- Script
- Brian K. Vaughan
- Pencils
- Michael Ryan
- Colors
- Matt Milla
- Letters
- Virtual Calligraphy; Rus Wooton
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystique; Professor X; Forge; Shortpack; Shepard (villains); The Quiet Man (villain); The Host (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Xavier sends Mystique after a mutant strain of the smallpox virus located in South Africa. Shepard asks Mystique to get him a sample of the virus as well.
- Reprints
Michael Ryan's uninked pencil art is used in this storyline.
- Script
- Cory Sedlmeier
- Pencils
- Greg Horn; Michael Ryan
- Inks
- Greg Horn
- Colors
- Greg Horn
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Promo for next issue's cover and art as well as introducing the new letters page.