- Script
- Reginald Hudlin
- Pencils
- David Yardin
- Inks
- Jay Leisten
- Colors
- Dean White
- Letters
- Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Randolph Gentile
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Panther [T'Challa]; X-Men [Storm; Gambit; Havok; Iceman; Polaris; Rogue; Wolverine]; Erich Paine (villain, origin); Super-Apes [Mikhlo the Gorilla; Igor the Baboon] (villains); M'Butu (villain, cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Wakanda's neighboring country, Niganda, has descended into chaos due to the removal of its leader, Prime Minister M'Butu. The X-Men and T'Challa attempt to quell the chaos and investigate the appearance of creatures created by former Genoshan Dr. Erich Paine.
- Reprints
Story continues in X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #176.
- Script
- Cory Sedlmeier
- Letters
- typeset
Letters from Capt. Jarrod Alberich, Robert Taylor, and Nick Bush.