- Script
- Louise Simonson (credited)
- Pencils
- Arthur Adams (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited as Allen Milgrom)
- Colors
- Tom Vincent (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gold! I smell gold!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Mutants: Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Rusty Collins; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Skids [Sally Blevins]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Troll Associates: Phay (villain, first appearance); Phee (villain, first appearance); Phough (villain, first appearance); Phumm (villain, first appearance); Phy (villain, first appearance)
X-Factor: Archangel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Alchemy [Tommy Jones] (first appearance); Brightwind; Ophelia Jones (first appearance); Ship; Nathan Christopher Charles Summers; Ellie Jones
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- X-Factor tries to rescue Alchemy who has been kidnapped by trolls.
- Reprints
Ship makes an appearance (a "speaking role") in this issue as does Dani's winged horse, Brightwind. Additionally, the Trolls have a name for themselves.
- Letters
- typeset
Letters from: Pat Yonkers, Dan Ratanasit, Russell Robinson, Ron Edwards, Brian Chamberlin, Steve Johnson, David Ferris, Andy Hultquist, Elvis Orton, Nelson Fox, Atiba Ellis and Ron McInnis.