| Issue | #9 |
| Published | February 2004 |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Mike Marts (Supervising); Cory Sedlmeier |
| Characters | Mystique |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Inks | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Colors | Mike Mayhew (painted) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joseph Michael Linsner; Michael Ryan |
| Inks | Joseph Michael Linsner |
| Colors | Studio F; Matt Milla |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Mystique [also as Wolverine]; GUEST: Shortpack; VILLAIN: The Host |
| Synopsis | Infected by the plague carrying Host, Mystique must fight to regain her constitution and rescue the super-smallpox strain from the deadly mutant. |
| 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. |