| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Veronica Gandini | Archangel, Beast, Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Gorgon, Jean Grey, Iceman, Karnak, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Kings of Pain Part 1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola | Cable; Domino; Feral; Cannonball; Shatterstar; Warpath; Harness; Piecemeal |
| 3 | The Killing Stroke Part I: The First Cut | comic story | 10 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Kirk Jarvinen; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Mike Thomas; letters: Joe Rosen | Freedom Force [Avalanche; Blob; Crimson Commando; Pyro; Super Sabre (Death)]; Desert Sword (introduction) [Aminedi (introduction); Arabian Knight; Black Razer; Sirocco; Veil]; Reinhold Kurtzmann (introduction) |
| 4 | Kings of Pain Part 3 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola | Moira MacTaggert; Multiple Man; Polaris; Siryn; Legion; Piecemeal; Harness |
| 5 | Kings of Pain Part 3: Queens of Sacrifice | comic story | 35 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Tom Raney; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Art Nichols; colors: Brad Vancata; letters: Joe Rosen | Muir Isle X-Men [Moira MacTaggert; Multiple Man; Siryn; Polaris; Legion]; X-Force [Cable; Domino; Cannonball; Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Shatterstar; Feral; Warpath]; New Warriors [Namorita; Marvel Boy [Vance Astro]; Chord; Night Thrasher; Silhouette; Speedball; Firestar; Nova [Richard Rider]]; Piec |
| 6 | The Razor's Edge Part 2: The Killing Stroke | comic story | 10 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Jerry DeCaire; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Mike Thomas; letters: Joe Rosen | Freedom Force [Blob; Pyro; Crimson Commando; Avalanche; Super Sabre]; Desert Sword [Arabian Knight; The Veil; Aminedi; Sirocco; Black Raazer] (villains) |
| 7 | The Origin of the X-Men | comic story | 4 | script: Len Kaminski; pencils: Ernie Stiner; inks: Don Hudson; colors: Kevin Tinsley; letters: Joe Rosen | Mojo; Major Domo; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Havok; Polaris; Storm; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Thunderbird; Banshee; Sunfire; Kitty Pryde; Longshot; Psylocke; Forge; Gambit] (cameo); New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Dani Moonstar; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair |
| 8 | The Enemy Within | comic story | 5 | script: Len Kaminski; pencils: Kirk Jarvinen; inks: Brad Vancata; colors: Brad Vancata; letters: Mike Heisler | Wolverine |
| 9 | Kings of Pain Part 4 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Archangel; Beast]; Harness; Proteus |
| 10 | Kings of Pain Part 4 | comic story | 35 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Terry Shoemaker; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Brad Vancata; letters: Joe Rosen | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Archangel; Beast]; Moira MacTaggert; Legion; Multiple Man; Polaris; X-Force [Cable; Cannonball; Domino; Warpath; Siryn; Boom Boom; Shatterstar; Feral]; New Warriors [Nova [Richard Rider]; Namorita; Night Thrasher; Firestar; Silhouette; Chord; Marvel Boy [Vance A |
| 11 | The Killing Stroke Part Three: Sacrificial Lambs | comic story | 10 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Steven Butler; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Mike Thomas; letters: Joe Rosen | Freedom Force [Blob; Pyro; Crimson Commando; Super Sabre; Avalanche]; Desert Sword [Sirocco; Aminedi; Arabian Knight; The Veil; Black Raazer] (villains) |
| 12 | The End Game Begins | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert | X-Factor [Iceman; Jean Grey; Cyclops; Beast; Archangel] |
| 13 | Endgame Part 1: Malign Influences | comic story | 20 | script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Steve Buccellato; letters: Michael Heisler | X-Factor [Cyclops; Iceman; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel]; Charlotte Jones; Opal Tanaka; Trish Tilby; Apocalypse; Dark Riders [Foxbat; Tusk; Psynapse; Barrage; Hard-Drive; Gauntlet] |
| 14 | Warren Worthington III - Archangel | character profile | 1 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Archangel |
| 15 | Scott Summers - Cyclops | character profile | 1 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Cyclops |
| 16 | Jean Grey - Marvel Girl | character profile | 1 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Jean Grey |
| 17 | Beware the Wrath of Apocalypse! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert | Nathan Christopher Summers; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman] |
| 18 | Endgame Part 2: Heroic Effort | comic story | 20 | script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Glynis Oliver, Steve Buccellato; letters: Pat Brosseau | Nathan Christopher Summers; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Captain America; Sersi; The Thing; Human Torch; She-Hulk; Askani (introduction); Charlotte Jones; Apocalypse; Dark Riders [Foxbat; Tusk; Psynapse; Barrage; Hard-Drive; Gauntlet] |
| 19 | Robert Drake--Iceman | character profile | 1 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Iceman |
| 20 | Henry McCoy--Beast | character profile | 1 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Beast |
| 21 | Lunar Assault! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Gorgon; Karnak] |
| 22 | Endgame Part 3: Lunar Opposition | comic story | 22 | script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Glynis Oliver, Mike Thomas; letters: Michael Heisler | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Nathan Christopher Summers; Askani; Boak (introduction); Charlotte Jones; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Gorgon; Karnak; Crystal; Triton; Lockjaw]; Apocalypse; Shinobi Shaw (introduction); Sebastian Shaw; Dark Riders [Foxbat; Tusk; Psynapse; Barrage; H |
