- Script
- Fabian Nicieza (credited)
- Pencils
- Guang Yap (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Panosian (credited)
- Colors
- Brad Vancata (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The grounds of Saint Simons in Vermont. 10:38 P.M.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alliance of Evil: Frenzy; Stinger; Tower
New Mutants: Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral; Shatterstar; Warpath [James Proudstar]
New Warriors: Nova [Richard Rider] (cameo)
New Warriors: Firestar [Angelica Jones] (cameo); Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik] (cameo); Namorita (cameo); Night Thrasher [Dwayne Taylor] (cameo); Speedball (cameo)
X-Factor: Archangel [Warren Worthington III] (Artie's projection); Beast [Hank McCoy] (Artie's projection); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (Artie's projection); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (Artie's projection); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (Artie's projection)
X-Terminators: Leech; Artie Maddicks; Wiz-Kid
Robbie Baldwin; Harmon Furmintz; Gideon; Harness (first appearance); Piecemeal (first appearance); Walter Rosen; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Holly
- Synopsis
- The Alliance of Evil attacks the school where Artie, Leech, and Wiz Kid go, absorbing energy into Piecemeal. X-Force defeats the Alliance and tracks Genetech, the organization that hired them, to Long Island, where they are challenged by the New Warriors.
- Reprints
This story takes place after New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #100 and before X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #1. Kings of Pain continues in The New Warriors Annual (Marvel, 1991 series) #1.
- Script
- Fabian Nicieza (credited)
- Pencils
- Kirk Jarvinen (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Mike Thomas (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kuwait City. January 14. 11:22 P.M.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Desert Sword: Aminedi (first appearance); Arabian Knight; Black Raazer; Sirocco (first appearance); Veil (first appearance)
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Blob [Frederick Dukes]; Crimson Commando; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Super Sabre (death)
Reinhold Kurtzmann (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Freedom Force is sent to Kuwait to rescue a physicist. They are attacked by Desert Sword. Super Sabre is killed.
- Reprints
The Killing Stroke, part 1 of 3. Part 2 is in X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 and Part 3 is in X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986) #6.
- Script
- Judy Bogdanove (credited)
- Pencils
- Jon Bogdanove (credited)
- Inks
- Hilary Barta (credited)
- Colors
- Mike Thomas (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- St. Simon's School -- Exeter, New Hampshire
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Terminators: Leech; Artie Maddicks; Wiz-Kid
Annalee (Artie's projection); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (guest); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (guest); Ida Fassbender (introduction); Sgt. Winchenbach (introduction); Roy
- Synopsis
- Ida Fassbender sees Artie, Leech, and Wiz Kid flying in the Wiz Kid's ship and reports it as a UFO. A mob chases them. They meet Ida, who reminds Leech of Annalee. They become friends, and she invites them to visit anytime they want.
- Reprints
This story takes place at some undetermined time prior to the first story in this issue.