| Issue | #492 |
| Published | January 2008 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Joe Quesada (Editor in Chief); Nick Lowe (Editor); Will Panzo (Assistant Editor); Axel Alonso (Executive Editor) |
| Notes | Rated T+ |
| Characters | Angel; Storm; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Colossus |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | David Finch (signed) |
| Inks | Danny Miki (signed) |
| Colors | Frank D'Armata |
| Letters | None; typeset |
| Notes | Rated T+ |
| Characters | Cyclops; Storm; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Colossus; Angel |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Marc Silvestri |
| Inks | Joe Weems |
| Colors | Steve Firchow |
| Notes | Rated T+ |
| Synopsis | Recaps the storyline. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Colors | Page design colors |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Creator credits and indicia information. Background is a large red X against a black background. |
| Characters | Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Charles Xavier; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Layla Miller; Beast [Hank McCoy]; VILLAINS: Gargouille; Neophyte; Exodus; Predator X |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Ed Brubaker |
| Pencils | Billy Tan |
| Inks | Danny Miki; Allan Martinez |
| Colors | Frank D'Armata |
| Letters | Chris Eliopoulos |
| Notes | Cont. from X-Men: Messiah Complex #1; Continued in X-Factor #25 (2006 series). |
| Characters | Nyx; Beast [Hank McCoy]; X-men [Silver Age]; X-men [Present] |
| Synopsis | "Discovered in a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, a list of little known facts about the X-Men was discovered that Nick Fury personally collected to be used or leveraged when necessary." |
| Genre | Facts |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby; John Cassaday; David Finch |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Small illustrated capsules from the covers to X-Men #1 (1963) and X-Men Messiah Complex #1 (2008) adorn the bottom edge of the page. Additionally there are two small illustrated capsules of Beast and Nyx taken from unknown issues that adorn the right side of the page. |
| Characters | New Exiles [Rogue; Mistiq; Kitty Pryde; Morph; Sabretooth; Psylocke] |
| Synopsis | Presented is a behind-the-scenes look at what went into creating the new Exiles team from series artist Tom Grummett. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Tom Grummett |
| Pencils | Tom Grummett (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Grummett |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Iron Fist |
| Synopsis | Interview with writer of IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Matt Fraction. |
| Genre | Fact; interview |
| Script | Marvel (interviewer); Matt Fraction (interviewee) |
| Pencils | David Aja |
| Inks | David Aja |
| Colors | Matt Hollingsworth |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Features a portion of the cover to issue #1 of IMMORTAL IRON FIST. |
| Characters | Wasp; Kitty Pryde; Spider Woman [Jessica Drew]; Luke Cage; Psylocke; Mary Jane Watson; Squirrel Girl; Ms. Marvel; Dead Girl; Galactus; Clea; Mystique; Gambit |
| Synopsis | If you could date a Marvel character, who would it be and why? |
| Script | Various [see notes] |
| Pencils | Various [see notes] |
| Inks | Various [see notes] |
| Colors | Various [see notes] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Fourteen writers and artists answered this question: J. Michael Straczynski, Marc Sumerak, Brian Reed, Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott, C.B. Cebulski, Joe Quesada, Frank Cho, Chris Yost, Fred Van Lente, Matt Fraction, Jeff Parker, Craig Kyle and Christian Strain. Additionally, the answers to this question is enhanced by a small illustrated capsule of the Marvel character in question. I can only identify the following artists: John Cassaday, David Finch, John Romita, Sr., Bryan Hitch, Frank Cho, MIke Allred. |
| Notes | Beowulf (game, Ubisoft); Friends aren't disposable (campaign, Above the Influence); Monster Jam (game, ActiVision); The Eye of Judgment (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Enemy Territory Quake Wars (DVD-Rom software game, ActiVision); Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (game, ActiVision); Resistance: Fall of Man (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Ratchet Clank Future (game, Insomniac Games); Gears of War (game, Epic Games); Conan (video game, THQ); 2008 Nissan Sentra (car, Nissan); Star Wars Battlefront (game, LucasArts); PSP (gameplayer, Sony Computer Entertainment); Age of Empires III (game, Ensemble Studios); Digital World (service, AT&T); Army Reserve (recruitment, U.S. Army) |
| Notes | X-FACTOR #25; ULTIMATE IRON MAN (4-part limited series) |
| Letters | typeset |