Issue: #144
On the eve of the Time of Darkness, enter the Leader! Take one feral X-Man, add one immortal Avenger, throw in a megalomaniacal genius and you've got a throwdown of epic proportions! Hercules guest stars as Wolverine is confronted by the evil of the Leader! Could this be a prelude to next month's 20th Anniversary?
Creators: Richard Starkings, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Comicraft, Steve Buccellato, Mark Powers, Joe Rosas, Marie Javins, Vince Russell, Bob Harras, Mike Miller
Characters: Hulk, Dum Dum Dugan, Hercules, Skrull Wolverine, Wendigo, Karkas, Guardian, General Chasen, Heather McNeil Hudson, Leader