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The New Mutants #87

Marvel · Series began 1983 · March 1990

first appearance of Cable and Stryfe

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Cable (Nathan Summers) — introduction
Stryfe (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #87 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.
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602207703
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Creators

pencils: Rob Liefeldinks: Todd McFarlane, Bob Wiacekscript: Louise Simonson, Stan Leecolors: Mike Rockwitzletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

A Show of Power! · 23 pages
The Mutant Liberation Front attacks more research stations. Mystique threatens Skids. A federal agent shoots Rusty. He and Skids allow the MLF to rescue them. The New Mutants return to New York. After trying to stop the MLF, Cable weighs his options. First (full) appearance of Cable.

Characters

Nathan SummersCableCannonballSam GuthrieRoberto Da CostaRahne SinclairWolfsbaneSunspotDani MoonstarRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueTabitha SmithWarlockVolstaggMirageRictorJulio RichterBoom-BoomHogunBalderFandralStryfeRusty CollinsSkidsSally BlevinsKarnillaShipHeather TuckerTempoZero

Reprinted in

Cable and the New Mutants (1992), Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts (1995), X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants (2010), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), True Believers: Cable and New Mutants (2017)