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Age of Apocalypse

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Description

A 1995 Marvel X-Men crossover. After Legion travels back in time and accidentally kills Charles Xavier, the timeline is reshaped into a world conquered by Apocalypse, where the X-Men take a very different form.

Story Arc Details

Status

Ended

Type

Crossover Event

Universe

Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295)

Start Issue

Beginnings

Issues

38

About Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295)

An alternate timeline created during the 1995 X-Men crossover event where Professor Xavier was killed before forming the X-Men. In this reality, Apocalypse conquered North America and established a brutal regime. The storyline by Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza replaced all X-titles for four months, becoming one of Marvel's most celebrated alternate universe events.