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Issue: New Mutants 77 Date: Jul-89 Story: Strange! (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Illyana Rasputin, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rusty, Skids, Rictor Regular Characters: Ship Guest Stars: Dr. Stephen Strange (alias Dr. Stephen Sanders) and Wong Villains: Hela Other Characters: the Rasputins; New Yorkers including police officer Joe Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rich Buckler Finisher: Roy Richardson Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: The X-Terminators have joined the New Mutants. They return Illyana to her home in Russia, and Dani and Brightwind are downed with a fever that Ship diagnoses as mystical in origin and refers it to Strange, who is currently pretending to be dead, but helps in his astral form when Dani erupts into fire on his doorstep. He sees that she is human (mutant Cheyenne), Valkyrie, and death together in one, and he removes her astral form. This, however, frees the other spirits in her, and she rampages, shooting fire from her hands. Rusty and Roberto lasso Brightwind while Sam tackles Dani. Strange talks to Dani on the astral plane and tells her she can control the spirits that are attacking her. She reasserts control over her body and uses her power to conjure an ice-maker to quench her flames. Strange uses his mystical powers to restore what Dani had destroyed. Issue: New Mutants 78 Date: Aug-89 Story: Let's Make a Deal (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rusty, Skids, Rictor Regular Characters: Ship Guest Stars: Dr. Strange; Popeye (as a template for Warlock); Cyclops (as a template for Mystique) Villains: Hela; Freedom Force: Mystique, the Crimson Commando, Super Sabre, Blob, Pyro, Destiny, Avalanche Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inker: Al Williamson Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Rahne uses her rapport with Dani to learn that her ice-maker will not last long, and she is being consumed by the spirit that attacks her. Hela describes to herself how she will use Dani to gather humans to her army to defeat Thor. Freedom Force arrives to arrest Rusty. The ensuing fight takes them to Liberty Island, where the Blob says that the government wants Rusty to train the mutant babies from Inferno, who were supposed to be returned to their families. Near Ship, Avalanche causes a tidal wave, and Dani breaks free from her ice and is under control of Hela. Strange, realizing the true nature of the battle, transports the New Mutants (minus Rusty and Skids) to Asgard. Issue: New Mutants 79 Date: Sep-89 Story: Asgard (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Bret Blevins Inker: Al Williamson Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: In Asgard, Dani attacks Rahne and then flies off; then the team is attacked by dwarfs, whom Sam surrenders to, since Eitri was his friend (see New Mutants special ed.). They are imprisoned and struggle with interpersonal problems until Eitri frees them. He explains that the Valkyries have begun stealing the living, and the dwarfs mean to attack. The Valkyries arrive and challenge them. Issue: New Mutants 80 Date: Oct-89 Story: Curse of the Valkyries (29 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rusty, Skids, Rictor Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries; Freedom Force: Mystique, the Crimson Commando, Super Sabre, Blob, Pyro, Destiny, Avalanche Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri, a wolf prince (Hrimhari) Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Bret Blevins Inker: Al Williamson Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: The New Mutants and the dwarfs battle the Valkyries in Asgard while Rusty and Skids are captured by Freedom Force on Liberty Island. Hela gives Dani a powder that freezes the New Mutants and dwarfs, capturing them. Boom Boom explodes the floor of their prison, freeing the New Mutants, who free the wolf prince that befriended Rahne (see New Mutants special ed.). Hela opens a warp in space to connect Valhalla to Hel, and when Warlock tries to jet through it, he manages only to get himself, Boom Boom, and the wolf prince through. The rest are trapped with Hel and Dani. Issue: New Mutants 81 Date: Nov-89 Story: Faith (32 pages) Feature Characters: Sunspot, Cannonball, Karma, Cypher, Mirage, Wolfsbane, Magma, Magik, Warlock Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Empath, Hercules Villains: muggers including Bennie, Sidney Other Characters: Greek gods including Zeus, Ares, Apollo; New Yorkers including Jamie Suarez Credits: Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Louis Williams, Terry Shoemaker Inker: Josef Rubinstein Letters: Tom Orzechowski Colors: Greg Wright Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: NOTE: This issue is a flashback that occurs before issue 54. Empath attends Mass, and Amara asserts her pagan faith, telling him how she met a god: The New Mutants watch a lame movie featuring Hercules, and although Amara laughs, she later prays to her gods. Hercules responds in person, but everyone thinks he is an actor. To prove himself, he demonstrates his powers, but the New Mutants match them. Hercules tries to transport them all to Olympus, but Zeus refuses, annoyed that Hercules made that stupid movie. The gods need mortals to have faith in them, just as mortals need to have faith in their gods. Amara follows Hercules into New York City, where they foil a robbery and put out a fire. They rescue Suarez and sit with him in the hospital until he dies. Hercules opines on the frailty of moral life, and Amara finally believes he is a god. Issue: New Mutants 82 Date: mid Nov-89 Story: The Road to Hel... (31 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty, Skids Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Odin Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries including Mist; Garm; a Frost Giant; Freedom Force: Mystique, Blob, Pyro Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri, Kindra; Hrimhari, Volstagg's children including Hildy, Kevin, Signe Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Bret Blevins Inker: Al Williamson Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Boom Boom frees Warlock from Hela's warp, and with Hrimhari they battle Hela's minions, fighting through to Odin's palace but finding him asleep, recuperating from recent battles. Mist tells Sam that she is just faking helping Hela and convinces him to surrender the New Mutants to her. Volstagg's kids tell Boom Boom, Warlock, and Hrimhari to seek out the wizard Tiwaz for help against Hela, but en route they are captured by frost giants. Skids finally collapses, lowering her forcefield, and she and Rusty are captured by Freedom Force. Hela forces Eitri to make an uru sword for her. She plans to give it to Dani to kill Odin ignominiously in his sleep, thus dooming him to Hel. Issue: New Mutants 83 Date: Dec-89 Story: The Quick and the Dead (28 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries including Mist; a Frost Giant; Adrian Toomes (the Vulture) Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri, Kindra; Hrimhari; Einherjar warriors including Harkonin; Volstagg's children including Hildy, Kevin, Signe; the Grand Vizier of Asgard; Tiwaz Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils & Inks: Bret Blevins Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Boom Boom, Warlock, and Hrimhari battle a frost giant until Tiwaz rescues them. Eitri finishes making the Deathsword for Hela, while Rictor breaks the rest of the New Mutants free of their bonds. Mist, Roberto, and Rahne free the Einherjar, who attack Hela. Rictor and Sam steal the sword and have to fight off Dani as they flee. Mist finally succumbs to Hela's domination. In prison awaiting trial (see X-Factor 1), Rusty sees the vulture jailed and threatening to break out with the help of Nitro. Dani retrieves the sword for Hela just as the New Mutants fall into the Abyss of No Return. Issue: New Mutants 84 Date: mid Dec-89 Story: The Sword's Edge (31 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty Regular Characters: Guest Stars: The Warriors Three: Volstagg the Great, Dashing Fandrall, and Hogun the Grim; Balder Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries including Mist, legions of Hel including Shrannk; the Vulture Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri, Kindra; Hrimhari; Einherjar warriors including Harkonin; Volstagg's children including Hildy, Kevin, Signe; Tiwaz; Thor's goats including Toothgnasher; Queen Ula and her flying hive trolls; the Norn Sorceress Karnilla and her stone people Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Terry Shoemaker Inks: Al Milgram Letters: Ken Bruzenak Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: NOTE: this is part of Acts of Vengeance. Sam uses his blast to hover over the Abyss of No Return, keeping Roberto, Rahne, and Rictor safe until Hela leaves. Since Odin is asleep and Thor on earth, Tiwaz directs Boom Boom, Hrimhari, and Warlock to the Warriors Three, currently Ula's captives. They rescue them, and Hrimhari convinces the trolls that Hela is their true enemy. Volstagg's kids alert Balder and Karnilla that Asgard is endangered. Karnilla is able to make her enchanted stone people mobile. On earth, the Tinkerer sends the Vulture a new set of wings in prison, and he breaks out, carrying Rusty with him. Hela's army attacks the combined forces of Asgard: warriors, stone people, and flying trolls. Issue: New Mutants 85 Date: Jan-90 Story: The Killing Stroke (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty, Skids Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Odin; The Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandrall, and Hogun; Balder Villains: Hela and her enthralled Valkyries including Mist, legions of Hel; the Vulture Other Characters: dwarfs including Eitri, Kindra; Hrimhari; Einherjar warriors including Harkonin; Volstagg's children including Hildy, Kevin, Signe; Tiwaz; Thor's goats including Toothgnasher; Queen Ula and her flying hive trolls; the Sorceress Karnilla and her stone people Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Geoff Isherwood Inks: Bret Blevins Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: NOTE: this is part of Acts of Vengeance. While the forces of Hel battle those of Asgard, the New