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Issue Details

Issue	#45
Published	February 2008
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	Nick Lowe; Will Panzo (assistant); Daniel Ketchum (assistant); Axel Alonso (executive editor)

Cover Details - "Messiah Complex, Chapter Eight [Cover A]"

Characters	X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	David Finch (signed)
Inks	Danny Miki (signed)
Colors	Jason Keith

Cover Details - "Messiah Complex, Chapter Eight [Cover B - Variant Cover]"

Characters	Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Simone Bianchi (signed)
Inks	Simone Bianchi (signed)
Colors	Simone Peruzzi

1 page New X-Men recap "Previously in Messiah Complex..."

Genre	Superhero
Letters	typeset
Notes	Recap of story-to-date and creator credits.

23 page New X-Men story "Messiah Complex, Chapter Eight"

Characters	New X-Men [Elixir [Josh Foley]; Hellion [Julian Keller]; Surge [Noriko Ashida]]; X-Factor [Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; M [Monet St. Croix]; Layla Miller; Siryn [Theresa Rourke Cassidy]; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]]; X-Force [Warpath [James Proudstar]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Hepzibah; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Caliban (dies)]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; unnamed baby; X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; White Queen [Emma Frost]]; VILLAINS: Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama] (dies); The Reavers (some die); Predator X
Synopsis	A three way melee erupts over the baby! Some want to kill it, some want to save it, and when the dust settles, not everyone is left standing. Meanwhile, Layla Miller and Madrox gather clues while Madrox Prime slips deeper into his coma. [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Craig Kyle; Chris Yost
Pencils	Humberto Ramos
Inks	Carlos Cuevas
Colors	Edgar Delgado [as Studio F's Edgar Delgado]
Letters	Dave Sharpe

1 page X-Men promo (ad from the publisher) "Covers - X-Men #206"

Characters	X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	David Finch; Simone Bianchi
Inks	Danny Miki; Simone Bianchi
Letters	typeset
Notes	Preview of the two covers for X-MEN (Marvel, 2004 series) #206.

1 page Fury's Files text article "Fury's Files [S.H.I.E.L.D. Most Wanted]"

Characters	Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Bullseye; Ultron; Magneto
Synopsis	"Discovered in a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, a list of little known facts about the S.H.I.E.L.D. Most Wanted that Nick Fury had personally collected to be used or leveraged when necessary."
Genre	Superhero; Spy
Letters	typeset

1 page Look Who's Talking text article "Look Who's Talking! Comic Book Writer Brian Reed"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]
Synopsis	Interview with Brian Reed.
Script	? [as Marvel]; Brian Reed
Pencils	Lee Weeks
Letters	typeset

1 page Questions That Need Answers! text article "Questions That Need Answers! What is Your Most Memorable Comic Convention Experience??"

Characters	Peter David (photo); Stan Lee (photo)
Script	Marc Guggenheim; Mike Carey; Robert Kirkman; Peter David; Bryan Hitch; C.B. Cebulski; Leinil Yu; Joe Quesada
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Colors	? (photos)
Letters	typeset