The story centers on the return of Cable and Hope Summers to the present day andBastion's final campaign to destroy the X-Men. Leads to a number of new launches.
The Thanos Imperative	2010	Limited Series	The follow-up to "Realm of Kings".
World War Hulks	2010	Crossover	The follow-up to Fall of the Hulks. The plan of the Intelligencia is put in action plus the identities of the Red Hulk and Red She-Hulk are finally revealed.
Curse of the Mutants	2010	Crossover	Vampires from around the globe descend on San Francisco to claim the city as their own, causing the X-Men and Blade to team up to stop them.
Shadowland	2010	Event	A prison-temple is constructed on the ruins of a Hell's Kitchen building, destroyed (along with numerous lives) by Bullseye during the Dark Reign event. Murdock returns to Hell's Kitchen from Japan and seeks to utilise the Hand as a force for justice; however, Murdock is not the same person anymore.
Chaos War	2010–2011	Event	The Chaos KingAmatsu-Mikaboshi, the living embodiment of the void before time and space began, has chosen to annihilate all reality and to return the Marvel Universe back to its state of primordial darkness, thus launching a massive assault on Earth to wipe out all of existence with an army of thousands of alien deities at his back. This forces the remaining heroes, gods and cosmic beings, rallied by a restored Hercules, to join forces in a last desperate effort to stop him.
Age of X	2011	Crossover	Reality has changed, Earth-616 was replaced by a world where the X-Men never came to be, mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants band together to make their last stand.
Fear Itself	2011	Event	The Asgardian god of fear is sowing fear and doubt among Marvel's superheroes to use it against them. Shattered Heroes
Schism	2011	Event	After a mutant-triggered international incident, anti-mutant hatred hits new heights. It's at this moment, when the mutant race needs most to stand together, that a split begins that tears apart the X-Men. Regenesis
Spider-Island	2011	Crossover	The Jackal has given to every New Yorker spider-like powers, even heroes and villains.
Dying Wish	2012	Story Arc	Doctor Octopus finally fulfils his lifelong dream of killing Spider-Man. This story arc endsThe Amazing Spider-Man. The Superior Spider-Man: Peter Parker is dead, and Otto Octavius has taken up Spider-Man's mantle. Now he is determined to be a better person that he and Peter ever were. But his actions will result in all of New York being afraid of the once-beloved hero and cause the rise of the Green Goblin.
Avengers vs. X-Men	2012	Event	Aftermath of the mini seriesAvengers: X-Sanction, which brings backCable to theMarvel Universe ahead of thePhoenix Force which has been discovered heading directly for Earth. The Avengers believe that the Phoenix Force will destroy mankind, but the Uncanny X-Men believe it will bring mutantkind to its former glory after House of M. Only a war can create a win-win solution - though in the process, Professor X will die. Marvel NOW!: A number of re-launches follows "Avengers vs. X-Men", and each were branded under the name "Marvel NOW!".
Age of Ultron	2013	Event	For years, Marvel Heroes feared that Hank Pym's artificial intelligence Ultron will one day return and exterminate everything. That day has come, and the fate of the world now rests in the hands of Wolverine and Invisible Woman. Marvel NOW! Wave 2: A few new series under the Marvel NOW! title came after this event, primarilyAvengers A.I..
X-Termination	2013	Crossover	Billions of years ago, the Celestials created an unimaginable horror and, in realizing their error, locked it away in the space between realities. However, with all the constant travelling between realities by the worlds' heroes and villains, the barriers between realities have become weak. With the monsters released and threatening the entire multiverse, it falls to three teams from different realities (Astonishing X-Men, X-Treme X-Men and the X-Terminated) to find a way to stop the monsters and save all of creation.
Infinity	2013	Event	While the Avengers are in space to combat the Builders,Thanos attacks a very now-vulnerable Earth. Inhumanity The Marvel Universe must deal with the consequences ofInfinity as brand new Inhumans are created due to Black Bolt releasing the Terrigen Mists on a global scale. All-New Marvel NOW!: Further relaunches came about following Infinity and simultaneous with Inhumanity; all were released under the name All-New Marvel NOW!
Battle of the Atom	2013	Crossover	The X-Men of the future travel to the present in order to force the All-New X-Men back to their own time, but things get complicated when another group of future X-Men arrives.
The Trial of Jean Grey	2014	Crossover	The Guardians of the Galaxy and the All-New X-Men must team up to save Jean Grey after the capture and trial of her by the Shi'ar empire for her supposed crimes as the Phoenix.
Goblin Nation	2014	Story Arc	The Superior Spider-Man faces his final challenge as he faces off against the Goblin King and his goblin army. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Amazing Spider-Man returns as Peter Parker reclaims his body and his life after the events of Goblin Nation.
Revolutionary War	2014	Crossover	The UK’s greatest heroes come together to face a threat that could destroy the world.
