The Askani'son investigates a S.H.I.E.L.D. clinic where the cyborg-esque Bastion is being held for observation. But Machine Man crashes the scene, and he seems to take a distinctly unfavorable view of the mutant Cable! The story continues in Machine Man and Bastion Annual (1998) #1!

Collects Cable (1993) #59-70, Annual '99; X-Man #45-47.Cable stars in power-packed adventures from an explosive era! The Askani'son's world is rocked when he battles Jack Truman, the highly trained S.H.I.E.L.D. operative known as Agent 18! When the Nemesis Contract is opened, Cable will face the wrath of Zzzax, the fury of Nick Fury and the portent of Project Deathlok! Then, when Stryfe strikes, Nathan must unite with his "blood brother" Nate Grey — the headstrong young refugee from the Age of Apocalypse known as X-Man — to stop him! But Cable will need help from the Avengers when the end times draw near, courtesy of the Harbinger of Apocalypse! Plus: Rachel Summers — the once and future Phoenix — makes her return! With the Prophecy of the Twelve looming on the horizon, will Cable embrace his Apocalyptic destiny?

One shot.

Battle of the mechanized men! Machine Man and Bastion duke it out in a gritty battle featuring Cable! Plus, Bastion’s full origin revealed.

The powerful Captain Britain, the shape-changing Meggan, the intangible Shadowcat, the swashbuckling Nightcrawler, the mysterious Phoenix, and Lockheed the Dragon. Forged in the fires of their tragic pasts, they have banded together to fight a modern-day crusade against the forces of evil. An age-old evil has firmly established itself in another dimension. But now, realities are crossing and the malevolent power - with the help of some well-known mutants - threatens to gain a foothold on Earth.

Part of the M-Tech Marvel event, Aaron Stack, the Machine Man gets his own series, this time known as X-51 . The series was the first in the M-Tech line, but failed to catch on and was, unfortunately, cancelled with issue 12. The series had a special "issue 0", courtesy of Wizard Magazine and a shared Machine Man/Bastion '98annual which was published prior to this series.

Springing out of events currently unfolding in the pages of X-MEN, Apocalypse has turned his attention to the cosmic characters that walk among us! His plan: Spark an all-out war between the humans and the subterranean-dwelling Deviants to learn who is worthy of survival! And only a handful of beings can save the day... all- powerful beings known as the Eternals!

Featuring two never-before-seen stories illustrated by the late, legendary Dave Cockrum. First up, relive the history of the X-Men, as recounted by Professor X and his old friend, former FBI Agent Fred Duncan. Then, the New Mutants – Rictor, Boom Boom, Cannonball, Rusty, Skids, Sunspot and Wolfsbane – face off against the Mad Thinker.

G.I. Joe gets locked in an astonishing battle with the amazing Aerial-bots! And that's just for starters! Wait until you see the breath-taking air combat between the Joes and their arch-nemesis, Cobra! But the action in the sky is overshadowed by an even more dangerous development the forming of an alliance between Cobra and the Decepticons!