When the Avengers attempt to arrest Magneto so that he may be tried in the World Court for crimes against humanity, the X-Men side with their mutant brother. Can the situation be diffused before the teams come to blows?

While a group of Soviet heroes, hell-bent on revenge against Magneto, battle the Avengers, who want to try Magneto for his crimes, the X-Men slip away with the hypnotized Master of Magnetism. Where they go, will the Avengers follow?

What unfinished business does Magneto have in Singapore? And how far will the X-Men go to support him in his enigmatic quest? Will they truly stand against the Earth's Mightiest?

1st Edition, 1st Printing. Out of print since 1987

Written by ROGER STERN, TOM DEFALCO, CHRIS CLAREMONT & STAN LEE Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, KEITH POLLARD, JON BOGDANOVE & JACK KIRBY Cover by KEITH POLLARD Two titanic tussles for the price of one! First: When Magneto's on trial, he needs all the help he can get - and he finds it in the remnants of his former fortress, Asteroid M! The X-Men aren't sure what his scheme is, but they're positive they don't want the Avengers and the Soviet Super-Soldiers to find out before they do! It's multi-team warfare with the eyes of the world on all three! Then: On the verge of disintegration, Kitty Pryde seems resigned to her doom - but the X-Men will do anything to save her, even bargain with a worse doom...Doctor Doom! What stunning secret prevents Mr. Fantastic and the Fantastic Four from saving the day instead? Is he terrified of failing because his greatest failure - the fateful rocket flight - might have really been his greatest success? Do the answers all come down to wunderkind Franklin Richards? Also featuring the X-Men's fabulous first face-offs with the Avengers and Fantastic Four in Marvel's early era! Collecting X-MEN VS. THE AVENGERS #1-4, FANTASTIC FOUR VS. THE X-MEN #1-4, X-MEN #9 and FANTASTIC FOUR #28. 272 PGS./Rated A