Original Sin	2014	Event	Uatu the Watcher has been murdered. Nick Fury must now lead the Marvel heroes into uncovering the mystery of who killed the Watcher and why as Marvel's deepest darkest secrets are unleashed. But Punisher is leading his own investigation, and that can't end well. Avengers NOW! A new initiative set after the events ofOriginal Sin showingBucky's new role as Man on the Wall, Thor becoming unworthy of holding his hammer, Angela in her new role as sister of Thor and a newDeathlok.
Death of Wolverine	2014	Event	Without the aid of his healing factor, Wolverine fights a losing battle to the death as he looks back on his life. The mini series is proceeded byThree Months to Die inWolverine vol. 6 #8-12 and involves numerous aftermath tie ins.
AXIS	2014	Event	From the ashes of the once proud mutant haven Genosha, an evil power rises. Exploiting the limitless gifts of the world’s greatest telepath Charles Xavier, the Red Skull has enslaved thousands, amassed an army and now broadcasts his message of hate across the world. Channeling the unstoppable force known as Onslaught, the Red Skull’s ruthless and unparalleled evil now wields a destructive power unmatched by even the most powerful heroes. The fractured teams of Avengers and X-Men are now all that stands in the way of total obliteration. Earth’s last hope now hinges on the fragile alliance of these two estranged teams. In the shadows of the Red Supremacy, can they fight as one? Even united, they may not be enough to stem the coming darkness. And if they fall, all hope is lost. TheMarch to AXIS began September 2014 inUncanny Avengers #24,Captain America #24,Magneto #9 andLoki: Agent of Asgard #6
Spider-Verse	2014	Crossover	Morlun has escaped the realm of the dead following being trapped there by the Black Panther. Now, every Spider-Man in the entire multiverse must stand together to defeat the only villain Spider-Man himself never defeated.
Time Runs Out	2014-2015	Crossover	This September will seeAvengers #34 and #35 time jump by 8 months where it's said (via Bleeding Cool^[20]): "Time Runs Out" sees everything Jonathan Hickman has been building towards comes to a close and will affect the entire Marvel company across the board, forcing them to do something the company has never done in its 75 years, rebooting the Marvel Universe. Though the series is restricted to the two titles,Avengers World #17 onwards will have a storyline called Before Time Runs Out to help catch up readers with how the events of Time Runs Out happened. The Time Runs Out event is a direct prelude to Secret Wars.
The Black Vortex	2015	Crossover	A dangerously powerful artifact known as the Black Vortex is somewhere in the spaceways of the Marvel Universe, and people from all corners of the universe are looking for it—heroes, villains, aliens, and even some people in between. Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex is an expansive crossover event coming to Marvel comics in spring 2015, and it will tie-in toGuardians of the Galaxy andAll-New X-Men, as well asLegendary Star-Lord,Nova,Cyclops,Captain Marvel andGuardians Team-Up. The event will have both and Alpha launch issue and an Omega concluding one that along with the tie-ins will make 13 separate issues.
Secret Wars	2015	Event	Originally running until September 2015 - but extended until December 2015, the series began in May 2015 with an eight issue mini series that was changed to nine issues (plus a Free Comic Day issue #0) and spins out of theAvengers andNew Avengers Time Runs Out storylines. The basic premise involves the collision of the Marvel Universe with the Ultimate Marvel Universe and destroying both. Pieces of the two universes (called domains) are combined with other post collision universes creating the Battleworld where in which the Marvel Universe will be reforged and birthed anew in October 2015. Many past Marvel events will be revisited with new stories being told and includeIron Man: Armor Wars,Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk,Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect,Infinity Gauntlet,X-Men: Age of Apocalypse,Civil War,Wolverine: Old Man Logan,X-Men: Inferno,Marvel Zombies,Age of Ultron,X-Men: Days of Future Past,Avengers: The Korvac Saga,House of M,The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider Island,The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse,X-Tinction Agenda,X-Men: Mutant Massacre,Marvel 1602,E Is for Extinction,Marvel 2099,Siege,One More Day,Killraven,New WarriorsForever Yesterday,Weirdworld,Avengers vs. X-Men (aSkottie Young version) and a return to the stories of the 1990sX-Men cartoon withX-Men '92. All-New, All-Different Marvel: Following the "Secret Wars" storyline, a new universe will be established by combining the616 universe and theUltimate Universe, with nearly 55-60 titles relaunched with first issues.
Spider-Women	2016	Crossover	The event will begin with an "Alpha" issue before going into the three ongoing books, then culminating with a finale "Omega" issue and will see Jessica Drew and Cindy Moon stuck in Spider-Gwen's alternate reality and while they're away from the main Marvel universe, doppelgangers masquerading as them began causing havok in New York.

