Volume: 7
Price: 39.99 USD; 49.99 CAD
Pages: 500
On-sale Date: 2020-10-07
Editing: Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (collection editor); Maia Loy (credited) (assistant managing editor); Lisa Montalbano (credited) (assistant managing editor); Mark D. Beazley (credited) (editor, special projects); Jeff Youngquist (credited) (VP production & special projects); C. B. Cebulski (credited) (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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New Mutants / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited, signed)
Inks:
Scott Williams (credited, signed)
Colors:
Thomas Mason (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Boom Boom; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Rictor
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Collects New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #86-94, New Mutants Annual (Marvel, 1984 series) #5-6, New Mutants Summer Special (Marvel, 1990 series) #1, material from X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986) #5 and Uncanny X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #14.

Epic Collection
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

[Title Page and Credits]
(Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages

Letters:
typeset

From the Pages of Spider-Man --the Vulture Soars! And Rusty Collins Is His Prey!
(Table of Contents: 3)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Vulture; Rusty Collins
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Indexer Notes

Based on Steve Ditko's cover of Amazing Spider-Man #2 (from 1963).

Bang! You're Dead!
(Table of Contents: 4)

New Mutants / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors:
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Rusty Collins; Skids; Vulture (villain); Nitro (villain); Tinkerer (villain); Freedom Force [Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Pyro (villain)]; Mutant Liberation Front [Wildside (villain, introduction); Reaper (villain, introduction); Strobe (villain, introduction); Zero (villain, introduction)]; Boom Boom (guest-star); Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Balder; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Eitri; Wolf Prince; Cable (in blurb for next issue)
Synopsis:
The New Mutants regroup in Asgard. Rusty and Skids defeat Vulture and Nitro, but are captured by Freedom Force. The Mutant Liberation Front destroys a federal research facility, then demands that Rusty and Skids be freed, or else they will strike again.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 4. Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26. Mutant Liberation front members identified include Strobe, Wildside, and Zero; others appear only in shadow. Cameo appearance of Cable, but his first appearance is generally regarded as issue #87.

Cable Character Designs
(Table of Contents: 5)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable
Synopsis:
Four different character designs of the character who became Cable.

Indexer Notes

Notes indicate: "Half-cyborg? Mutant? Non-Mutant? Knows Wolverine in Past?"

Here Comes the Man Called-- Cable!!
(Table of Contents: 6)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Cannonball; Boom Boom; Rictor; Wolfsbane
Reprints (1)

A Show of Power!
(Table of Contents: 7)

New Mutants / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors:
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Rusty; Skids; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Cable (Introduction); Ship; Mystique; Stryfe (Introduction); Mutant Liberation Front [Forearm; Reaper; Strobe; Tempo; Thumbellina; Wildside; Zero]; Balder; Karnilla; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Eitri; Wolf Prince
Synopsis:
The Mutant Liberation Front attacks more research stations. Mystique threatens Skids. A federal agent shoots Rusty. He and Skids allow the MLF to rescue them. The New Mutants return to New York. After trying to stop the MLF, Cable weighs his options.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 4. Names, powers, and full appearances of MLF members Forearm, Reaper, Strobe, Tempo, Thumbellina, Wildside, and Zero are revealed. Rusty and Skids leave the New Mutants.

Costume Redesign Sketches
(Table of Contents: 8)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Sunspot; Skids; Boom-Boom

Indexer Notes

Rob Liefeld's costume redesigns for three of the New Mutants.

Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Nine]
(Table of Contents: 9)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cannonball; Namorita; Rictor; Boom Boom; Wolfsbane; Warlock; Sunspot; Sharkskin (cameo); Eel (cameo); Undertow (cameo)
Reprints (1)

Contents [New Mutants Annual #5]
(Table of Contents: 10)

table of contents / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Cannonball; Sunspot; Rictor
Reprints (1)

Here Be Monsters!
(Table of Contents: 11)

New Mutants / comic story / 35 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Tim Dzon (credited)
Colors:
Tom Vincent (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
New Mutants [Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Namorita (guest-star); Ghaur (villain); Llyra (villain); Spike (villain, introduction); Coal (villain, introduction); String (villain, introduction); Surf [Sharkskin (introduction); Eel (introduction); Undertow (introduction)]
Synopsis:
Ghaur and Llyra steal the Horn of Doom from Namorita. Namorita believes the New Mutants stole it and goes after them. Ghaur blows the horn, which brings a monster that destroys Atlantis. Namorita and the New Mutants recover the horn.
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Indexer Notes

This story occurs between the last two pages of the story from New Mutants #87.
Atlantis Attacks continued from Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #18.
Atlantis Attacks continues in X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #4.

