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My thoughts on this series as a whole have not entirely been formed yet,
at least not so far as I would feel comfortable making them public. But anyway, I highly doubt
that you came here to read what it is that I may or may not have thought.
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1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 41,
51, 54, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 79, 84, 85, 86, 87, 100
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| #51 | | May, 1987 |
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| Creators | Letterer | Colorist | Chris Claremont & Bob McLeod | Tom Orzechowski | Glynis Oliver | Teachers' Choice A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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August, 1987 | | #54 |
| Writer | Artists | Colorist | | Chris Claremont | Sal Buscema & Terry Austin | Glynis Oliver | Ratrace A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #59 | | January 1988 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Terry Austin | Fang and Claw After deciding to help their new friend, Bird-Brain rescue his friends from the test, the New Mutants
find themselves on a semi-deserted island. They believed they were alone on the island until various Animates approach them, looking more hungry
than friendly. Bird-Brain feeds them the hamburgers he brought with them, but their feast is interrupted by a calling whistle. The whistle somehow
hypnotizes the animates into starting the tests. The New Mutants decide to try the tests with them, to save Bird-Brain and his friends from this madman,
the Animator. Soon inside the maze, they realize the test is something to be taken serious, as they discover various bodies belonging to fallen animates.
They find themselves in battle with huge animates, and dangerous traps. After the New Mutants are captured, the Animator reveals himself. He tells Bird-Brain
he should have never come back, because his return trying to save his friends has cost all of their lives. He orders the animates to destroy them all! |
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March 1988 | | #61 |
| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Terry Austin | Our Way The Mutants return home with their deceased teammate, Douglas Ramsey, Magneto is not there when they return,
as he is at the Hellfire Club searching for them. The team all deals with Doug’s death in tears and anger, and as they finally break down to call Magneto,
they learn he is returning home. They turn on the TV to see a huge fight in New York and Dallas with the X-men. Illyana sees her brother, and wishes to be
with him, but all of the sudden he and the other X-Men enter a building as it explodes. Just then, Magneto returns home asking where they have been. When
he learns about Doug’s demise, he snaps. He grabs all of his students in the air, with his magnetic powers and asks them frantically if this is the only way
that he can keep them safe. Their carelessness has cost Doug’s life, and they will not use their powers or leave the property without his permission. Upset
at his lack of concern about her brother or the X-Men, Illyana teleports away to help her brother. She returns later, unable to enter Dallas, as there appears to
be some mystical barrier preventing her to enter. She has the Soulsword, and tries to attack Magneto, for his lack of passion or concern. Her teammates
assure her he does mean well, and ask her to send the sword back to Limbo. The New Mutants leave Magneto in the room, with the thoughts of his
carelessness, and find Illyana in the attic. Illyana had thought with Magneto around standing guard, she could have a chance at a normal childhood once in
awhile. But Rahne tells her they cannot afford to be children anymore. Within minutes they gather scraps of uniforms left scattered in the attic, and each don
a new uniform. They joined this school, not to learn under Magneto, but Xavier. With him gone, they still follow his dream, and with Doug and the X-Men now
dead, they’re all that’s left to save the world. |
| #63 | | May, 1988 |
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| Plot | Script | Artists | | Chris Claremont | Louise Simonson | Bo Hampton & Joe Rubinstein | Redemption A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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June, 1988 | | #64 |
| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Terry Austin | Instant Replay A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #66 | | August, 1988 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Terry Austin | Sorcerer's Duel A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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September, 1988 | | #67 |
| Writer | Artist | Letterer | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Ken Bruzenak | Promise A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #68 | | October, 1988 |
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| Writer | Artist | Letterer | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Ken Bruzenak | Illusion A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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September, 1989 | | #79 |
| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Bret Blevins | Al Williamson | Asgard A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #84 | | December, 1989 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Terry Shoemaker | Al Milgrom | The Sword's Edge A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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January, 1990 | | #85 |
| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Geoff Isherwood | Bret Blevins | The Killing Stroke A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #86 | | February, 1990 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Rob Liefeld | Bob Wiacek | Bang You're Dead A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
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March, 1990 | | #87 |
| Writer | Penciller | Inks | | Louise Simonson | Rob Liefeld | Bob Wiacek | A Show of Power A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to come! |
| #100 | | April 1991 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Color | | Fabian Nicieza | Rob Liefeld | Brad Vancata | The End of the Beginning The New Mutants hear battle noises in the Danger Room. They go check it out, and find a mysterious warrior
destroying their equipment. None of the team knows the brutal warrior, so they attack him. It’s a hard battle, but Cable eventually manages to defeat the
man. Later in the infirmary, the man introduces himself as Shatterstar. He traveled back in time to find the X-Men, to ask them defeat Mojo and Spiral. The
team is once more attacked, this time by Imperial Protectorates, sent to kill Shatterstar. Eventually, they are all killed. Later, when Boom-Boom goes to
fetch something to eat, she finds Feral in the kitchen! The two fight, and the New Mutants come to the rescue. Feral explains that she’s being hunted by
Masque and his goons, who want to start a world with the surface world. But she herself doesn’t want a part in it, which isn’t to Masque’s liking. The New
Mutants believe her and, after Cable kills Brute, Masque and Hump get the point and leave. After some rest and a shower, Cable gathers the team for a talk.
Everyone agrees that they are no longer safe. Cable explains that Shatterstar, Warpath and Feral have all agreed to join the team in return for some help.
He suggests they move away from the bunker, since they are no longer safe now. After a discussion, everyone agrees and they depart. Elsewhere, Stryfe
returns to his troops, the Mutant Liberation Front, where he dispatches a small task force to do some damage. After that, he thinks about the coming war,
which is going slower than he would like. He takes off his helmet, and is revealed to be… Cable?! |
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New Mutants Annuals |
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My thoughts on this series as a whole have not entirely been formed yet, at least not so far as I
would feel comfortable making them public. But anyway, I highly doubt that you came here to read what it is that I
may or may not have thought.
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| Issues Owned: | 5 |
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| #5 | | 1989 |
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| Writer | Penciller | Inks | Louise Simonson & Judith Kurzer Bogdanove & Peter Sanderson | Rob Liefeld & Jon Bogdanove & Mark Bagley | Tom Dzon & Hilary Barta & Keith Williams | | A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to A summary to comeA summary to comeA summary to |
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