Ultimate Marvel

Event	Date	Type	Developments
Ultimate War	2002–2003	Limited Series	After the government discovers that Charles Xavier lied about killing Magneto they order the Ultimates to hunt down the X-Men.
Ultimate Six	2003–2004	Limited Series	Electro,Kraven,Doc Oc,Sandman, andSpider-Man's nemesis, theGreen Goblin are incarcerated by theUltimates.Hank Pym (Giant Man/Ant Man) attempts to rehabilitate them. Ultimately, this doesn't go well. They escape and force Spider-Man to launch an attack upon the White House.
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy	2004–2006	Limited Series	The story chronicles the coming ofGah Lak Tus.
Ultimate X4	2005–2006	Limited Series	Cerebro has been stolen and the trail points directly at the government's premier think tank, theBaxter Building. TheX-Men aren't happy about it and the Baxter Building's most famous residents, theFantastic Four aren't happy about an angry team of mutants showing up on their doorstep.
Ultimate Power	2006–2008	Limited Series	A few days after Reed Richards sends five probes into other dimensions the roof of the Baxter Building is ripped open by a massive explosion, heralding the sudden appearance of the Squadron Supreme. They declare Reed Richards under arrest for his crimes against their planet.
Ultimatum	2008–2009	Event	The story deals withMagneto's attempts to destroy the world following the apparent deaths of theScarlet Witch andQuicksilver inUltimates 3. Following the Ultimatum storyline, each Ultimate title was given aRequiem follow-up series or one-shot, dealing with the status each book's characters in the aftermath of Ultimatum.
Doomsday	2010–2011	Limited Series	The story mainly focuses on what remains of the Fantastic Four after Ultimatum, specifically dealing with an unknown threat (revealed later) trying to alter the entire Ultimate Universe, in the process causing a significant amount of destruction.
Death of Spider-Man	2011	Event	The story details the death of Spider-Man. It also crosses over withUltimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates. After this the entire Ultimate line was relaunched with Ultimate Comics Universe Reborn tagline. The titles relaunched wereUltimate Comics: X-Men,Ultimate Comics: Ultimates, andUltimate Comics: Spider-Man, withUltimate Comics: Fallout and Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye being released as mini-series.
Ultimate Fallout	2011	Limited Series	Aftermath ofDeath of Spider-Man
Spider-Men	2012	Limited Series	Crossover between Spider-Man (Peter Parker) & Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales).The story features both Spider-Men being brought together after Mysterio creates a rift between their universes.
Divided We Fall	2012	Event	Return of Ultimate Captain America after the death of Ultimate Spider-Man.
United We Stand	2012	Event	Captain America is elected the new president of the United States and a new mutant nation is born.
Hunger	2013	Limited Series	In the aftermath of Age of Ultron, the timestream is broken and Earth-616's Galactus entered the Ultimate Universe.
Cataclysm	2013-2014	Event	Wounded at the end ofHunger, Galactus comes to the Ultimate Earth to feed, leading the heroes on a last ditch attempt to stop him.
Ultimate End	2015	Event	Part of theSecret Wars event, this mini series tells the final Ultimate Universe story ahead of the birth of a new combined universe with the Earth-616 universe in September 2015.

References

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Marvel Comics crossover event publication history

1980s

Contest of Champions (June 1982)
Secret Wars (May 1984)
Secret Wars II (July 1985)
Mutant Massacre (October 1986)
The Fall of the Mutants (January 1988)
The Evolutionary War (1988)
Inferno (October 1988)
Atlantis Attacks (1989)
Acts of Vengeance (December 1989)

1990s

The Infinity Gauntlet (July 1991)
Operation: Galactic Storm (March 1992)
The Infinity War (June 1992)
The Infinity Crusade (June 1993)
Age of Apocalypse (January 1995)
DC vs. Marvel (April 1996)
Onslaught (May 1996)
Heroes Reborn (1996)

