Ralph Macchio

Collect Adventures of Spider-Man (1996) #1-6 and Adventures of the X-Men (1996) #3. Action-packed adventures of the amazing arachnid, told in awesome animated style! Tune in as Spider-Man takes on some of his most fearsome foes - with a few surprises along the way! Aerial combat is in store as Spidey faces the Vulture's rage - but can he stand in the way of the rampaging Rhino's revenge? Then, the wall-crawler finds himself squarely in the Punisher's sights! And when Hammerhead strikes, he strikes hard! But when Spider-Man ends up on the wrong end of clobberin' time in an encounter with the Fantastic Four, who's the one pulling the strings? Plus: Web-Head joins the X-Men's Beast and Gambit in battle with Mister Sinister to save the life of a young mutant!

Wolverine and the Hulk are throwing down in the Rockies when X-Factor shows up and captures them both; The duo are taken to Hulkbuster base where Wolvie escapes and, feeling a kinship with a fellow creature being poked and prodded with experimentation, he frees the Hulk just as the Leader blows through the wall.

The X-Men and X-Factor team-up to rescue the Hulk from the Leader but who is going to rescue them from the rampaging Hulk?

Part 1 of a 2-part crossover with Adventures of Spider-Man (1996) #3. Hank McCoy and Peter Parker team up to save a powerful young mutant, but there's another -- more sinister -- party involved!

Cyclops returns from a day off to find the city of Salem Center overrun by N'Garai demons; He finds out from Erich Zann (the latest in a long line of protectors of The Dweller in the Darkness) that "The Dweller in Darkness" has been summoned and will destroy the earth; It can only be stopped by reading the counter-spell found in the Book R'lyeh, however, this will send both the reader and the demons back to the N'Garai dimension. Cyclops recovers the book and Erich, wishing to atone for the sins of his family, reads the counter-spell and saves the day.

Asteroid M is pulled from orbit and crash lands in Russia so in retaliation, Magneto and his Brotherhood take over a missile base and attempt to launch an attack against the U.S.; The X-Men intervene and beat on the Brotherhood but are too late to keep the missiles from launching.

Discovering that Apocalypse manipulated him into shooting Russian missiles at the U.S., Magneto and his Brotherhood team up with the X-Men to take on the real bad guy and stop the missiles before they cause a nuclear holocaust.

Sabretooth crawls out of the Arctic crevice that Wolverine dropped him in during an earlier adventure looking for revenge; While Sabretooth is traveling to the mansion Jubilee is there alone with the Professor because she was not experienced enough to go with the X-Men on their latest adventure; When Sabretooth breaks into the mansion Jubilee must defeat him on her own (with a little help from Professor X); When the X-Men arrive back from their adventure they are very impressed that Jubilee was able to stop Sabretooth.

When Gambit gets a letter that his brother, Bobby, has died, he heads home to New Orleans to get some answers from Bella Donna and the Assassins Guild. Statement of Ownership;

Spiral abducts Storm and takes her to Mojoworld where she is put under contract by Mojo; The Vanisher steals Sentinel plans for the Hellfire Club but is betrayed as Shaw and Trask fire up a mutant hunting robot to take him down; Vanisher flees to the X-Men for help and the team defeats the Sentinel.

The story begins with Storm shooting an episode of her TV series for Mojo that she agreed to act in during the last story. The filming is interupted by a person named Vroot trying to sell Mojo a script for a show; The filming is then stopped for the day and Storm is taken back to her hotel; The X-Men then arrive, transported by the Vanisher; With the help of Longshot they find Storm and free her. They then go to a tower built to allow Mojo to take over the earth and, with the help of Vroot, who is working with Longshot on trying to overthrow Mojo, they destroy it; Mojo tears up Storm's contract when The Vanisher agrees to stay in her place.

Storm and Jean are teleported from Mojoworld into the Florida swamps where they try and save the depressed inhabitants of a town from the soul crushing power of D'Spayre; Man-Thing lends a hand. X-Men Episode Guide by Andy Mangels; Gives a title and brief synopsis for episodes #1-36 of the X-Men animated series.

When the Dweller in Darkness and D'Spayre threaten the universe by corrupting the M'Kraan Crystal, Lilandra asks Jean Grey to once again combine with the power of the Phoenix Force to combat them; When the crystal cannot be repaired, Jean and the X-Men touch the minds of everyone in the universe with peace as the jewel explodes and destroys the universe; The alien Galen is the only survivor and becomes Galactus; Millennia pass as the new universe spawns life on earth and, eventually, the X-Men are reformed again with the original team. X-Men Episode Guide by Andy Mangels; Gives a title and brief synopsis for episodes #37-76 of the X-Men animated series

Collects Adventures of the X-Men (1996) #1-6 and Adventures of Spider-Man (1996) #3. Animated-style adventures from one of the X-Men's greatest eras! Wolverine takes on the savage Hulk - but whose side are Havok and X-Factor on? And what does the gamma-powered Leader have to do with it all? Meanwhile, Beast and Gambit face the evil machinations of Mister Sinister - with a little help from Spider-Man! Things take an occult turn for Cyclops, courtesy of the demonic N'Garai and the Dweller-in-Darkness! And when Magneto and his Brotherhood commit an act of war, the X-Men must respond - but as the situation explodes out of control, it just might bring about the Apocalypse...with a capital 'A'! Who will be left standing in the ultimate survival-of-the-fittest battle?

