X-Men Epic Collection #23

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Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 301-306, X-Men (1991) 24-25, X-Men Unlimited (1993) 2, Wolverine (1988) 75, Gambit (1993) 1-4, X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion (1993) 1

The thrilling saga that commemorated the X-Men’s 30th anniversary!

Magneto tears Wolverine’s world apart! As the terrifying Legacy virus spreads among mutantkind, the X-Men suffer a truly heartbreaking loss. Then, when the messianic madman Magneto returns, offering mutantkind safe haven aboard his asteroid home, which longtime X-Man will join his Acolytes…and why? Secrets of Magneto’s life are finally revealed as the villain’s threat to mankind grows — but when the X-Men face him in a final showdown, both Magneto and Professor X will do the unthinkable! Plus: The Upstarts target Forge! A techno-organic threat rises! Gambit takes center stage in a solo tale that sheds new light on the New Orleans Thieves and Assassins Guilds! And peer deep into the inner workings of the X-Mansion!