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.

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.

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.

The Only Thing to Fear . . .

Chris Claremont

Bill Sienkiewicz

Bill Sienkiewicz (painting, signed)

Professor X [Charles Xavier]; New Mutants [Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Mirage [Danielle Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto DaCosta]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Rogue (guest-star); Cloak (guest-star); Dagger (guest-star); Father Michael Bowen; Slick

"The Only Thing to Fear . . ." Professor X talk with Cloak and Dagger, then asks Magik to transport them all to Limbo. Magik and Rogue succeed in Cloak and Dagger's powers from Sunspot and Wolfsbane back to Cloak and Dagger. Cloak and Dagger renew their fight against injustice.

Legion

Chris Claremont

Bill Sienkiewicz

Bill Sienkiewicz (painting, signed)

Professor X; New Mutants [Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; GUESTS: Moira MacTaggert; Jamie Madrox [Multiple Man]; Tom Corsi; Sharon Friedlander; Aleytys

"Legion" Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers. Professor X and the New Mutants come to help. Wolfsbane encounters Reverend Craig again. Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum. Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship.

Aftermath!

Chris Claremont

Rick Leonardi

Art Adams (signed)

Magneto; New Mutants [Cannonball; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Karma; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]; Brightwind; Tom Corsi; Sharon Friedlander; Stevie Hunter; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Empath; Thor; Phillip Ramsey; Sheila Ramsey; Analie Hogarth

"Aftermath!" The New Mutants (except for Mirage and Warlock) are totally shaken by their death and rebirth at the hands of the Beyonder; Emma Frost offers Magneto her aid; Empath attacks Tom and Sharon; Magneto transfers the New Mutants to the Massachusetts Academy.

We Were Only Foolin'

Chris Claremont

Jackson Guice

Barry Windsor-Smith

Magneto; Cannonball; Cypher; Magik; Magma; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Shadowcat; Brightwind; Analie Hogarth; Larry Bodine (introduction; death)

"We Were Only Foolin'" One of the New Mutants' friends at Salem Center high school receives a note indicating that some of his classmates know that he is a mutant and will call X-Factor; he commits suicide; Shadowcat gives an impassioned speech about prejudice at his memorial.

My Heart for the Highlands

Chris Claremont

Jackson Guice

Barry Windsor-Smith

Magneto; Cannonball; Cypher; Karma; Magik; Magma; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Magus (villain); Brightwind; Moira MacTaggert; S'ym; Robert the Bruce

"My Heart for the Highlands" The New Mutants regroup in Limbo, but Magus manages to attack them there as well; Magneto and Moira wonder what happened to the New Mutants; Magik teleports the team away "blind," ending up in medieval Scotland, where they meet Robert the Bruce.

Seduced & Abandoned

Chris Claremont

Rick Leonardi

Rick Leonardi (signed)

Magneto; Cannonball; Cypher; Karma; Magik; Magma; Mirage; Wolfsbane; Viper (villain, behind the scenes); Silver Samurai (villain, behind the scenes); Hellfire Club [White Queen [Emma Frost] (villain); Black Queen [Selene] (villain); Black King [Sebastian Shaw] (villain); Tessa (guest-star)]; Hellions [Catseye (villain); Empath (villain); Jetstream (villain); Roulette (villain); Tarot (villain); Thunderbird [James Proudstar] (villain)]

"Seduced & Abandoned" Cypher dreams that he has been infected by the transmode virus (which, in fact, he has); the New Mutants attend a party at the Hellfire Club, where tensions mount; Selene tells Magma they are related; the New Mutants and Hellions agree to a contest.

Promise

Louise Simonson

Bret Blevins

Bret Blevins (signed)

Magneto; New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane]; Spyder (Villain); S'ym; Lila Cheney; Gosamyr; White Queen [Emma Frost] (behind the scenes, on the telephone)

"Promise" Cannonball promises Magneto that he will not use his powers at Lila's concert. Lila is captured by Spyder's slaves, but Cannonball keeps his promise. Gosamyr offers to help the New Mutants rescue her, in exchange for their help in saving her family.

