later i'll add actual in-depth sections about the breakdown of my comic collection and my favorite authors and artists and shit. but right now i just want to flex my key issues.

new mutants
#9 - first appearance of selene
#13 - first appearance of doug ramsey
#18 and #21 - first appearance and origin of warlock
#60 - death of doug ramsey
#87 - first appearance of nathan summers as cable, and stryfe
#99 - sunspot leaves the team, first appearance of shatterstar and feral
#100 - first appearance of x-force

x-factor
#1 - first appearance of x-factor, cameron hodge, and rusty collins
#9 - first appearance of skids and trish tilby
#15 - angel gets his wings cut off
#17 - first appearance of rictor
#23 and #24 - first appearances of warren worthington as death/archangel

other random issues
sentry #1 - first appearance of the sentry
dark avengers #13 - origin of the sentry
civil war: front line #10 - first appearance of robbie baldwin as penance
uncanny x-men #169 - first appearance of callisto and masque