Were I able to return to you your mind... you would recall... I am Jason Wyngarde -- the man who loved you. The man who almost destroyed you. 
- —Mastermind, to Jean Grey
Appearing in "The Gift Goodbye"
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Gold Team)
- Jean Grey (Appears as Mrs. Jean Summers in illusion)
- Bishop
- Iceman (Robert "Bobby" Drake) (Appears as Icemaster in illusion)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe)
- Archangel (Warren Worthington III)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
Supporting Characters: Antagonists:
- X-Cutioner (Carl Denti) (First appearance)
- Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) (Death)
Other Characters:
- Tower (Edward Pasternak) (Death)
- Unnamed Salvadoran waitress
- Unnamed Salvadoran child
- Several other unnamed Salvadoran civilians
- Nathan Christopher Summers (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Several unidentified bystanders (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Nimrod Sentinels (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Robert Kelly (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- X.S.E. (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Shard (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Icemaster's X-Men (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Trevor Fitzroy (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Scott Summers (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Rachel Summers (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Illyana Rasputin (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Doug Ramsey (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Dani Moonstar (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Muir Island scientists and workers (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Mentioned) (Appears on screen)
- Phoenix (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Madlyne Pryor (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Agent Fred Duncan (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Cyborgs
- Humans
- Abstract Entities (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Shi'ar (Mentioned)
- Z'noxx (Mentioned)
- Sentinels (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Hoverchair (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Wolverine's Suit (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Legacy Virus
Vehicles:
- Blackbird (Appears on screen)
Synopsis for "The Gift Goodbye"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Of Kings and Queens and Promises"
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- Wallace Benton (Death), Siena's boyfriend
- Unnamed New Mexico policemen
- Siena Blaze and several mutants from Earth-811
Locations:
Vehicles:
- "Cattle Car" from Earth-811
Synopsis for "Of Kings and Queens and Promises"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- A pinup is printed in this issue, featuring:
