WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Melody Guthrie (Aero) — introduction, cameo
- Lewis Guthrie (Marvel) — introduction, cameo
- Liz Guthrie (Marvel) — introduction, cameo
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1986
- On sale
- April 1, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #42 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860220708 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0714860220708 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- New Song for Old · 22 pages
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.
Publisher’s description
When Sam gets anxiety over his girlfriend Lila meeting his mother, he flies off the handle and accuses Lila of being a thief!
Characters
Reprinted in
New Mutants Classic (2006), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), New Mutants Omnibus (2020)