(1991)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD; 0.90 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Suzanne Gaffney (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Kings of Pain Part 1 (Table of Contents)

New Mutants / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Mignola (signed as Mignola)
Inks
Mike Mignola (signed as Mignola)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Cable [Nathan Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral; Shatterstar; Warpath [James Proudstar]
Harness; Piecemeal
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Guang Yap
Inks
Dan Panosian
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Cannonball
Reprints

Kings of Pain Part 1 Pawns of Senescence (Table of Contents: 2)

New Mutants / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza (credited)
Pencils
Guang Yap (credited)
Inks
Dan Panosian (credited)
Colors
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The grounds of Saint Simons in Vermont. 10:38 P.M.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alliance of Evil: Frenzy; Stinger; Tower
New Mutants: Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral; Shatterstar; Warpath [James Proudstar]
New Warriors: Nova [Richard Rider] (cameo)
New Warriors: Firestar [Angelica Jones] (cameo); Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik] (cameo); Namorita (cameo); Night Thrasher [Dwayne Taylor] (cameo); Speedball (cameo)
X-Factor: Archangel [Warren Worthington III] (Artie's projection); Beast [Hank McCoy] (Artie's projection); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (Artie's projection); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (Artie's projection); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (Artie's projection)
X-Terminators: Leech; Artie Maddicks; Wiz-Kid
Robbie Baldwin; Harmon Furmintz; Gideon; Harness (first appearance); Piecemeal (first appearance); Walter Rosen; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Holly
Synopsis
The Alliance of Evil attacks the school where Artie, Leech, and Wiz Kid go, absorbing energy into Piecemeal. X-Force defeats the Alliance and tracks Genetech, the organization that hired them, to Long Island, where they are challenged by the New Warriors.
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Indexer Notes

This story takes place after New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #100 and before X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #1. Kings of Pain continues in The New Warriors Annual (Marvel, 1991 series) #1.

The Killing Stroke Part I: The First Cut (Table of Contents: 3)

Freedom Force / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza (credited)
Pencils
Kirk Jarvinen (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Mike Thomas (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kuwait City. January 14. 11:22 P.M.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Desert Sword: Aminedi (first appearance); Arabian Knight; Black Raazer; Sirocco (first appearance); Veil (first appearance)
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Blob [Frederick Dukes]; Crimson Commando; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Super Sabre (death)
Reinhold Kurtzmann (introduction)
Synopsis
Freedom Force is sent to Kuwait to rescue a physicist. They are attacked by Desert Sword. Super Sabre is killed.
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Indexer Notes

The Killing Stroke, part 1 of 3. Part 2 is in X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 and Part 3 is in X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986) #6.

Close Encounters of the Mutant Kind (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Terminators / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Judy Bogdanove (credited)
Pencils
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Inks
Hilary Barta (credited)
Colors
Mike Thomas (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
St. Simon's School -- Exeter, New Hampshire
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Terminators: Leech; Artie Maddicks; Wiz-Kid
Annalee (Artie's projection); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (guest); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (guest); Ida Fassbender (introduction); Sgt. Winchenbach (introduction); Roy
Synopsis
Ida Fassbender sees Artie, Leech, and Wiz Kid flying in the Wiz Kid's ship and reports it as a UFO. A mob chases them. They meet Ida, who reminds Leech of Annalee. They become friends, and she invites them to visit anytime they want.
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Indexer Notes

This story takes place at some undetermined time prior to the first story in this issue.

New Mutants Organizational Chart (Table of Contents: 5)

New Mutants / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kirk Jarvinen (credited)
Inks
Brad Vancata (credited)
Colors
Brad Vancata (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Skids Blevins [Sally Blevins]; Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Rusty Collins; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Shatterstar; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Cable [Nathan Summers]; Magneto [Max Eisenhardt]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
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Indexer Notes

A two-page chart indicating which issues of the New Mutants series each New Mutant appeared in, along with their current whereabouts.

A New Mutants Gallery (Table of Contents: 6)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rob Liefeld (signed as Liefeld)
Inks
Rob Liefeld (signed as Liefeld)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral; Shatterstar; Warpath [James Proudstar]
Reprints

A New Mutants Gallery (Table of Contents: 7)

New Mutants / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.)
Inks
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cable; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Rictor; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signed 1-10-91.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Kings of Pain Part 1
    New Mutants
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Kings of Pain Part 1 Pawns of Senescence
    New Mutants
  4. 3. The Killing Stroke Part I: The First Cut
    Freedom Force
  5. 4. Close Encounters of the Mutant Kind
    X-Terminators
  6. 5. New Mutants Organizational Chart
    New Mutants
  7. 6. A New Mutants Gallery
    New Mutants
  8. 7. A New Mutants Gallery
    New Mutants
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Charlie Major
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore