Bring Back the Bad Guys #[nn]

In "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!" from Bring Back the Bad Guys #nn, Magneto leads his new Brotherhood in a bold takeover of the South American nation of Santo Marco, commandeering a freighter to launch their campaign. The X-Men respond with a full-scale intervention, but when Xavier is caught in a devastating explosion, his mind is left shattered—his psychic abilities gone.

In "Gold Rush!", Charles Xavier, trapped in a coma, relives a forgotten mission from his past: a high-stakes clash with Magneto and Baron Strucker over Nazi gold, with the enigmatic Gabrielle Haller caught in the middle. The vivid memory proves the key to waking him, sparking hope among the X-Men—only for their celebration to be shattered when Deathbird snatches them all away to a Brood ship.

When Peter Parker quits being Spider-Man to focus on college and protect his ailing Aunt May, the city quickly feels the loss—especially when a discarded suit ends up on display at the Daily Bugle. As crime rises and the Kingpin begins consolidating power, Peter must confront the weight of his decision and the legacy of Uncle Ben.

In "Gang War!", the Kingpin, grieving the loss of his wife, seizes control of the criminal underworld and enlists Bullseye as his enforcer. Daredevil arrives to stop the bloodshed, defeating Bullseye in a brutal clash—but leaves the Kingpin untouched, letting the cycle of power and violence continue.

In "Kang, The Conqueror!", the time-traveling tyrant Kang makes his move, demanding Earth's surrender with ruthless certainty. As the Avengers struggle against his overwhelming power, it falls to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to buy just enough time for the team to break free and stand against the conqueror’s reign.

In this 1998 fantasy tale from *Bring Back the Bad Guys* #nn, a young historian from Taiwan journeys to the mainland with a daring plan: awaken the ancient dragon Fin Fang Foom to stop a looming communist invasion. Using cunning and ancient rites, he guides the beast to the coast to destroy the enemy fleet before leading it back to its hidden realm and sealing its slumber once more.

In "The Hands of the Mandarin!" from Bring Back the Bad Guys #[nn], Iron Man is sent deep into red China on a high-stakes mission to uncover secrets about the feared villain the Mandarin, a man so dangerous he's known even to the Communist regime. Trapped in the Mandarin’s high-tech fortress, Iron Man must survive a brutal clash of wits, martial prowess, and the deadly power of the Mandarin’s rings—before he can make a desperate escape.

In the dying remnants of a universe, scientist Galan makes a desperate bid to save his people by fleeing toward the center of the collapse. After centuries of dormancy in a cosmic cocoon, he awakens in a newborn universe as Galactus—bound by a terrible need to consume planetary life forces to survive.