([July] 1988)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1988-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Evolutionary War [Part Four] (Table of Contents)

New Mutants / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
June Brigman (signed as Brigman)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed as MCLEOD)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited); Bob Harras (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Purifiers: Major Purge; Doctor Stack
High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The New Mutants Annual (Marvel, 1984 series) #4 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The New Mutants Annual (1984 series) #4 [Newsstand]
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Mind Games (Table of Contents: 1)

New Mutants / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
June Brigman (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited)
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited); Bob Harras (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A New Jersey Chemical Dump...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hellfire Club: Black King [Sebastian Shaw] (guest); Black Queen (guest); White King [Erik Lehnsherr]; White Queen [Emma Frost] (guest)
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
The Purifiers: Major Purge (villain); Doctor Stack (villain)
Lucius Antonius Aquilla; Brightwind; Bulk (death); Empath [Manuel de la Rocha] (guest); Glow Worm (death); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (villain); Magma [Amara Aquilla] (guest); Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The High Evolutionary captures Magma, in the hope of removing her powers. The New Mutants charge to her rescue, along with Magneto and the other members of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club.
Mirage learns how to make her images become tangible in this story.
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Indexer Notes

The Evolutionary War continued from Silver Surfer Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #1.
The Evolutionary War continues in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1963 series) #21.

This story occurs between New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #66 and #67. Part of The Evolutionary War crossover with other 1988 annuals.

If Wishes Were Horses (Table of Contents: 2)

New Mutants / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
June Brigman (credited)
Inks
Roy Richardson (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited as John E. Workman Jr.)
Editing
Bob Harras (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I know Magneto forbade us to leave the grounds, Brightwind...
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar] (featured); Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Brightwind; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Mirage experiments with her new ability to make her images tangible.
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Indexer Notes

This story follows on the heels of the previous story in this issue.

The High Evolutionary Chapter Four: Blood Drawn, Blood Spilt (Table of Contents: 3)

High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Pencils
Ron Lim (credited)
Inks
Jim Sinclair (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
March 1931. At the foot of Wundagore Mountain...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jessica Drew (flashback as a child, origin of her powers as Spider-Woman); Jonathan Drew (flashback); Merriem Drew (flashback, death); Phillip Masters (flashback as young boy); Phaedor (cameo flashback); Baron Gregor Russoff (flashback); Herbert Edgar Wyndham (flashback, later becomes the High Evolutionary); Subterraneans (flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
While Wyndam is at work in Wundagore Mountain, Jessica Drew, the son of Wyndam's associate Jonathan Drew, develops radiation poisoning. Jonathan develops a spider-serum to help her recover, but before he can use it, his wife Merriem is murdered.
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Indexer Notes

Part 4 of the saga (origin) of the High Evolutionary, which ran through all of Marvel's 1988 annuals. Origin of Jessica Drew, who later becomes Spider-Woman. Continues in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #21.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Evolutionary War [Part Four]
    New Mutants
  2. 1. Mind Games
    New Mutants
  3. 2. If Wishes Were Horses
    New Mutants
  4. 3. The High Evolutionary Chapter Four: Blood Drawn, Blood Spilt
    High Evolutionary
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