| Issue | #17 |
| Published | September 2004 |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
| Pages | 44 |
| 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 | Mike Mayhew |
| Inks | Mike Mayhew |
| Colors | Mike Mayhew |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Mystique; GUESTS: Professor X; Shortpack; VILLAINS: Helena Carlson; Viktor (Death) |
| Synopsis | Mystique allows herself to be captured by Viktor's men so she can take on the mutant slaver and stop his barbaric business. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Sean McKeever |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Raul Fernandez |
| Colors | Matt Milla |
| Letters | Virtual Calligraphy's Rus Wooton |