publication date: December 10, 1982

pencil: John Romita jr & Frank Giacoia

story: Roger Stern

colors: Glynis Oliver

Clash between Spider-Man, Will-o'-the-wisp and Monster Tarantula.
Ended in a tie, the three split up.
Peter continues the investigation with the Bugle and they discover the link between Brand and Roxxon.
The Roxxon president is attacked first by Will-o'-the-wisp, then by Tarantula.
The investigation continues, also involving Roxxon.

publication date: January 10, 1983

pencil: John Romita jr & Frank Giacoia

story: Roger Stern

colors: Robert Sharen

Spider-Man saves the Roxxon president from the vengeance of Will-o'-the-wisp and Tarantula.
Will-o'-the-wisp comes back, they spare the president's life, and Spider-Man lets him go.
Tarantula, completely transformed into a spider, is killed by the police.
Roxxon blames the kidnapped president for everything, escaping unscathed.
Final with a bitter but realistic taste.
The big guilty corporation gets away with making the single employee pay for everything.

publication date: January 10, 1981

pencil: John Byrne

story: Chris Claremont

inks: Terry Austin

colors: Glynis Oliver

Kitty is facing the danger room for the first time.
Terrified, she closes her eyes and crosses it intangible, nullifying all its technology.
At the end of the trial, she is possessed by her old self spirit and passes out.
When he wakes up in the infirmary, it's old Kate who talks to the X-men.
She explains that the death of the mutants is due to the murder of Senator Kelly, which they must then foil.
In the future Logan is helping the few survivors to escape, but they are tracked down.
Franklin Richards is immediately incinerated.
In the past, Mistique sneaks into the Pentagon, accompanied by other members of the fraternity: her wife Destiny (at the time presented as a friend), Avalanche, Pyro and Blob.
The story ends with the attack of the brotherhood, which unexpectedly finds itself against the X-men.
Also this time the story is divided into several books.
One of the best stories of the Claremont cycle.
Innovative, at the time, it was then repeatedly revived afterwards.
Based on the paradoxes of time travel.

publication date: February 10, 1981

pencil: John Byrne

story: Chris Claremont

inks: Terry Austin

colors: Glynis Oliver

the clash between X-men and brotherhood begins.
Also this time the story is divided into several books.
One of the best stories of the Claremont cycle.
Innovative, at the time, it was then repeatedly revived afterwards.
Based on the paradoxes of time travel.