Gallery of Former Members of the New Mutants
(Table of Contents: 12)

New Mutants / illustration / 2 pages

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Karma; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Bird-Boy [Bird-Brain]; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]
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A Case of the Cutes
(Table of Contents: 13)

Boom-Boom / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Judy Bogdanove (credited as Judith Kurzer Bogdanove)
Pencils:
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Steve Buccellato (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
Characters:
Boom Boom; Jon Bogdanove's hand; Rictor; Ship; Mary Jane Parker (dream); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (dream); Mr. Fantastic (dream); Invisible Woman (dream); Captain America [Steve Rogers](dream); Daredevil (dream); Namor, the Sub-Mariner (dream); Doctor Doom (dream); Doctor Octopus (dream); Hulk (dream); Wolverine (dream); Punisher (dream); Tattletale [Franklin Richards] (dream)
Synopsis:
Ship asks Boom Boom what she thinks of the men in the New Mutants. Boom Boom falls asleep, and dreams that a comic book artist tries to team her up with various male super heroes, and the best match seems to be Franklin Richards!
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Indexer Notes

This story probably occurs between New Mutants #76 and #77.

The New Mutants
(Table of Contents: 14)

A Mighty Marvel Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Skids; Rusty Collins; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock
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[Namorita and Surf]
(Table of Contents: 15)

A Mighty Marvel Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Namorita; Surf [Sharkskin; Eel; Undertow]
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Crowned Heads
(Table of Contents: 16)

Saga of the Serpent Crown / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils:
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks:
Keith Williams (credited)
Colors:
Marc Siry (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Gregory Wright (credited) (managing editor)
Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Emperor Naga; Karthon; Priestess of Set; Dorma (flashback); Ikthon (flashback); Karthon (flashback); Captain Barracuda (flashback); Mr. Starkey (flashback)
Synopsis:
Emperor Naga remembers the events which led to his recovery of the Serpent Crown.
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Indexer Notes

Chapter 9 of the Saga of the Serpent Crown, which ran through all of Marvel's 1989 annuals (occurs between Avengers Annual #18 and X-Factor Annual #4).

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(Table of Contents: 17)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Blob; Pyro
Reprints (1)

The Great Escape
(Table of Contents: 18)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Cable; Ship; X-Factor [Archangel (guest-star); Beast (guest-star); Cyclops (guest-star); Iceman (guest-star); Marvel Girl (guest-star)]; Moira MacTaggert (guest-star); Nathan Summers (guest-star); Freedom Force [Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Mystique (villain); Pyro (villain); Super Sabre (villain)]
Synopsis:
Freedom Force captures Cable, suspecting a connection to the MLF. The New Mutants reunite with X-Factor, and learn about Rusty, Skids, and the MLF. Wolfsbane has an unpleasant confrontation with Moira. Cable escapes Freedom Force's clutches.
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Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 4.

Costume Redesign Sketches
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New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cannonball; Rictor; Rusty Collins

Indexer Notes

Rob Liefeld's costume redesigns for three of the New Mutants.

If a Hero Should Fall...
(Table of Contents: 20)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Freedom Force [Super Sabre; Blob; Pyro; Crimson Commando]
Reprints (1)

The Gift
(Table of Contents: 21)

New Mutants / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Cable; Ship; Moira MacTaggert (guest-star); Legion (guest-star); Freedom Force [Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Pyro (villain); Super Sabre (villain)]
Synopsis:
Freedom Force catches up with Cable in New York. The New Mutants arrive on the scene, and decide to defend Cable. Cable promises them that he will find Rusty and Skids. Moira gives Cable her blessing to work with the New Mutants. Rictor remembers Cable.
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Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 4.

[This Issue: Caliban! Sabretooth! The Danger Room! and New Costumes! Need We Say More?!?]
(Table of Contents: 22)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Boom Boom; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Rictor
Reprints (1)

To Hunt the Hunter
(Table of Contents: 23)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom Boom; Samson (introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Caliban stalks Sabretooth in the Morlock tunnels. With X-Factor's blessing, Cable and the New Mutants move into the remains of the X-Men mansion. Rictor gets mad at Cable and heads into the tunnels, where Sabretooth and Caliban confront each other.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2.