Mutants try to prevent Dani from slaying Odin. Eitri breaks out of prison with the Einherjar. Dani defeats Rictor, Sam, and Roberto, but Eitri attacks her then, damaging the Deathsword. On earth, Rusty frees Skids, and they pursue the escaped Vulture. Eitri reveals that the sword is flawed, and a proper blow will release its magic. Dani swings for Odin, but Sam takes the blow. The sword and Hela's magic shatter, freeing the various enthralled Asgardians. Defeated, Hela flees back to Hel. Issue: New Mutants 86 Date: Feb-90 Story: Bang! You're Dead (31 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Brightwind, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty, Skids Regular Characters: Guest Stars: The Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandrall, and Hogun; Balder Villains: the Vulture, the Tinkerer, Nitro; Freedom Force's Blob, Pyro, the Crimson Commando; The Mutant Liberation Front's Wildside, Strobe, Zero, Stryfe Other Characters: Eitri; Hrimhari; Volstagg's children including Hildy, Kevin, Signe; Mr. Philips Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Bob Wiacek Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: NOTE: this is part of Acts of Vengeance. The Vulture fights the Tinkerer, angry that he copied his wing design. He learns that some unknown benefactor had him released and wants him to attack Speedball. He refuses, however, and goes to Nitro's trial in Albany and frees him. Rusty fights the Vulture and both are hurt; Skids contains Nitro's explosion, and he turns to dust. In Asgard, the wounded are healed. The Crimson Commando takes custody of Rusty and Skids, falsely accusing them of aiding the Vulture. The MLF destroys a lab, an act of terrorism to try to force the release of Rusty and Skids. Issue: New Mutants 87 Date: Mar-90 Story: A Show of Power! (31 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty, Skids; Nathan Christopher Summers (Cable) Regular Characters: Guest Stars: The Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandrall, and Hogun; Balder; Ship Villains: The MLF: Stryfe, Wildside, Forearm, Reaper, Strobe, Tempo, Thumbellina, Zero; Mystique; Mindless Ones Other Characters: Hrimhari; Eitri Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Bob Wiacek Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: M. Rockwitz Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: In Wyoming, the MLF attack a research installation, and Cable arrives too late to prevent it. In Asgard, the New Mutants are feasted as heroes. A messenger comes from Tiwaz, who gives Karnilla a vial which restores her people to flesh and blood and gives the New Mutants a extra-dimensional map of the way back to earth. Dani decides to remain in Asgard as a Valkyrie to restore the damage done by Hela. Stryfe demands the release of Rusty and Skids from custody and then sends the MLF to break them out. Cable attacks them but is defeated. Guards shoot Rusty rather than let him escape, convincing Skids to join the MLF. Warlock sails the New Mutants through the dimensions to earth, and they battle Mindless Ones en route. They arrive in New York in time to see Ship flying toward the city. Issue: New Mutants Annual 5 Date: 1989 Story 1: Here There Be Monsters (35 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Rictor, Boom Boom, Warlock Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Namor, Namorita; S.U.R.F.: Sharkskin, Eel, Undertow Villains: Ghaur and Deviants including Spike, Coal, and String; Empress Llyra of Lemuria Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Tom Dzon Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Tom Vincent Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: NOTE: this is part of Atlantis Attacks. Ghaur plans to use the Horn of Doom (see iss. 76) to summon a sea monster to destroy Atlantis as a sacrifice to the elder god Set. He sends Spike, Coal, and String, who look like Warlock, Roberto, and Rahne, to steal the horn from Namorita. She is duly fooled, and with S.U.R.F. attack the New Mutants, who were searching the Atlantic looking for X-Factor's Ship. Sam convinces them they are innocent, and they team up. Ghaur blows the horn, and a sea monster attacks Atlantis. It also lashes out at Ghaur's vessel, and the horn is conveniently destroyed. The mutants lure the monster to the Hudson underwater canyon; Boom Boom explodes it, and, Rictor, Roberto, and Sharkskin bury it. NOTE: a gallery of ex-members follows, Karma, Dani, Bird-Boy, Magik, Magma, Cypher. Story 2: A Case of the Cutes (10 pages) Feature Characters: Boom Boom, Rictor Regular Characters: Ship Guest Stars: Jon Bogdanove (the penciller); Spiderman and Mary Jane, Reed and Sue Richards, Captain America, Wally and the Beaver, Daredevil, Namor, Dr. Doom, Dr. Octopus, the Hulk, Wolverine, the Punisher, Franklin Richards Villains: Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Judith Kurzer Bogdanove Pencils: Jon Bogdanove Inks: Hilary Barta Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Steve Buccellato Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Boom Boom, in her room on Ship, avoids studying and Rictor, laments the scarcity of cute guys, and falls asleep. Dreaming, she interacts with her