| Issue | #13 |
| Published | June 2004 |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mike Marts (Consulting); Cory Sedlmeier |
| Characters | Mystique; Shortpack |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Inks | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Colors | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joseph Michael Linsner; Mike Mayhew; Michael Ryan |
| Inks | Joseph Michael Linsner; Mike Mayhew |
| Colors | Matt Milla |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Mystique; GUEST: Shortpack; VILLAINS: Shepard; The Quiet Man |
| Synopsis | Mystique tries to recover a withered mutant alchemist's hand that can still turn lead into gold; It is revealed that Shortpack knows and has worked with Shepard, the agent of The Quiet Man who has asked Mystique to kill Xavier. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Brian K. Vaughan |
| Pencils | Michael Ryan |
| Colors | Matt Milla |
| Letters | Virtual Calligraphy's Rus Wooton |
| Notes | Michael Ryan's uninked pencil art is used in this story. |