Just as I thought, a boy playing a man's game. You were wrong about me, Shinobi... you were wrong about everything. 
Appearing in "Heart & Soul"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- X-Men
- Archangel (Warren Worthington III) (Main story and flashback)
- Bishop
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier)
Antagonists:
- Hellfire Club
- First Inner Circle - (Only in flashback)
- Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (Only in recap)
- Black Queen ("Jean Grey") (Only in recap)
- White King (Donald Pierce) (Only in recap)
- White Queen (Emma Frost) (Only in recap)
- Black Bishop (Harry Leland) (Only in recap)
- Second Inner Circle - (First appearance)
- Black King (Shinobi Shaw) (Main story and flashback)
- White King (Benedict Kine) (First appearance)
- White Queen (Benazir Kaur) (First appearance)
- Black Queen (Reeva Payge) (First appearance)
- First Inner Circle - (Only in flashback)
- Candra
Other Characters:
- Jubilee (Jubilation Lee)
- ⏴ Beast (Hank McCoy) ⏵
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed Rwandan boy - (Appears on screen)
- Unnamed doctors - (Dream)
- Forge (Mentioned)
- Upstarts (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Heart & Soul"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "A Moment of Silence"
Featured Characters:
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Patrick Lipton (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Interpol
- Brigadier McBride (First appearance)
- Ms. Price (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Hydra (Main story and flashback) agents
Other Characters:
- X-Men (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "A Moment of Silence"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- Several pinups are printed in this issue, featuring:
Jean Grey by Scott McDaniel
Mojo and the X-Men by Neil McLuty
Gambit and Rogue by Jim Callahan and Kevin Conrad
Beast by Mark Pacella and Tom Palmer
Psylocke by Amanda Conner & Cam Smith
Archangel and Apocalypse by Bryan Lee
Rogue by Bryan Hitch