Costume Redesign Sketches
(Table of Contents: 24)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Rictor; Rusty Collins; Wolfsbane

Indexer Notes

Rob Liefeld's costume redesigns for three of the New Mutants.

Sabretooth Was Tough... ... Then Came Cable
(Table of Contents: 25)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Sabretooth; Rictor
Reprints (1)

Prey for the Living
(Table of Contents: 26)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited) (plot)
Fabian Nicieza (credited) (script)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters:
Rick Parker (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
The New Mutants head off to rescue Rictor. They wage a no-holds-barred battle with Sabretooth and Caliban, with Masque as an unwelcome third party. Caliban kills Sabretooth (at least, he thinks he does). Rictor begins to have some respect for Cable.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2.

Carnival of Death
(Table of Contents: 27)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cannonball; Warlock; Boom Boom; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Rictor; Skrulls
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When the Carnival Comes to Town
(Table of Contents: 28)

New Mutants / comic story / 21 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Hall (credited)
Inks:
Jeff Albrecht (credited)
Colors:
Nel Yomtov (credited)
Letters:
Michael Heisler (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Wolfsbane; appear in flashback: Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Skrulls; Mrs. Guthrie
Synopsis:
While training in the Danger Room, Wolfsbane is frightened by a carnival hologram, which reminds her of when the New Mutants visited Cannonball's family in Kentucky and attended a carnival which was in actuality a group of Skrull slavers.
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Indexer Notes

A fill-in issue. Most of this story is a flashback to events that probably occurred between issues #76 and #77 (after Rictor and Boom Boom join the New Mutants, and before they meet Cable, which occurs very soon after returning from Asgard).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 29)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Wolfsbane; Boom Boom; Rictor; Cable; Warlock; Cannonball; Rusty Collins; Sunspot; Skids
Reprints (1)

Costume Redesign Sketches
(Table of Contents: 30)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Sunspot; Skids

Indexer Notes

Rob Liefeld's costume redesigns for two of the New Mutants.

Days of Future Present Part Three
(Table of Contents: 31)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Franklin Richards (from the future); Cannonball; Wolfsbane; Boom Boom; Sunspot; Sentinels; Hounds
Reprints (1)

Contents [New Mutants Annual #6]
(Table of Contents: 32)

table of contents / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Rictor; Cannonball; Boom Boom; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Warlock
Reprints (1)

The Once and Future Mutant
(Table of Contents: 33)

New Mutants / comic story / 39 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Terry Shoemaker (credited)
Chris Wozniak (credited)
Inks:
Scott Williams (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Art Thibert (credited)
Harry Candelario (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
New Mutants [Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Franklin Richards (as a child); Banshee; Future Versions: Franklin Richards (as an adult); Rachel Summers; Banshee; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Ahab; Hounds; Sentinels
Synopsis:
The adult Franklin Richards visits Xavier's School, re-creating it just the way he remembers it, complete with New Mutants. Banshee, the Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, and young Franklin arrive. Ahab attacks. Adult and child Franklin confront each other.
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Indexer Notes

Days of Future Present, part 2 of 4. (Part 1: Fantastic Four Annual #23; Part 3: X-Factor Annual #5; Part 4: X-Men Annual #14.)

Tribute the Second
(Table of Contents: 34)

New Mutants / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Peter David (credited)
Pencils:
Gavin Curtis (credited)
Inks:
Dan Panosian (credited)
Colors:
Tom Vincent (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Wolfsbane; Cypher (ghost)
Synopsis:
Wolfsbane pays Cypher's grave a visit, and has a rather unorthodox meeting with him.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

For "Tribute the First," see X-Factor Annual #5. For "Tribute the Third," see X-Factor Annual #6.

A Glimpse into the Future!
(Table of Contents: 35)

New Mutants / illustration / 2 pages

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Rictor; Boom Boom; Wolfsbane; Magik; Sunspot; Cannonball; Warlock; Shatterstar
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

A pin-up indicating Rob Liefeld's plans for the New Mutants, featuring the introduction of Shatterstar and the return of Magik (as a teenager, not a child).

