Dates
- Cover date
- November 1986
- On sale
- July 1, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #45 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860220711
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- We Were Only Foolin' · 24 pages
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.
Publisher’s description
Circumstances become dire for the team when a mutant at the local high school commits suicide after being bullied. The New Mutants reflect, and urge the community to understand the impact of their words.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Limited: The X-Men Chris Claremont Collection (1994), X-Men Visionaries: Chris Claremont (1998), New Mutants Classic (2006), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), Marvel Comics: The World Outside Your Window (2019), New Mutants Omnibus (2020), Marvel Comics: The World Outside Your Window (2020)