| 23 | Bitter Sacrifice! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio | Cyclops; Apocalypse |
| 24 | Finale | comic story | 22 | script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Chris Claremont; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert, Josef Rubinstein; colors: Dana Moreshead; letters: Michael Heisler | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman]; Nathan Christopher Summers; Askani; Charlotte Jones; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Crystal; Lockjaw]; Apocalypse (villain); Dark Riders [Tusk; Barrage; Gauntlet] (villains); Professor X (cameo); Cable (cameo); Colossus (cameo); |
| 25 | The Muir Island Saga: In the Grip of the Shadow King | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Paul Smith; letters: Rick Parker | Rogue; Guido |
| 26 | The Battle of Muir Isle | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Hilary Barta; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Psylocke; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; Moira MacTaggert; Madrox the Multiple Man; Siryn; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Legion; Guido Carosella; Amanda Sefton; Tom Corsi; Sharon Friedlander; Stevie Hunter; Sunder; Alysande Stuart; Shadow King (villa |
| 27 | The Muir Island Saga: Colossus Is Back | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Scott Williams; letters: Rick Parker | Colossus; Professor X; Stevie Hunter |
| 28 | Bad to the Bone | comic story | 22 | script: Jim Lee, Chris Claremont, Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom Orzechowski, L. Lois Buhalis, Tomoko Saito | X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Wolverine; Colossus; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; Stevie Hunter; Shadow King (villain); Lian Shen (villain) |
| 29 | Professor X vs. Shadow King! In Final Battle! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Whilce Portacio | Professor X; Shadow King; Colossus; Val Cooper |
| 30 | Clash Reunion | comic story | 23 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Whilce Portacio; colors: Dana Moreshead; letters: Michael Heisler | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Mystique [Also as Val Cooper]; Colonel Vashkin; Moira MacTaggert; Multiple Man; Siryn; X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Forge; Banshee; Polaris; Gambit; Psylocke; Jubilee]; Shadow King [Jacob Reisz] (villain); Legion (vil |
| 31 | The Muir Island Saga: Pyrrhic Victory! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee; letters: Rick Parker | Professor X; Cyclops; Colossus; Jean Grey; Rogue; Wolverine |
| 32 | One Step Back--Two Steps Forward | comic story | 23 | script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Andy Kubert, Steven Butler; inks: Scott Williams, Michael Bair, Joe Rubinstein, Tom Palmer; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski, L. Lois Buhalis | X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Psylocke; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; Moira MacTaggert; Mystique; Madrox the Multiple Man; Siryn; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Legion; Guido Carosella; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Archangel; Beast; Iceman]; Shadow King (villain) |
| 33 | Day of Decision! [The Muir Island Saga Epilogue] | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola | Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel; Forge; Guido; Wolverine; Rogue; Banshee |
| 34 | Ends and Odds | comic story | 22 | script: Peter David; pencils: Kirk Jarvinen; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Glynis Oliver, Steve Buccellato; letters: Michael Heisler, Joe Rosen, Chris Eliopoulos | X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Mystique; Val Cooper; Nick Fury; Moira MacTaggert; Multiple Man; Guido; X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Forge; Banshee; Polaris; Gambit; Psylocke; Jubilee]; Legion (villain) |
| 35 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | X-Men [Professor X; Beast; Storm; Archangel; Jean Grey] |
| 36 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | X-Men [Colossus; Rogue; Gambit; Psylocke] |
| 37 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Cyclops; Wolverine; Iceman |
| 38 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Magneto |
| 39 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | X-Men [Professor X; Jean Grey; Storm; Archangel; Beast; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Gambit; Cyclops; Wolverine; Iceman]; Magneto |
| 40 | Rubicon | comic story | 37 | script: Jim Lee, Chris Claremont; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Archangel; Beast; Colossus; Rogue; Gambit; Psylocke; Iceman; Banshee; Forge]; Nick Fury; Moira MacTaggert; Magneto (villain); Chief Magistrate Anderson (villain); Acolytes [Fabian Cortez (intro); Anne-Marie Cortez (intro); Chrome (intro); Mar |
| 41 | A Villains Gallery | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Sentinel; Juggernaut; Arcade; Cameron Hodge; Apocalypse; Magneto; Sebastian Shaw; White Queen; Toad; Sabretooth; Loki; Sauron; Dark Phoenix; Mr. Sinister; Goblin Queen; Mesmero; Mystique; Mojo; Spiral; Brood |
| 42 | A Blast from the Past | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Original X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Beast] |
| 43 | Wish You Were Here... | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Archangel; Psylocke; Rogue; Beast; Jubilee; Iceman; Colossus; Gambit; Jean Grey; Stevie Hunter; Cable; Trish Tilby; Opal Tanaka |
