Tales of Age of Apocalypse

Hailing from the dystopian "Age of Apocalypse" timeline, this Marvel one-shot from 1996 collects a trio of short stories that flesh out the grim world where Charles Xavier died before forming the X-Men. Written by Ralph Macchio and Scott Lobdell with art by Joe Bennett, the issue spotlights the fates of characters like the enslaved Morlocks and the human resistance. It's a compact but essential coda for fans wanting more of that alternate reality's brutal, survivalist tone.