The Right Stuff

Louise Simonson

Bret Blevins

Bret Blevins (?)

Magneto; Cannonball; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Illyana Rasputin (formerly Magik); Gosamyr; X-Factor's Ship (guest-star); X-Terminators [Rusty Collins (guest-star); Skids (guest-star); Boom Boom (guest-star); Rictor (guest-star); Artie; Leech (guest-star); Wiz Kid (guest-star)]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw] (guest-star); White Queen [Emma Frost] (guest-star); Black Queen [Selene] (guest-star)

"The Right Stuff" Magneto and Sebastian Shaw come to blows; the X-Terminators invite the New Mutants to X-Factor's Ship; Ship freaks out at Gosamyr; she decides to return home; the New Mutants return to their mansion, but are surprised at what they find.

Splash!

Louise Simonson

Rich Buckler; Tom Palmer (finisher)

Rich Buckler (signed)

New Mutants [Cannonball; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Illyana Rasputin]; Brightwind; Namor, the Sub-Mariner (guest-star); X-Factor's Ship (guest-star); X-Terminators [Rusty Collins; Skids; Boom Boom; Rictor] (guest-stars); X-Factor [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Beast; Iceman] (guest-star)

"Splash!" The New Mutants, in search of a home, go to X-Factor's Ship. The X-Terminators find a horn at the bottom of the ocean and blow it. Ship is attacked by an octopus. Sub-Mariner and New Mutants help restore order. X-Factor invites the New Mutants to stay.

Asgard

Louise Simonson

Bret Blevins

Bret Blevins [as BB] (signed)

New Mutants [Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane]; Brightwind; Hela (villain); Valkyries; Eitri

"Asgard" In Asgard, Mirage, who is under Hela's control, flies off on Brightwind to serve her. The New Mutants are captured by dwarves. Cannonball is reunited with their leader, Eitri. Hela sends the Valkyries to attack the New Mutants.

Curse of the Valkyries

Louise Simonson

Bret Blevins

Bret Blevins (?)

Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Rusty Collins; Skids; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Brightwind; Hela (villain); Valkyries (villains); Freedom Force [Avalanche (villain); Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Mystique (villain); Pyro (villain)]; Eitri; Mist; Wolf Prince

"Curse of the Valkyries" The Valkyries capture the New Mutants and the dwarves; the New Mutants escape, but the dwarves are sent into Hel; Hela separates Valhalla from the rest of Asgard; the team is forced to split up; meanwhile, Freedom Force captures Rusty and Skids.

Faith

Chris Claremont

Louis Williams (pp. 4-24); Terry Shoemaker (pp. 1-3, 25)

Louis Williams [as L W] (signed)

Magma; Empath; New Mutants [Cannonball; Cypher; Karma; Magik; Magma; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane] (Flashback); Hercules (guest-star); Zeus; Apollo; Ares; other Olympian gods; Jaime Suarez (introduction, death)

"Faith" Magma tells Empath about how she met her god: when she once doubted her faith, Hercules visited her, but she did not believe he was real until he saved a boy from a fire and told him stories all night until he died, a hero, like Jason and the Argonauts.

The Quick and the Dead

Louise Simonson

Bret Blevins

Bret Blevins (signed)

Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Rusty Collins; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Hela (villain); Frost Giants (villains); Brightwind; Vulture (guest-star); Eitri; Grand Vizier; Kindra; Mist; Tiwaz; Wolf Prince; the Einherjar; Volstagg's children

"The Quick and the Dead" Cannonball, Rictor, Sunspot, and Wolfsbane escape; Boom Boom, Warlock, and the Wolf Prince are rescued by Tiwaz; Eitri finishes the sword; Volstagg's children head off to find Balder; meanwhile, Rusty becomes cell-mates with the Vulture.

