Initiation!

Chris Claremont

Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh] (origin); Psyche [Danielle Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto DaCosta]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Henry Peter Gyrich (villain); Stevie Hunter; Moira MacTaggert; Illyana Rasputin; Gabrielle Haller (introduction)

"Initiation!" The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched; Moira learns that Professor X has a son; and Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant.

Sentinels

Chris Claremont

Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Karma; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Sentinels (villains); Prof. X's Brood embryo (villain); Sebastian Shaw (villain); Henry Peter Gyrich (villain); Stevie Hunter; Michael Rossi (from X-Men #96); Diana (introduction); other students from the school in Salem Center (introductions)

"Sentinels" The Sentinels attack the New Mutants, who learn that they are caught up in a web of intrigue involving the government; the Hellfire Club wants the New Mutants; Col. Rossi returns from the dead; and Psyche's attack seems to have been initiated by Prof. X.

Nightmare

Chris Claremont

Bob McLeod

Mike Gustovich

Professor X; Cannonball; Karma; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Prof. X's Brood embryo (villain); Banshee (guest-star); Moira MacTaggert; Illyana Rasputin

"Nightmare" Psyche wonders whether the monster that attacked her is the Demon Bear that killed her parents; Illyana remembers how she killed some of the X-Men; Psyche's monster strikes again, this time attacking all the New Mutants.

Who's Scaring Stevie?

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Bob McLeod (finished art)

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Karma; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Stevie Hunter; Lilandra; Peter Bristow (introduction); Diana; other students from the school in Salem Center

"Who's Scaring Stevie?" Regrouping after the realization that Prof. X had been under Brood influence, the New Mutants set out to find the person who is threating Stevie on the telephone -- who turns out to be another student in Stevie's dance class, a victim of child abuse.

Heroes

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Armando Gil (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Karma; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Viper (villain); Silver Samurai (villain); Team America [Cowboy (guest-star); Georgianna (guest-star); Honcho (guest-star); R.U. Reddy (guest-star); Wolf (guest-star); Wrench (guest-star)]; Stevie Hunter; Lilandra; Michael Rossi

"Heroes" The New Mutants meet Team America at a fair, where they are attacked by Viper and the Silver Samurai; Viper captures Psyche and blackmails Team America into stealing a certain object; the New Mutants and Team America join up to go to the rescue.

Road Warriors!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Karma; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Viper (villain); Silver Samurai (villain); Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Coy (villain); Amahl Farouk (villain, unidentified); Team America [Cowboy (guest-star); Georgianna (guest-star); Honcho (guest-star); R.U. Reddy (guest-star); Wolf (guest-star); Wrench (guest-star)]; Lilandra

"Road Warriors!" Karma tries to gain help from Gen. Coy, her crime-lord uncle; Team America recovers the crystal Viper wants from an AIM fortress in Mexico; the New Mutants rescue Psyche; and a mysterious assailant "claims" Karma, body and soul, forever.

Flying Down to Rio!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Psyche; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Sebastian Shaw (villain); Emmanuel DaCosta (villain, Sunspot's father); Axe (villain, introduction); Storm (guest-star); Nightcrawler (guest-star); Colossus (guest-star); Lilandra; Nina DaCosta (introduction, Sunspot's mother)

"Flying Down to Rio!" Prof. X, suspecting foul play in Karma's disappearance, sends the New Mutants to Rio de Janiero with Sunspot's archaeologist mother, who is captured by the Hellfire Club; the New Mutants rescue her, unaware that Sunspot's father is plotting against her.

The Road to... Rome?

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bob McLeod (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Sebastian Shaw (villain); Emmanuel DaCosta (villain); Castro (villain, introduction); Cowboy (guest-star); R.U. Reddy (guest-star); Wolf (guest-star); Lilandra; Amara Aquilla [Magma] (introduction); Nina DaCosta

"The Road to... Rome?" The New Mutants and Sunspot's mother, journeying down the Amazon River, are attacked by natives; Cannonball captures one, who turns out to be not what she seems; their ship is destroyed, and they are captured by -- Romans?!?

Arena

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bob McLeod (signed)

Cannonball; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Selene (villain, introduction); Marcus Domitius Gallio (villain, introduction); Castro; Amara Aquilla [Magma]; Lucius Antonius Aquilla; cameo: Professor X

"Arena" The New Mutants and Amara are taken to Nova Roma, a hidden city near the headwaters of the Amazon, where they are caught in a power struggle involving Amara's father; the boys are forced to fight in the arena; and Wolfsbane is hailed as a god.

Betrayal!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bob McLeod (signed)

Cannonball; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Selene (villain); Marcus Domitius Gallio (villain); Castro (villain); Amara Aquilla [Magma]; Lucius Antonius Aquilla; Nina DaCosta

"Betrayal!" As Cannonball, Sunspot, and Wolfsbane try to figure out what's going on, Psyche and Amara are captured and taken to Selene for a sacrificial ritual; Selene throws Amara into a lava pool, and Amara re-emerges with super-human powers, demanding vengeance.

Magma

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Walt Simonson (signed)

Cannonball; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Selene (villain); Marcus Domitius Gallio (villain, death); Castro (villain); Amara Aquilla [Magma]; Lucius Antonius Aquilla; Nina DaCosta

"Magma" As Amara battles Selene, the New Mutants help Amara's father defeat Gallio; Sunspot learns the truth about his father; the New Mutants rescue Psyche and Amara; and Amara, a mutant, wonders whether she will become like the New Mutants, or like Selene.