Cable
(Table of Contents: 36)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable
Reprints (1)

Days of Future Present Part Two
(Table of Contents: 37)

X-Factor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Jon Bogdanove (signed)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Ahab; X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Forge; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ben Grimm; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]]; Nathan Christopher Summers
Reprints (1)

Days of Future Present Part 2 [Actually Part 3]: Act of Faith
(Table of Contents: 38)

X-Factor / comic story / 41 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Archangel]; Franklin Richards; Forge; Rachel Summers [Phoenix]; Banshee; Nathan Christopher Summers; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ben Grimm [The Thing]]; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Franklin Richards; New Mutants [Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Warlock; Boom Boom]; Ahab (villain); Hounds (villain); Sentinels (villains)
Synopsis:
The X-Folk combine forces with the FF to defeat Ahab and thwart the plans of Franklin Richards from the future as he tries to recreate the world the way he remembers it. Rachel meets her mom. Franklin zaps Nathan Christopher out of existence.
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Days of Future Present Part 4
(Table of Contents: 39)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Franklin Richards [as a child]; Franklin Richards [as an adult from the future]; Ahab; Mr. Fantastic; Cable; Forge; Jean Grey; Warlock; Cannonball; Cyclops; Banshee; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Storm
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You Must Remember This
(Table of Contents: 40)

X-Men / comic story / 38 pages

Script:
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils:
Arthur Adams (credited)
Inks:
Dan Green (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
Tomoko Saito (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Storm; Banshee; Forge]; Gambit; Rachel Summers; Franklin Richards; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Ms.Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ben Grimm]; Nathan Christopher Summers; New Mutants [Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Warlock]; Ahab; Dr. Strange (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo)
Synopsis:
The adult Franklin has to make a difficult choice between creating his ideal world and taking down the evil Ahab.
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Enter a Televised World Gone Bonkers!
(Table of Contents: 41)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock; Boom Boom
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A Mutant in Megalopolis
(Table of Contents: 42)

New Mutants / comic story / 68 pages

Script:
Ann Nocenti (credited)
Pencils:
Bret Blevins (credited)
Inks:
Bret Blevins (credited)
Colors:
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters:
Bill Oakley (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
New Mutants [Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock; Boom Boom]; The Vidiots; George Bush (cameo)
Synopsis:
The New Mutants are transported to a world where everything is controlled by the media.
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Pin-Up Gallery
(Table of Contents: 43)

New Mutants / illustration / 4 pages

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
New Mutants [Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Warlock; Boom Boom]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Set of 4 pin-ups related to the story "A Mutant in Megalopolis."

New Mutants #92 Pinup Art with Alternate Coloring
(Table of Contents: 44)

New Mutants / illustration / 0.75 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited, signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited, signed)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited, signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Boom-Boom; Rictor; Wolfsbane; Warlock; Cannonball; Sunspot; Rusty Collins; Skids

Indexer Notes

Pin-up from New Mutants #92 as colored by Rob Liefeld.

Boom-Boom Costume Redesign Sketches
(Table of Contents: 45)

New Mutants / illustration / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Boom-Boom
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[You Knew It Had to Happen! Cable versus Wolverine! All This-- and Sunfire, Too!!]
(Table of Contents: 46)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Wolverine
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Madripoor
(Table of Contents: 47)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Sunfire (guest-star); Wolverine (guest-star); Stryfe (villain); Mutant Liberation Front [Dragoness (villain, introduction); Kamikaze (villain, introduction); Sumo (villain, introduction); Zero (villain)]; Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Coy
Synopsis:
Cable and the New Mutants track the Mutant Liberation Front to Madripoor, where they meet up with Sunfire and battle the MLF. Stryfe captures Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warlock, and Sunfire. Cable runs across Wolverine, who recognizes and attacks him.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 48)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Wolverine; Boom Boom; Rictor; Sunspot; Cannonball
Reprints (1)

Lethal Weapons
(Table of Contents: 49)

New Mutants / comic story / 23 pages

Script:
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors:
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters:
Joe Rosen (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Wolverine (guest-star); Sunfire (guest-star); Stryfe (villain); Mutant Liberation Front [Dragoness (villain); Kamikaze (villain); Sumo (villain)]
Synopsis:
Cable and Wolverine conclude their duel. Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warlock, and Sunfire escape. The New Mutants defeat the MLF, and Cable defeats Stryfe. Cable promises the New Mutants that they will find Rusty and Skids.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2.

