- Script:
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils:
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Inks:
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Colors:
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters:
- Joe Rosen
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma; Sunspot]; GUESTS: Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Rachel Summers; Dazzler; VILLAINS: Beyonder; Alexander Flynn; Max Rocker; Ivich; Lexi; Karma [Shadow King]
- Synopsis:
- Shadowcat uses Illyana's Soulsword to transform her from the Darkchilde back to her normal human form, manifesting Magik's armor in the process; The kids return to earth from Limbo and once again head to the mutant arena to rescue the captured Magma and Sunspot; They are secretly spied on by the Beyonder but Rachel senses him and tries to communicate; Dazzler and Shadowcat infiltrate the Gladiators but are captured by the one who is actually controlling events in the arena, the former New Mutant, Karma.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Part 2 of 3. A Secret Wars II crossover. Story continues from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #1, in which the Beyonder transformed Illyana into the Darkchilde, and Illyana fled to Limbo, taking Cannonball, Dazzler, Shadowcat, and Rachel Summers with her.
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
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