Sunstroke

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Tom Mandrake (signed)

Cannonball; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Sebastian Shaw (villain); Emmanuel DaCosta (villain); Amara Aquilla [Magma]; Lucius Antonius Aquilla; Nina DaCosta

"Sunstroke" Sunspot confronts his father, vowing that he and the New Mutants will do everything in their power to stop him; DaCosta decides to join the Hellfire Club; Amara loses control of her powers in Rio de Janiero, and decides to join the New Mutants.

School Daysze

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Bret Blevins (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Magma [Amara] (joins the New Mutants); Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Kitty Pryde (guest-star); Sebastian Shaw (villain); Henry Peter Gyrich (villain); Sentinels (villain); Stevie Hunter; Lilandra; Doug Ramsey (introduction); Val Cooper

"School Daysze" Magma arrives at the school; Kitty and her friend/computer whiz Doug Ramsey gain control over a government-owned Sentinel; Kitty feuds with the New Mutants; Prof. X worries about Sunspot and Wolfsbane; Magma begins to cope with her new responsibilities.

Do You Believe In -- Magik?

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Tom Mandrake (signed)

Professor X; Cannonball; Magma; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; X-Men [Storm (guest-star); Nightcrawler (guest-star); Wolverine (guest-star); Colossus (guest-star); Kitty Pryde (guest-star); Rogue (guest-star)]; S'ym (villain); Stevie Hunter; Doug Ramsey; Illyana Rasputin; Diana; other students

"Do You Believe In -- Magik?" S'ym follows Illyana to earth and battles the New Mutants; they learn that Illyana is a mutant, with the power of teleportation, but she keeps her sorcery a secret; Doug gets a scholarship to the Massachusetts Academy, the school run by the Hellfire Club.

Scaredy Cat!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema; Tom Mandrake (finisher)

Tom Mandrake (signed)

New Mutants [Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]; Danielle Moonstar [Mirage]; Sunspot [Roberto DaCosta]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Kitty Pryde; White Queen [Emma Frost] (Villain); Hellfire Club; Doug Ramsey (Illusion); Roberta (Cameo); Edwin Jarvis (Cameo); Cloak (Flashback); Dagger (Flashback)

"Scaredy Cat!" 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.

Away Game!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

Tom Mandrake (signed)

Cannonball; Magik; Magma; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; GS: Kitty Pryde (guest-star); Emma Frost (villain); Hellions [Catseye (villain, introduction); Empath (villain, introduction); Jetstream (villain, introduction); Roulette (villain, introduction); Tarot (villain, introduction); Thunderbird [James Proudstar] (villain)]; Doug Ramsey

"Away Game!" The New Mutants make a quick retreat and try to free Kitty and Doug by stealth; they are attacked by the Hellions, a group of teenage mutants under the tutelage of the Hellfire Club; Magik rescues Psyche, but the rest of the New Mutants are captured.

Getaway!

Chris Claremont

Sal Buscema

June Brigman (signed)

Cannonball; Magik; Magma; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane; Kitty Pryde (guest-star); Emma Frost (villain); Sebastian Shaw (villain); Hellions [Catseye (villain); Empath (villain); Jetstream (villain); Roulette (villain); Tarot (villain); Thunderbird [James Proudstar] (villain)] S'ym (villain); Demon Bear (villain, introduction); Doug Ramsey

"Getaway!" Magik gives Psyche an introduction to Limbo, then transports them back to the Massachusetts Academy, where the Hellions propose a duel; it is interrupted by Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost; in the chaos, Magik teleports the New Mutants and Kitty back home.

Death-Hunt

Chris Claremont

Bill Sienkiewicz

Bill Sienkiewicz (painting, signed)

New Mutants [Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma; Danielle Moonstar [Mirage]; Sunspot [Roberto DaCosta]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Professor X of 2013 (guest-star, death); Demon Bear (villain); Magus (villain, introduction); Lockheed; Rachel Summers (origin); Warlock (introduction)

"Death-Hunt" Danielle Moonstar knows that the Demon Bear that killed her parents is coming for her. Rachel Summers, displaced from her own time, tries to contact Professor X. Warlock tries to flee from Magus, his father. The Demon Bear comes for Danielle Moonstar and critically wounds her.

Siege

Chris Claremont

Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)

Bill Sienkiewicz (painting, signed)

New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik; Magma; Danielle Moonstar; Sunspot; Wolfsbane]; Demon Bear (villain); Magus (villain); Tom Corsi (introduction); Sharon Friedlander (introduction); Lilandra; Warlock; Starjammers [Binary (guest-star); Ch'od (guest-star); Corsair (guest-star); Cr'reee (guest-star); Hepzibah (guest-star); Waldo (guest-star)]

"Siege" Danielle Moonstar fights for her life in surgery. Warlock and Magus fly past the Starjammers, who realize they are heading for Earth. Magik starts to manifest armor. The Demon Bear attacks again, transporting the New Mutants and two prisoners to his own dimension.

Badlands

Chris Claremont

Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)

Bill Sienkiewicz (signed, painting)

Professor X; New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik; Magma; Danielle Moonstar [Mirage]; Sunspot; Wolfsbane]; Storm (guest-star); Demon Bear (villain, destroyed); Tom Corsi; Sharon Friedlander; Morlock Healer; Peg Moonstar (introduction, Dani's mom); William Moonstar (introduction, Dani's dad)

"Badlands" The New Mutants battle the Demon Bear. Officer Tom Corsi and nurse Sharon Friedlander are transformed into Indians. Magik defeats the Demon Bear with her Soulsword. Danielle Moonstar's parents return from the dead, having been freed from the Demon Bear's power.