penciller, who draws potential dates for her. They are all unacceptable for one reason or another, and she agrees with the penciller that Franklin Richards is the cutest of the bunch. NOTE: team pictures of the New Mutants, including Rusty, Skids, and Ship, and of Namorita and SURF follow. Story 3: Crowned Heads (6 pages) Feature Characters: Regular Characters: Guest Stars: the Watcher; the Thing, Namor, Lady Dorma, Ikthon Villains: a priestess of Set, Naga; Karthon the Quester; Captain Barracuda and Mr. Starkey Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Peter Sanderson Pencils: Mark Bagley Inks: Keith Williams Letters: Richard Starkings Colors: Marc Siry Editor: Mark Gruenwald Managing Editor: Gregory Wright Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Naga gets his priestess to bring up a vision of the history of the Serpent Crown. Namor struggled to retrieve it from the Thing, Dorma, Karthon, and Capt. Barracuda in turn. Naga puts the crown on his own head. Issue: New Mutants 88 Date: Apr-90 Story: The Great Escape (31 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty, Skids; Cable Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Ship, Archangel, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Beast, Nathan Christopher Summers (as an infant); Moira MacTaggert Villains: The MLF: Stryfe, Wildside, Forearm, Reaper, Strobe, Tempo, Thumbellina, Zero; Freedom Force's Mystique, Blob, Pyro, the Crimson Commando, Super Sabre Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Hilary Barta Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Freedom Force detains Cable, trying to force him to work with them against the MLF, who have been stealing radioactive material. He escapes. The New Mutants return to X-Factor's Ship, and all learn of Rusty and Skid's fate. X-Factor convince the New Mutants that while the MLF's stated goals may be good, they are still terrorists and should not be praised. Boom Boom is jealous of Rictor's interest in Rahne. Rahne calls Moira, who looks and acts severe. She calls her home to Muir Island. Issue: New Mutants 89 Date: May-90 Story: The Gift (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor; Cable Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Ship, Moira MacTaggert; Legion Villains: Freedom Force's Mystique, Blob, Pyro, the Crimson Commando, Super Sabre (mistakenly referred to as Silver Sabre) Other Characters: Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Hilary Barta Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Brad Vancata Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Cable, fleeing Freedom Force, heads toward Ship. Sam, Roberto, and Boom Boom go to Tiffany's and buy Rahne a crystal wolf as a going-away present and happen upon Cable. They help him fight off Freedom Force. Rictor, convinced that something is wrong with Moira, delays her until her old acquaintance Cable arrives and convinces her to let Rahne remain part of the team. His team. Rictor recognizes and harbors a private grudge against Cable. Issue: New Mutants 90 Date: Jun-90 Story: To Hunt the Hunter (22 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor; Cable Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Villains: Sabretooth Other Characters: Morlocks Samson, Caliban Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Hilary Barta Letters: Joe Rosen Colors: Glynis Oliver Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Sabretooth hunts the remnants of the Morlocks, killing Samson. Caliban, transformed by Apocalypse into Hell Hound, tracks him. Cable reestablishes the New Mutants in the still-intact sub-basement of Xavier's ruined mansion (Uncanny X-Men 243). He orders them to design their own course of study and new uniforms. In their first Danger Room session, Rictor is overwhelmed and accuses Cable of setting him up to fail. Angry, he goes into the tunnels to beat up some Morlocks, and is attacked by Caliban and Sabretooth, who decide to fight each other. Cable takes the New Mutants and follows him. Issue: New Mutants 91 Date: Jul-90 Story: Prey for the Living (30 pages) Feature Characters: Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Warlock, Boom Boom, Rictor; Cable Regular Characters: Guest Stars: Villains: Sabretooth; Masque and his Morlocks Other Characters: Caliban Credits: Writer: Louise Simonson (plot), Fabian Nicieza (script) Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Hilary Barta Letters: Rick Parker Colors: Mike Rockwitz Editor: Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Synopsis: Sabretooth and Caliban fight, while Cable brings the New Mutants to Rictor's rescue. They defeat Caliban, but Sabretooth runs off with the wounded Rictor, who is forced to defend himself (and keeps making an undershirt appear and disappear: pages 16-18). The New Mutants find Rictor and are about to battle Sabretooth, then Masque intervenes, claiming the right to fight Sabretooth, then Caliban intervenes, claiming the right to fight Sabretooth. The New Mutants happily back off, allowing Caliban to break Sabretooth's neck. Rictor recuperates and comes across Cable working out in the Danger Room. He begins to respect him.
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