- Script
- Joss Whedon
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine [his right hand and claws]
Recap, credits and indicia with an illustration.
- Script
- Joss Whedon
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Letters
- Chris Eliopoulos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Emma Frost [White Queen]]; Dr. Kavita Rao; Lockheed; Ord (villain)
- Synopsis
- The X-Men have their first confrontation with Ord and Beast talks with Dr. Rao.
- Reprints
No title is given with for issue, but Gifted is solicited as the title for this story arc.
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed as JC)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed as JC)
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Emma Frost; Cyclops [Scott Summers]
- Reprints
Cover to Astonishing X-Men #2 enlarged to fill centerfold.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Recaps the events of the previous issue.
- Script
- Nunzio DeFilippis; Christina Weir
- Pencils
- Randy Green
- Inks
- Rick Ketcham
- Colors
- Pete Pantazis; Chris Sotomayor; Tom Chu
- Letters
- Dave Sharpe
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Mutants [Prodigy [David Alleyne]; Wind Dancer [Sofia Mantega]; Surge [Noriko Ashida]; Wallflower [Laurie Collins]; Elixir [Josh Foley]]; Corsairs [Dryad [Callie Betto]; Spectre [Dallas Gibson]; Quill [Maxwell Jordan]]; Hellions [Hellion [Julian Keller]; Mercury [Cessily Kincaid]; Rockslide [Santo Vaccarro]; Icarus [Jay Guthrie]; Dust [Sooraya Quadir](1st)]; Iceman; Dani Moonstar; Cyclops; Emma Frost [White Queen]
- Synopsis
- Hellion teases the New Mutant squad about the fact that Cyclops may decide to split them up. Iceman has the kids settle their differences over a game of basketball. Things turn out just fine as the New Mutants remain intact when Cyclops introduces the new squads at the school. They find themselves with, not only new uniforms, but also new code names.
- Reprints
Emma introduces Tag as a member of her squad of Hellions but he is not pictured standing in the line-up of her students. He does appear, however, as a member of the squad at the beginning of next issue.