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Cover of The New Mutants #86
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CATALOG RECORD

The New Mutants #86

Marvel · Series began 1983 · February 1990

first appearance of Zero, Wildside, Reaper and others

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

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

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

  • Direct edition (original)

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

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602207702

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Story arc: Acts of Vengeance

This is part 59 of 64. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Quasar (1989) #5
  2. The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger (1988) #9
  3. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #326
  4. The Punisher War Journal #12
  5. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #327
  6. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #159
  7. The Punisher War Journal #13
  8. Alpha Flight (1983) #79
  9. Avengers Spotlight #26
  10. Avengers Spotlight #27
  11. Avengers West Coast (1989) #53
  12. Damage Control (1989) #1
  13. Daredevil #275
  14. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #11
  15. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #12
  16. Fantastic Four (1961) #334
  17. Fantastic Four #335
  18. Iron Man #250
  19. Iron Man #251
  20. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8
  21. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #9
  22. Quasar #4
  23. The Avengers (1963) #311
  24. The Avengers (1963) #312
  25. The Incredible Hulk (1968) #363
  26. The New Mutants (1983) #84
  27. The Spectacular Spider-Man #158
  28. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #256
  29. Thor (1966) #411
  30. Thor (1966) #412
  31. Web of Spider-Man #59
  32. Wolverine #19
  33. X-Factor #49
  34. Captain America (1968) #366
  35. Quasar (1989) #6
  36. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #328
  37. The Punisher (1987) #29
  38. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #160
  39. Alpha Flight (1983) #80
  40. Avengers Spotlight #28
  41. Avengers West Coast (1989) #54
  42. Daredevil #276
  43. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #13
  44. Fantastic Four #336
  45. Iron Man #252
  46. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #10
  47. Power Pack (1984) #53
  48. The Avengers (1963) #313
  49. The New Mutants (1983) #85
  50. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #257
  51. Web of Spider-Man #60
  52. Wolverine #20
  53. X-Factor #50
  54. Avengers Spotlight (1989) #29
  55. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #329
  56. Avengers West Coast (1989) #55
  57. Captain America #367
  58. Quasar #7
  59. The New Mutants (1983) #86
  60. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #258
  61. Web of Spider-Man #64
  62. Web of Spider-Man #65
  63. The Avengers Annual (1967) #19
  64. X-Men: Psylocke (2010) #nn

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.

Publisher’s description

The Vulture has arrived! Can Rusty take him down?

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)

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