- Script:
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils:
- John Romita, Jr. (breakdowns); Dan Green (finished art)
- Inks:
- Dan Green
- Colors:
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters:
- Tom Orzechowski [as Orz]; Rick Parker
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- FEATURE: X-Men [Cyclops; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Rachel Summers [now Phoenix]]; GUESTS: Magneto; Moira MacTaggert; Val Cooper; VILLAINS: Freedom Force (1st) [Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche; Spiral]; CAMEOS: Professor X; Ronald Reagan [Mystique]; Lee Forrester [Mystique]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Jean Grey
- Synopsis:
- Rachel Summers becomes Phoenix II; The Brotherhood becomes the government sanctioned Freedom Force; Freedom Force trounces the X-Men and arrests Magneto.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Art credit details confirmed 2006 by Dan Green.