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The New Mutants #86

Marvel · Series began 1983 · February 1990

first appearance of Zero, Wildside, Reaper and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Zero (X-Men, MLF, usually from Earth-4935) — villain, introduction
Wildside (Richard Gill) — villain, introduction
Reaper (Pantu Hurageb, MLF) — villain, introduction
Strobe (MLF, Juliana Worthing) — villain, introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #86 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition (original)

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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602207702
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Creators

pencils: Rob Liefeldinks: Todd McFarlane, Bob Wiacekscript: Louise Simonsoncolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Bang! You're Dead! · 23 pages
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.

Characters

Nathan SummersCableCannonballSam GuthrieRahne SinclairWolfsbaneDani MoonstarTabitha SmithWarlockVolstaggMirageRictorJulio RichterAdrian ToomesThe VultureBoom-BoomHogunBalderFandralFred DukesBlobSt. John AllerdycePyroRusty CollinsSkidsSally BlevinsZeroRobert HunterNitroCrimson Commando

Reprinted in

Cable and the New Mutants (1992), X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants (2010), Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (2011), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and X-Men (2021)