| Issue | #8 |
| Published | January 2004 |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Stephanie Moore and Cory Sedlmeier (Assistants); Teresa Focarile |
| Characters | Mystique |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Greg Horn (painted) |
| Inks | Greg Horn (painted) |
| Colors | Greg Horn (painted) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joseph Michael Linsner; Michael Ryan |
| Inks | Joseph Michael Linsner |
| Colors | Studio F; Matt Milla |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Mystique; GUEST: Shortpack; VILLAINS: Shepard; The Quiet Man; The Host |
| Synopsis | While trying to get close to the doctor who created the mutant smallpox virus, Mystique is pitted against a mutant plague carrier who wants the new virus for herself. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Brian K. Vaughan |
| Pencils | Michael Ryan |
| Colors | Matt Milla |
| Letters | Virtual Calligraphy's Rus Wooton |
| Notes | Michael Ryan's uninked pencil art is used in this storyline. |