X-Force #2 (1991)

Author: Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld,Art: Rob Liefeld,Cover Art: Rob Liefeld. X-Force #2 (September 1991) is a quintessential, high-octane issue from the peak of Rob Liefeld's era-defining run on the title. Driven by kinetic action, massive shoulder pads, and heavy weaponry, this issue continues to build the complex, cybernetic military mythos surrounding Cable and the young mutant strike team. The storyline, "The Weapon X File," shifts between multiple simmering conflicts. In the present, the mutant strike force travels to the World Trade Center to confront a terrorist threat led by the villainous Black Tom Cassidy. However, the true narrative weight of the issue lies in the arrival of Garrison Kane, a heavily augmented cyborg and old associate of Cable from his mercenary days. Working alongside G.W. Bridge and S.H.I.E.L.D., Kane is tasked with hunting down Cable. Meanwhile, Deadpool makes his second-ever appearance in Marvel history, hired to assassinate his old target, further intertwining his past with Cable's secretive history.