Mutant Liberation Front Character Designs
(Table of Contents: 50)

New Mutants / illustration / 2 pages

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Strobe; Zero; Forearm; Wildside; Reaper; Tempo; Stryfe; Thumbellina

Rob Liefeld Interview
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 51)

The Mutant Report / in-house column / 3 pages

There's a Man Called Cable
(Table of Contents: 52)

text story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (illustration)
Inks:
Todd McFarlane (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:humor; superhero
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 53)

New Mutants / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nice move.
Characters:
Wolverine; Cable
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

A new page of story which was created for the Cable and the New Mutants collected edition in order to accomodate the double-page spread in New Mutants #93. Inserted between pages 19 & 20 of that reprint.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 54)

New Mutants / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 55)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks:
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors:
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Cable; Storm; Banshee; Cannonball; Warlock; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Ahab
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 56)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable
Reprints (1)

[Cable]
(Table of Contents: 57)

New Mutants / illustration / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited) (signed as Liefeld)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited) (signed as Liefeld)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable
Reprints (1)

Here Comes the Man Called-- Cable!!
(Table of Contents: 58)

New Mutants / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited, signed)
Inks:
Todd McFarlane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Cannonball; Boom Boom; Rictor; Wolfsbane
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 59)

Cable / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Todd McFarlane (credited)
Colors:
John Kalisz (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 60)

X-Force / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Scott Williams (credited)
Colors:
Thomas Mason (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Boom Boom; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Rictor
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 61)

X-Force / illustration / 0.25 page

Pencils:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks:
Rob Liefeld (credited)
Colors:
Thomas Mason (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cable; Wolverine; Sunspot; Rictor
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  2. Epic Collection
  3. [Title Page and Credits]
  4. From the Pages of Spider-Man --the Vulture Soars! And Rusty Collins Is His Prey!
    New Mutants
  5. Bang! You're Dead!
    New Mutants
  6. Cable Character Designs
    New Mutants
  7. Here Comes the Man Called-- Cable!!
    New Mutants
  8. A Show of Power!
    New Mutants
  9. Costume Redesign Sketches
    New Mutants
  10. Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Nine]
    New Mutants
  11. Contents [New Mutants Annual #5]
  12. Here Be Monsters!
    New Mutants
  13. Gallery of Former Members of the New Mutants
    New Mutants
  14. A Case of the Cutes
    Boom-Boom
  15. The New Mutants
    A Mighty Marvel Pin-Up
  16. [Namorita and Surf]
    A Mighty Marvel Pin-Up
  17. Crowned Heads
    Saga of the Serpent Crown
  18. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  19. The Great Escape
    New Mutants
  20. Costume Redesign Sketches
    New Mutants
  21. If a Hero Should Fall...
    New Mutants
  22. The Gift
    New Mutants
  23. [This Issue: Caliban! Sabretooth! The Danger Room! and New Costumes! Need We Say More?!?]
    New Mutants
  24. To Hunt the Hunter
    New Mutants
  25. Costume Redesign Sketches
    New Mutants
  26. Sabretooth Was Tough... ... Then Came Cable
    New Mutants
  27. Prey for the Living
    New Mutants
  28. Carnival of Death
    New Mutants
  29. When the Carnival Comes to Town
    New Mutants
  30. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  31. Costume Redesign Sketches
    New Mutants
  32. Days of Future Present Part Three
    New Mutants
  33. Contents [New Mutants Annual #6]
  34. The Once and Future Mutant
    New Mutants
  35. Tribute the Second
    New Mutants
  36. A Glimpse into the Future!
    New Mutants
  37. Cable
    New Mutants
  38. Days of Future Present Part Two
    X-Factor
  39. Days of Future Present Part 2 [Actually Part 3]: Act of Faith
    X-Factor
  40. Days of Future Present Part 4
    X-Men
  41. You Must Remember This
    X-Men
  42. Enter a Televised World Gone Bonkers!
    New Mutants
  43. A Mutant in Megalopolis
    New Mutants
  44. Pin-Up Gallery
    New Mutants
  45. New Mutants #92 Pinup Art with Alternate Coloring
    New Mutants
  46. Boom-Boom Costume Redesign Sketches
    New Mutants
  47. [You Knew It Had to Happen! Cable versus Wolverine! All This-- and Sunfire, Too!!]
    New Mutants
  48. Madripoor
    New Mutants
  49. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  50. Lethal Weapons
    New Mutants
  51. Mutant Liberation Front Character Designs
    New Mutants
  52. Rob Liefeld Interview
    The Mutant Report
  53. There's a Man Called Cable
  54. ["Nice move."]
    New Mutants
  55. ["Why is Rahne crying?"]
    New Mutants
  56. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  57. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  58. [Cable]
    New Mutants
  59. Here Comes the Man Called-- Cable!!
    New Mutants
  60. [no title indexed]
    Cable
  61. [no title indexed]
    X-Force
  62. [no title indexed]
    X-Force
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