CATALOG RECORD

New X-Men #23

Marvel · Series began 2004 · April 2006

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Dates

Cover date: April 2006
On sale: February 22, 2006
In stores: February 22, 2006
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #23 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960605544902311
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07447002185804
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Story arc: Decimation

This is part 21 of 33. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Mark Brooks, Paul Pelletierinks: Jaime Mendozacolors: Brian Reber, Tom Chu, Marte Graciascript: Craig Kyle, Christopher Yostletters: Dave Sharpe

Stories

Childhood's End [Part 4] · New X-Men · 25 pages
Stryker uses Jay's love for his dead girlfriend Julia to trick him into infiltrating Xavier's school. Cyclops and Emma open the front door to the mansion to discover Jay with his wings amputated. Emma comes down hard on the kids and pits most of the remaining students with powers against each other. Only the six left standing are allowed to continue training as X-Men and Emma makes Surge their new leader. Most of the kids who lost their powers on M-Day are put on a bus and sent home. As the bus is pulling away, however, a missile blows it up.

Publisher’s description

Reverend Stryker brings his Ministry to the New X-Men. Will any of them survive the baptism? The way things are going for X-23, she may not survive even that long.

Characters

Laura KinneyX-23SurgeSanto VaccarroNoriko AshidaRockslideJulian KellerHellionDustSooraya Qadir

Reprinted in

New X-Men: Childhood's End (2006), New X-Men: Childhood's End - The Complete Collection (2019), X-Men: Decimation Omnibus (2024)