The New Mutants #2 [Direct]
(April 1983)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-12-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Sentinels (Table of Contents)

New Mutants / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob McLeod (signed as Bob McLeod)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed as Bob McLeod)
Colors
?
Letters
Bob McLeod

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Sentinels
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Sentinels (Table of Contents: 1)

New Mutants / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Bob McLeod
Inks
Mike Gustovich; Bill Willingham (ink assists)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (pages 1-21); Michael Higgins (pages 22-23, uncredited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is impossible!
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Psyche [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Henry Peter Gyrich (villain); Stevie Hunter; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Michael Rossi; Sebastian Shaw (villain); Sentinels (villains); Prof. X's Brood embryo (villain); John Ogilvie (villain); Diana (introduction); other students from the school in Salem Center (introductions)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Sentinels attack the New Mutants, who learn that they are caught up in a web of intrigue involving the government. The Hellfire Club wants the New Mutants. Col. Rossi returns from the dead. Psyche's attack seems to have been initiated by Prof. X.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. Letterer page credits added 2006 by Steven Tice. On his YouTube channel, Bill Willingham stated that he assisted Mike Gustovich on the inking, "mostly filling in the blacks."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Sentinels
    New Mutants
  2. 1. Sentinels
    New Mutants
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ken Austin
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore