Date: Nov-92
Story: Tough Love (23 pages)
Feature Characters: Havok, Polaris, Strong Guy, Multiple Man, Wolfsbane, Quicksilver
Regular Characters: Val Cooper
Guest Stars: X-Men Prof. Charles Xavier, Bishop, Ororo Munro (Storm), Warren Worthington, III (Archangel), Betsy Braddock (Psylocke), Remy LeBeau (Gambit), Rogue, Logan (Wolverine), Dr. Henry McCoy (Beast), Jean Grey, Scott Summers (Cyclops); X-Force members Maria Callasantos (Feral), Benjamin Russell (Shatterstar), Samuel Guthrie (Cannonball), Tabitha Smith (Boom Boom), Julio Esteban Richter (Rictor)
Villains: The Horsemen of Apocalypse: Caliban, Famine, War; Mr. Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
Other Characters: X-Patriots Prodigal, Lukas, Pirouette, Taylor
Credits:
Writer: Peter David
Pencils: Jae Lee
Inks: Al Milgrom
Letters: Richard Starkings
Colors: Brad Vancata
Editor: Kelly Corvese
Group Editor: Bob Harras
Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco
Synopsis: NOTE: this is part 2 of the X-Cutioner's Song crossover.
Xavier, shot in the head by Stryfe in Uncanny X-Men 294, is rushed to the same hospital as Taylor (last issue). Alex sends Rahne and Guido to the scene of the crime to try to track Stryfe, whom everyone thinks is Cable. There they run into a vengeful Archangel, as well as X-Force, and Rahne breaks cover to greet her old teammates. Guido and Rahne try to use force and sentiment, respectively, to arrest the outlaw X-Force, and a fight breaks out. Rahne bests Feral, and after the rest of X-Factor shows up and a short fight, X-Force retreats, Alex damaging their aircraft as a parting gesture. Alex decides to follow X-Force back to Cable, and X-Men Blue tags along.
The captive Scott and Jean are dumped at Apocalypse's feet by his horsemen, but it turns out he is really Sinister impersonating old blue-lips.
Xavier is infected with a technovirus and cannot be helped by conventional medicine. He is sent to the mansion to die.