Cover: Alan Davis & Mark Farmer

X-Men #97

Feb 2000 · Marvel · 1.99 USD; 2.99 CAD

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“The End of the World as We Know It Part 2”

In "The End of the World as We Know It Part 2," Apocalypse channels the power of the Twelve to fuse with X-Man, aiming for godlike dominion—but when the ritual destabilizes, Cyclops makes a desperate choice that alters everything. Written by Terry Kavanagh and Alan Davis, with art by Alan Davis and inks by Mark Farmer, this pivotal X-Men issue pushes the mutant saga to a breaking point. The cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer captures the chaos in bold, dramatic strokes.

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writer Terry Kavanagh · writer, artist Alan Davis · inker Mark Farmer · colorist Steve Oliff · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Comicraft's Jason Levine · cover Alan Davis, Mark Farmer

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writer Terry Kavanagh

writer, artist Alan Davis

inker Mark Farmer

colorist Steve Oliff

letterer Richard Starkings

letterer Comicraft's Jason Levine

cover pencils Alan Davis

cover inks Mark Farmer

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Apocalypse begins to use the power of the Twelve to merge himself with X-Man and become an all-powerful being, but things go awry. Cyclops sacrifices himself and he and Apocalypse merge into one being.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).