| Issue | #1 |
| Published | July 2004 |
| Frequency | monthly except semi-monthly in July and August |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mike Marts (Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Wolverine |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Cassaday [as JC] (signed) |
| Inks | John Cassaday [as JC] (signed) |
| Colors | Laura Martin (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Astonishing X-Men Director's Cut (Marvel, 2004 series) #1; in Marvel Must Haves: Astonishing X-Men #1-3 (Marvel, 2004 series) #[nn]; in Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 |
| Characters | X-Men [Cyclops; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Wolverine; Beast; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Cassaday [as JC] (signed) |
| Inks | John Cassaday [as JC] (signed) |
| Colors | Laura Martin (signed) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | in Astonishing X-Men Director's Cut (Marvel, 2004 series) #1; in Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 |
| Characters | Wolverine |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Gabriele Dell'Otto (signed) |
| Inks | Gabriele Dell'Otto (signed) |
| Colors | Richard Isanove (signed) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | in Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 |
| Characters | X-Men [Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Emma Frost [White Queen]]; Kavita Rao (Introduction); Ord (Introduction) |
| Synopsis | Shadowcat returns to the X-Men as Dr. Kavita Rao announces a cure for mutants. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joss Whedon |
| Pencils | John Cassaday |
| Inks | John Cassaday |
| Colors | Laura Martin |
| Letters | Chris Eliopoulos |
| Notes | "Gifted" is only indicated to be the title of the issue, but Marvel solicitations have used it as the title for the entire story arc. |
| Reprinted | in Astonishing X-Men Director's Cut (Marvel, 2004 series) #1; in Marvel Must Haves: Astonishing X-Men #1-3 (Marvel, 2004 series) #[nn]; in Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 |