- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Tom Mandrake (finisher)
- Inks
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The best time for casting spells is very early in the morning...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Mutants [Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot [Roberto DaCosta]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Ariel [Kitty Pryde]; White Queen [Emma Frost] (villain); Hellfire Club; Doug Ramsey (illusion); Roberta (cameo); Edwin Jarvis (cameo); Cloak (flashback); Dagger (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Magik sends her astral form to the Massachusetts Academy and learns that the White Queen has captured Kitty and brainwashed Doug. The New Mutants learn that Magik is a sorceress. They head off to the rescue, but are met by the White Queen.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Massachusetts Academy; Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Part 1 of 3.
This story takes place while the X-Men and other super-hero groups are "missing in action" (see Uncanny X-Men #180 and Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1-12).