publication date: February 1992

pencil: Andy Kubert

story: Larry Hama

inks: Dan Green

colors: Steve Buccellato

"The Enigma of Crunch" begins.
Logan shows a new character after the discoveries of the previous episode.
He Leaves Xavier School after a workout that doesn't commit him at all and goes to a bar.
He is approached by a beautiful girl and agrees to follow her to a motel.
Jubilee sneaks after him and discovers that the girl is actually Mystique.
Albert, Elsie-Dee and the Night Hunter leave Masque and the New York sewers to find Logan.
Mystique admits she's on the run from Spiral, but as soon as they mention her she appears in the room.

publication date: March 1992

pencil and story: Alan Davis

inks: Mark Farmer

colors: Glynis Oliver

Excalibur reaches the Irish monastery under which the mysterious enemy is hiding.
In the monastery there is a young albino with extraordinary powers, raised by the monks to face the anti-phoenix, who is called Feron.
Kitty and Rachel reach the cube in the ground where the mysterious adversary is hiding.
They discover it is indeed the anti-phoenix, a being destined to receive the power of the phoenix for a master as yet unknown.
Rachel is forced to give in, to save Kitty.
Feron manages to temporarily hold back the anti-phoenix, but he manages to escape.
Excalibur returns to the lighthouse, where Widget has built himself a new body.
Rachel senses that the anti-phoenix has merged with its master, Necrom.

publication date: 1992

pencil: Gene Colan

story: Scott Lobdell

inks: Al Williamson

colors: Kelly Corvese

Nightcrawler is working in a circus as an acrobat when he is attacked by a strange yellow monster.

publication date: 1992

pencil: Gene Colan

story: Scott Lobdell

inks: Al Williamson

colors: Kelly Corvese

Logan joins the fight against the yellow monster, but they discover it's just a child looking for help.