- Script
- Louise Simonson (credited)
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited)
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The bird-boy had led the New Mutants to an island called paradise,
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Cypher [Doug Ramsey] (death); Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Ani-Mator [Frederick Animus] (villain); Bird-Brain; Cameron Hodge; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Ani-Mates
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The New Mutants escape, but Cameron Hodge arrives and captures them again. Bird Brain rescues them, defeats the Ani-Mator, and becomes leader of the Ani-Mates. Sunspot and Warlock arrive to help out. Ani-Mator uses Cameron Hodge's gun and kills Cypher.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fall of the Mutants; Limbo; tranquilizer darts; Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Fall of the Mutants crossover with Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #225-#227 and X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #24-#26.