2000s

Maximum Security (December 2000)
JLA/Avengers (Sept. 2003)
Secret War (February 2004)
Avengers Disassembled (August 2004)
Ultimate Nightmare (October 2004)
Ultimate Secret (May 2005)
House of M (June 2005)
Last Hero Standing (August 2005)
Decimation (December 2005)
Ultimate Extinction (January 2006)
Annihilation (March 2006)
Civil War (July 2006)
Ultimate Power (December 2006)
The Initiative (March 2007)
World War Hulk (July 2007)
Last Planet Standing (July 2007)
Annihilation: Conquest (August 2007)
Secret Invasion (June 2008)
Dark Reign (December 2008)
Ultimatum (January 2009)
War of Kings (March 2009)
Fall of the Hulks (December 2009)

2010s

Realm of Kings (January 2010)
Siege (January 2010)
Ultimate Comics: Doomsday (January 2010)
World War Hulks (February 2010)
The Thanos Imperative (July 2010)
Shadowland (September 2010)
Chaos War (October 2010)
Age of X (January 2011)
Fear Itself (March 2011)
Spider-Island (June 2011)
Ultimate Fallout (July 2011)
Avengers vs. X-Men (April 2012)
Age of Ultron (March 2013)
Infinity (August 2013)
Inhumanity (December 2013)
Original Sin (May 2014)
AXIS (October 2014)
Spider-Verse (November 2014)
The Black Vortex (February 2015)
Secret Wars (May 2015)
Avengers: Standoff! (March 2016)
Civil War II (June 2016)
Inhumans vs. X-Men (November 2016)
Monsters Unleashed! (January 2017)
Secret Empire (May 2017)
Damnation (February 2018)
Infinity Countdown (February 2018)
Infinity Wars (July 2018)
Spider-Geddon (October 2018)
The War of the Realms (April 2019)
Absolute Carnage (August 2019)

2020s

Iron Man 2020 (January 2020)
Empyre (April 2020)
Outlawed (October 2020)
King in Black (December 2020)
Heroes Reborn (May 2021)
Infinite Destinies (June 2021)
Devil's Reign (December 2021)
Reckoning War (February 2022)
Judgment Day (July 2022)
Dark Web (November 2022)
Avengers Assemble (November 2022)
Sins of Sinister (January 2023)
Ultimate Invasion (June 2023)
Contest of Chaos (August 2023)
Gang War (December 2023)
Blood Hunt (May 2024)
Venom War (August 2024)
One World Under Doom (February 2025)
Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse (May 2025)
Imperial (June 2025)
Age of Revelation (October 2025)

Launch lines

Marvel Universe

Revolution (2000)
X-Men: Reload (2004)
Civil War: The Initiative (2007–2008)
Dark Reign (2008–2009)
Heroic Age (2010–2012)
X-Men: Regenesis (2011)
Shattered Heroes (2011)
Marvel Now! (2012–2015)
All-New, All-Different Marvel (2015–2019)
ResurrXion (2017)
Marvel Legacy (2017–2018)
Fresh Start (2018)
X-Men: From the Ashes (2024-25)
One World Under Doom (2025)
Imperial War (2025–present)
X-Men: Shadows of Tomorrow (2026)

Krakoan Age (2019–2024)	Dawn of X (2019–2020) Reign of X (2020–2022) Destiny of X (2022–2023) Fall of X (2023–2024)

Other continuities

New Universe (1986–1989)
Sigilverse (2000–2004)
Ultimate Marvel (2000–2015)
Ultimate Universe (2023–2026)

Marvel Comics

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Current	Marvel Press Disney joint Marvel Unlimited Ultimate Universe
Defunct	Amalgam DC Comics joint CrossGen Disney property Epic Icon Infinite Marvel 2099 Marvel Absurd Marvel Adventures/Marvel Age Marvel Books Marvel Comics 2 Marvel CyberComics Marvel Edge Marvel Graphic Novel Marvel Illustrated Marvel Knights Marvel Mangaverse Marvel Music (original) Marvel Next Marvel Noir Marvel UK MAX New Universe Paramount Razorline Star The End Tsunami Ultimate Marvel
Reprints	Marvel Epic Collections Marvel Omnibus Marvel oversized hardcover Marvel Gallery Editions Marvel Premier Collection Spider-Man collected editions Daredevil collected editions Marvel Masterworks Marvel Complete Collections Marvel Premiere Classic Essential Marvel
Predecessors	Timely Comics Magazine Management 1970s Atlas Comics Acquired characters Malibu Comics Aircel Comics Eternity Comics Adventure Publications

