| Issue | #503 |
| Published | December 2008 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.50 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Nick Lowe; Daniel Ketchum (assistant); Axel Alonso (executive); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher); Paul Acerios (production) |
| Notes | Features "Manifest Destiny" logo. There is a Previews Exclusive black and white variant of this cover. Indicia information: Published Monthly except semi-monthly in September by MARVEL PUBLISHING, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Office of Publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices. © 2008 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Newsstand Prices: 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD. Subscription (12 issues): U.S. 27.00 USD; Canada 37.00 USD; Foreign 39.00 USD U.S. on sale date 2008-10-15 |
| Characters | Emma Frost [White Queen]; Red Queen |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Greg Land (signed) |
| Inks | Jay Leisten ? |
| Colors | Justin Ponsor (signed) |
| Notes | Features "Manifest Destiny" logo. There is a Previews Exclusive black and white variant of this cover. Indicia information: Published Monthly except semi-monthly in September by MARVEL PUBLISHING, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Office of Publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices. © 2008 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Newsstand Prices: 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD. Subscription (12 issues): U.S. 27.00 USD; Canada 37.00 USD; Foreign 39.00 USD U.S. on sale date 2008-10-15 |
| Genre | superhero |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]]; Hellfire Cult [Empath [Manuel de la Rocha]; Red Queen [Madelyne Pryor] (identity revealed)]; Sisterhood of Mutants [Madelyne Pryor; Mastermind [Martinique Jason]; Chimera (joins group)] |
| Synopsis | Sam, Dani and Xi'an hang out in a bar in SoMa marveling at how mutants can just be ordinary people in San Francisco. Scott and Emma try to find clues in the Hellfire Cult's hideout, and Emma appears to be more "wildly inappropriate" than usual. The rest of the team tries to intercept the fleeing Empath, who takes them out one by one, only to be taken down by Pixie, who decided not to leave the team after all. As everyone celebrates at a Dazzler show, Scott finds out that Emma doesn't think anything interesting happened while they were at the Hellfire Cult, after which he sees Madelyne Pryor walking through the crowd. Elsewhere, we see Madelyne recruit Chimera into her Sisterhood. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Matt Fraction; Ed Brubaker |
| Pencils | Greg Land |
| Inks | Jay Leisten |
| Colors | Justin Ponsor |
| Letters | Joe Caramagna [as VC's Joe Caramagna] |