| 44 | Things to Come | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Longshot; Dazzler; Brood; Ghost Rider; Selene; Matsuo Tsurahaba; Omega Red; Bella Donna |
| 45 | X-Men Sketchbook | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee | Professor X; Cyclops; Rogue; Omega Red; Fabian Cortez |
| 46 | And the Best Is Yet to Come | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Gambit; Polaris; Havok; Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; Colossus; Cable; Archangel; Multiple Man; Guido; Captain Britain; Rogue; Warpath; Iceman; Cannonball; Lockheed; Professor X; Wolverine; Kitty Pryde; Domino; Psylocke; Boom Boom; Meggan; Shatterstar; Nightcrawler; Feral; Wol |
| 47 | Magneto Triumphant | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Magneto; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Wolverine; Rogue; Psylocke; Gambit] |
| 48 | Firestorm | comic story | 22 | script: Jim Lee, Chris Claremont; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Gambit; Rogue; Colossus; Beast; Iceman; Psylocke; Archangel; Forge; Banshee]; Nick Fury; Val Cooper; Moira MacTaggert; Magneto (villain); Chief Magistrate Anderson (villain); Matsuo Tsurayaba (villain); Acolytes [Fabian Cortez; Anne-Marie Cor |
| 49 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | X-Men [Storm; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Beast; Iceman; Archangel; Rogue; Psylocke; Colossus; Gambit] |
| 50 | Fallout! | comic story | 22 | script: Jim Lee, Chris Claremont; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Gambit; Rogue; Colossus; Beast; Iceman; Psylocke; Archangel; Forge; Banshee]; Nick Fury; Val Cooper; Moira MacTaggert; Magneto (villain); Chief Magistrate Anderson (villain); Acolytes [Fabian Cortez; Anne-Marie Cortez (Death); Chrome (Death); |
| 51 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | Jim Lee; Wolverine; Gambit; Psylocke |
| 52 | Jim Lee Interview | text article | 4 | script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | |
| 53 | Jim Lee | text article | 2 | script: Jim Lee; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee, Scott Williams | |
| 54 | X-Men Preview | text article | 2 | script: Suzanne Gaffney; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | |
| 55 | The Fantastic Five! | comic story | 2 | script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; colors: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck | |
| 56 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee | X-Men [Iceman [Robert Drake]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Rogue; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]]; Opal Tanaka; Madelyne Pryor |
| 57 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee | X-Men [Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]; Rogue; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]] |
| 58 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee | X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]; Wolverine [Logan]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Rogue] |
| 59 | Character Sketches | illustration | 4 | pencils: Jim Lee | |
| 60 | X-Men #1 House Ad | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams | X-Men [Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]; Wolverine [Logan]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Rogue; Beast [Henry McCoy]] |
| 62 | Storm | illustration | 1 | script: Max Fleischer; pencils: Jim Lee | Storm [Ororo Munroe] |
| 63 | Psylocke | illustration | 1 | script: Max Fleischer; pencils: Jim Lee | Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock] |
| 64 | The X-Men | illustration | 2 | script: Max Fleischer; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Terry Austin | X-Men [Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Rogue; Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]]; Excalibur [Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Meggan; Lockheed] |
| 65 | - | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Art Thibert | X-Men [Rogue; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Wolverine [Logan]] |
| 66 | X-Men: Mighty Mutant Tour Print | illustration | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee | X-Men [Rogue; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Psylocke [Elizabeth Braddock]] |
| 67 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jeff Matsuda; inks: Art Thibert | Apocalypse; Cyclops; Beast; Archangel; Iceman; Marvel Girl |
| 68 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Humberto Ramos; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti | Cyclops; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Storm; Gambit; Rogue; Beast; Iceman; Psylocke; Archangel; Professor X; Magneto |
| 69 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Wolverine; Beast; Rogue; Gambit; Psylocke]; Magneto |
| 70 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Thomas Mason | X-Men [Professor X; Jean Grey; Storm; Archangel; Beast; Colossus; Rogue; Psylocke; Gambit; Cyclops; Wolverine; Iceman]; Magneto |
| 71 | And the Best Is Yet to Come | illustration | 2 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Thomas Mason | Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Gambit; Polaris; Havok; Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; Colossus; Cable; Archangel; Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]; Captain Britain; Rogue; Warpath; Iceman; Cannonball; Lockheed; Professor X; Wolverine; Kitty Pryde; Domino; Psylocke; Boom Boom [Tabitha |
| 72 | The End of an Era for the X-Men! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert | Nathan Christopher Summers; Apocalypse; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Archangel; Iceman] |