The New Mutants #42 [Newsstand]
(August 1986)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-04-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Barcode
0714860220708
Editing
Ann Nocenti (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #92.
This issue is a variant of The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #42 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

New Mutants / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Lila Cheney
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Cover Thumbnail for The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #42 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The New Mutants (1983 series) #42 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The New Mutants (1983 series) #42 [Canadian]
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New Song for Old (Table of Contents: 1)

New Mutants / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice) (breakdowns); Kyle Baker (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Kyle Baker (credited)
Colors
Elaine Lee (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world is alien. The situation is not.
Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie] (also in dream); Magma [Amara Aquilla] (dream); Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa] (dream); Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair] (dream)
Lila Cheney (also in dream); Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (guest); Conal Duran; Cissie Guthrie (introduction, cameo, unnamed); Jeb Guthrie; Joelle Guthrie; Josh Guthrie; Lewis Guthrie (introduction, cameo); Lizzie Guthrie (introduction, cameo); Lucinda Guthrie (also in dream); Melody Guthrie (introduction, cameo); Paige Guthrie; Phil Hovannes; Charasulla (dream); Ben Locklin
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Cannonball journeys home for a vacation, where he faces problems: he thinks he ought to come home for good, he doesn't trust Lila, and his brother is afraid he might become a mutant too. All is resolved, and Cannonball introduces Lila to his mother.
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Indexer Notes

Solo adventure starring Cannonball.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Report Card / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
James Stephenson (fan art)
Inks
James Stephenson (fan art)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Ann, Peter, Chris, Bill, et al: ...

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Jim Moat and Susan Pashkoff.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    New Mutants
  2. 1. New Song for Old
    New Mutants
  3. 2. ["Dear Ann, Peter, Chris, Bill, et al: ..."]
    Report Card
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
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