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	\|'''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)\|Secret Wars]]''' \|\| 2015 \|\| Event \|\| Originally running until September 2015 - but extended until December 2015, the series began in May 2015 with an eight issue mini series that was changed to nine issues (plus a Free Comic Day issue #0) and spins out of the ''Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' Time Runs Out storylines. The basic premise involves the collision of the Marvel Universe with the Ultimate Marvel Universe and destroying both. Pieces of the two universes (called domains) are combined with other post collision universes creating the Battleworld where in which the Marvel Universe will be reforged and birthed anew in October 2015. Many past Marvel events will be revisited with new stories being told and include ''[[Armor Wars\|Iron Man: Armor Wars]]'', ''[[Planet Hulk\|Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk]]'', ''[[Maestro (comics)\|Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect]]'', ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Age of Apocalypse\|X-Men: Age of Apocalypse]]'', ''[[Civil War (comics)\|Civil War]]'', ''[[Old Man Logan\|Wolverine: Old Man Logan]]'', ''[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)\|X-Men: Inferno]]'', ''[[Marvel Zombies]]'', ''[[Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Days of Future Past\|X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'', ''[[Korvac\|Avengers: The Korvac Saga]]'', ''[[House of M]]'', ''[[Spider-Island\|The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider Island]]'', ''[[Spider-Verse\|The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[X-Tinction Agenda]]'', ''[[Mutant Massacre\|X-Men: Mutant Massacre]]'', ''[[Marvel 1602]]'', ''[[E Is for Extinction]]'', ''[[Marvel 2099]]'', ''[[Siege (comics)\|Siege]]'', ''[[One More Day (comics)\|One More Day]]'', ''[[Killraven]]'', ''[[New Warriors (comics)\|New Warriors]]'' ''Forever Yesterday'', ''[[Weirdworld]]'', ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' (a [[Skottie Young]] version) and a return to the stories of the 1990s ''[[X-Men (comics)\|X-Men]]'' cartoon with ''[[X-Men (TV series)\|X-Men '92]]''.		\|'''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)\|Secret Wars]]''' \|\| 2015 \|\| Event \|\| Originally running until September 2015 - but extended until December 2015, the series began in May 2015 with an eight issue mini series that was changed to nine issues (plus a Free Comic Day issue #0) and spins out of the ''Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' Time Runs Out storylines. The basic premise involves the collision of the Marvel Universe with the Ultimate Marvel Universe and destroying both. Pieces of the two universes (called domains) are combined with other post collision universes creating the Battleworld where in which the Marvel Universe will be reforged and birthed anew in October 2015. Many past Marvel events will be revisited with new stories being told and include ''[[Armor Wars\|Iron Man: Armor Wars]]'', ''[[Planet Hulk\|Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk]]'', ''[[Maestro (comics)\|Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect]]'', ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Age of Apocalypse\|X-Men: Age of Apocalypse]]'', ''[[Civil War (comics)\|Civil War]]'', ''[[Old Man Logan\|Wolverine: Old Man Logan]]'', ''[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)\|X-Men: Inferno]]'', ''[[Marvel Zombies]]'', ''[[Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Days of Future Past\|X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'', ''[[Korvac\|Avengers: The Korvac Saga]]'', ''[[House of M]]'', ''[[Spider-Island\|The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider Island]]'', ''[[Spider-Verse\|The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[X-Tinction Agenda]]'', ''[[Mutant Massacre\|X-Men: Mutant Massacre]]'', ''[[Marvel 1602]]'', ''[[E Is for Extinction]]'', ''[[Marvel 2099]]'', ''[[Siege (comics)\|Siege]]'', ''[[One More Day (comics)\|One More Day]]'', ''[[Killraven]]'', ''[[New Warriors (comics)\|New Warriors]]'' ''Forever Yesterday'', ''[[Weirdworld]]'', ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' (a [[Skottie Young]] version) and a return to the stories of the 1990s ''[[X-Men (comics)\|X-Men]]'' cartoon with ''[[X-Men (TV series)\|X-Men '92]]''.
	*'''[[All-New, All-Different Marvel]]''': Following the "Secret Wars" storyline, a new universe will be established by combining the [[Earth-616\|616 universe]] and the [[Ultimate Marvel\|Ultimate Universe]], with nearly 55-60 titles relaunched with first issues.		*'''[[All-New, All-Different Marvel]]''': Following the "Secret Wars" storyline, a new universe will be established by combining the [[Earth-616\|616 universe]] and the [[Ultimate Marvel\|Ultimate Universe]], with nearly 55-60 titles relaunched with first issues.
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Major events

Golden Age

Silver Age

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Ultimate Marvel

References