Collects Adventures of the X-Men (1996) #7-12. The most iconic X-Men of all, in more animated-style adventures! Jubilee faces a rite of passage courtesy of the savage Sabretooth! Then, Gambit finds himself in the middle of a war between the Thieves Guild and the Assassins - but what will become of the ragin' Cajun's brother? Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm join the action as the X-Men are vexed by the Vanisher - as well as by Sentinels, Spiral and the Hellfire Club! But will our merry mutants become media darlings in the maddening Mojoverse? Then, things take a turn toward darkness and despair as the team steps into the shadow of...the Man-Thing! With the Shi'ar Empire, the Watcher, the Living Tribunal and more universal forces drawn into the fray, brace yourself for a big finish on a cosmic scale!

"Heavy Metal!" Part 3 of 5. The Super-Adaptoid and Machine Man fly to Texas to round up another ally! The infamous Kree Sentry 459 (last seen in Captain Marvel 49)! After reviving the alien behemoth, the three robots make tracks to the Midwest to add a fourth powerful robot to their heavy metal horde! But Doctor Druid and the Black Knight arrive at the military base first and scoop up Tess-One! However, during the duo's' flight back to Hydro-Base; the Super-Adaptoid, Machine Man, and Sentry 459 attack! The three robots beat the two humans and add Tess-One to their team! So now the remaining avengers plus Marrina have four mechanical marauders to find! But the Super-Adaptoid makes it easy for Earth's Mightiest Heroes to locate his cast iron crew! The ferrous foursome just invade Hydro-Base themselves! And set up the super showdown for next issue! Cameo appearance by the Doomsday Man. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Doctor Druid, She-Hulk, and the Sub-Mariner. (Notes: Kree Sentry 459 previously battled Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers (1st series) 89-91. Tess-One previously appeared in Captain America Annual 8. The letters page includes commentary from Mark Gruenwald concerning the change in writers for the Avenger series.)

"The Cube Root!" Part 4 of 5. Guest-starring Machine Man and Stingray. The Avengers and the Super-Adaptoid's heavy metal horde battle from cover-to-cover on Hydro-Base! The Sub-Mariner, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, Marrina, and Stingray vs. Tess-One, Sentry 459, Machine Man, the awesome android, and the Super-Adaptoid! Wow, will Hydro-Base stay afloat with all this action? The blockbuster battle swings back and forth in each team's favor until Machine Man comes to his senses and switches sides! When Stingray and Machine Man attack the Super-Adaptoid inside the Avengers' communications complex, an Avengers' victory looks just seconds away; but the resourceful Adaptoid summons the mysterious being called Kubik...and absorbs his cosmic powers! And now an Avengers' defeat looks imminent!

"The World According to the Adaptoid!" Part 5 of 5. Guest-starring Machine Man. The Supreme-Adaptoid rules Hydro-Base! And after banishing Kubik to another galaxy, the former creation of A.I.M. sets his sights on world domination! The Adaptoid has a very simple plan…create five billion copies of himself and dispatch them to replicate every human being on Earth! Oh my, where are the Avengers? Unfortunately, trapped and helpless to stop the new robotic master of reality! But Kubik is still the original cosmic cube! And the awesome manipulator of reality transports the Captain (aka Steve Rogers) from California to Hydro-Base to battle the Supreme-Adaptoid! When the Adaptoid see his first foe from many years ago, he engages the Captain in hand-to-hand combat! But that might be the robot's first and last mistake! With the entire planet at risk, can Earth's Mightiest Heroes adapt and overcome the Supreme-Adaptoid? Cameo appearance by Stingray. Flashback cameos by the Fixer and Mentallo. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, the Captain, Captain Marvel, Doctor Druid, She-Hulk, and Sub-Mariner. Last 75¢ issue. (Notes: Kubik appears next in Fantastic Four 319. The Super-Adaptoid returns to action in Fantastic Four 336.)

"Super-Nova Unbound!" Part 1 of 3. A new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes begins by moving Hydro-Base into New York Harbor, so the Avengers' headquarters will be closer to the big city! But shortly after the relocation, a former avenger sends a distress call to the new team! The cry for help is from Starfox (holding the cosmic staff of Firelord)! Apparently while chasing Nebula through the galaxies, the Son of Mentor and the former herald of Galactus ran into an unstoppable foe called Super-Nova! Alerted to the situation, the Avengers blast off into outer space on the FF's rocket ship to search for the so-called last Son of Xandar! Thanks to Starfox's directions, Mr. Fantastic quickly locates an old Xandarian spaceship approaching Earth! Once the Avengers board the alien vessel, a horde of brain leeches attacks! However, defeating the brain drains is the easy part! Defeating Super-Nova is a whole other story! First appearance of Super-Nova. Cameo appearances by Starfox, Firelord, and Michael O'Brien (aka the former Guardsman). Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Gilgamesh, Thor, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman. (Notes: This issue begins the three-part Super-Nova saga. Starfox and Firelord previously appeared in Silver Surfer (2nd series) 19 and 20. This issue was Don Heck's last artwork on the Avengers series.)

"Earth Rocks!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Firelord and Quasar.After dispatching the Avengers in outer space, Super-Nova streaks towards Earth! And the last Son of Xandar's first stop is Chicago! Super-Nova threatens to destroy the city unless the Avengers hand over Nebula! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes much less Nebula are nowhere to be found! In fact the first superhero on the scene is not even an avenger! It's Quasar! Can Quasar stop Super-Nova? Probably not, but more help is on the way from the west coast! Specifically Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Tigra, and Wonder Man! Meanwhile after the massive explosion onboard Super-Nova's starship, the remaining avengers and Firelord try to get back to Earth! But first they must survive their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere! And it's going to take all of the strength and skill of the Invisible Woman to accomplish that!