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Best Villain Team-Up Story Arcs

Dangioffre dangioffre 3 Story Arcs Jun 6, 2026

The rare arcs where the bad guys join forces — villain alliances that forced heroes to their limits and occasionally made readers wonder if the wrong side was winning.

Secret Wars

Crossover Event

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Secret Wars brought Marvel's greatest villains together under the Beyonder's thumb — the first time readers saw heroes and villains genuinely forced to coexist.

Dark Reign

Crossover Event

Ended

2

Dark Reign united Marvel's most dangerous villains under Norman Osborn in a dark mirror of the Illuminati — a sustained villain team-up spanning an entire publishing initiative.

The Magneto War

Crossover Event

Ended

3

The Magneto War saw Xavier's greatest enemy rally mutantkind behind him, forcing the X-Men to confront whether the man they fight is truly wrong about humanity.

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