The Killing Stroke

Louise Simonson

Geof Isherwood

Rob Liefeld (signed)

Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Rusty Collins; Skids; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Hela (villain); Vulture (villain); Brightwind; Balder (guest-star); Karnilla (guest-star); Odin (guest-star); Warriors Three [Fandral (guest-star); Hogun (guest-star); Volstagg (guest-star)]; Eitri; Kindra; Wolf Prince; the Einherjar; Volstagg's children

"The Killing Stroke" The combined heroes wage all-out war against Hela and her army; Mirage, still under Hela's power, tries to attack Odin with the sword, but the New Mutants stop her; Hela retreats; Mirage collapses; meanwhile, Rusty frees Skids, and they chase the Vulture.

Bang! You're Dead!

Louise Simonson

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld (signed)

Rusty Collins; Skids; Vulture (villain); Nitro (villain); Tinkerer (villain); Freedom Force [Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Pyro (villain)]; Mutant Liberation Front [Wildside (villain, introduction); Reaper (villain, introduction); Strobe (villain, introduction); Zero (villain, introduction)]; Boom Boom (guest-star); Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Balder; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Eitri; Wolf Prince; Cable (in blurb for next issue)

"Bang! You're Dead!" The New Mutants regroup in Asgard; Rusty and Skids defeat Vulture and Nitro, but are captured by Freedom Force; the Mutant Liberation Front destroys a federal research facility, then demands that Rusty and Skids be freed, or else they will strike again.

A Show of Power!

Louise Simonson

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld (signed)

Boom Boom; Cannonball; Mirage; Rictor; Rusty; Skids; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Cable (Introduction); Ship; Mystique; Stryfe (Introduction); Mutant Liberation Front; Balder; Karnilla; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Eitri; Wolf Prince

"A Show of Power!" The Mutant Liberation Front attacks more research stations; Mystique threatens Skids; a federal agent shoots Rusty; he and Skids allow the MLF to rescue them; the New Mutants return to New York; after trying to stop the MLF, Cable weighs his options.

The Great Escape

Louise Simonson

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld (signed)

Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Cable; Ship; X-Factor [Archangel (guest-star); Beast (guest-star); Cyclops (guest-star); Iceman (guest-star); Marvel Girl (guest-star)]; Moira MacTaggert (guest-star); Nathan Summers (guest-star); Freedom Force [Blob (villain); Crimson Commando (villain); Mystique (villain); Pyro (villain); Super Sabre (villain)]

"The Great Escape" Freedom Force captures Cable, suspecting a connection to the MLF; the New Mutants reunite with X-Factor, and learn about Rusty, Skids, and the MLF; Wolfsbane has an unpleasant confrontation with Moira; Cable escapes Freedom Force's clutches.

The Beginning of the End, Part Two

Rob Liefeld (plot); Fabian Nicieza (script)

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld (signed)

New Mutants [Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Sunspot (Leaves); Domino [Vanessa; Copycat]; Warpath [Thunderbird; James Proudstar] (joins)]; GUEST: Feral (1st); VILLAINS: Gideon; Masque; Adam (1st?); Brute (1st?); CAMEO: Shatterstar (1st)

"The Beginning of the End, Part Two" Feral, a Morlock, flees from Masque and ends up at X-Mansion; Cable invites Warpath to join the New Mutants, and after his village is destroyed by the Hellfire Club, he accepts; Gideon convinces Sunspot to leave the team; Cannonball challenges Cable; Shatterstar appears on the floor of the Danger Room.

The End of the Beginning

Rob Liefeld (plot); Fabian Nicieza

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld (signed)

New Mutants [X-Force] [Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Warpath; Domino [Vanessa; Copycat]; Feral (Joins); Shatterstar (1st Full; Joins)]; VILLAINS: Masque; Brute (Death); Hump; Imperial Protectorate (1st); Stryfe (Looks exactly like Cable); Mutant Liberation Front [Rusty Collins; Skids; Forearm; Kamikaze (1st); Reaper; Sumo (1st); Tempo; Wildside; Zero]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Mojo; Spiral; Wolverine; Storm; Colossus; Rogue

"The End of the Beginning" Shatterstar shows up in the Danger Room and the New Mutants have to help him defeat Mojo's Soldiers; Feral also arrives at the Mansion and Cable helps get Masque off of her back; Agreeing to try Cable's new proactive stance in the mutant struggle, the New Mutants leave X-Mansion behind and officially become X-Force.