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59January 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The New Mutants #59

Marvel · January 1988

First appearance: Ani-MatorFirst appearance: Frederick Animus1 variantStoryline: Fall of the Mutants
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Identification plate

Series
The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
January 1988
Key date
1988-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ani-Mator - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Frederick Animus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fall of the Mutantscover1pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Terry AustinAni-Mator First, Frederick Animus First, Bird-Brain, Cannonball, Cypher, Sam Guthrie, Magik, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Doug Ramsey, Illyana Rasputina, Rahne Sinclair, Wolfsbane
1Fang and Claw!comic story23script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAni-Mator First, Frederick Animus First, Bird-Brain, Brightwind, Cannonball, Cypher, Roberto Da Costa, Sam Guthrie, Erik Lehnsherr, Magik, Magneto, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Doug Ramsey

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602207701

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants #[nn]2002On eBay ›
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6744-0		2013On eBay ›
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5312-2		2011On eBay ›
X-Men Milestones: Fall of the Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91851-4		2019On eBay ›
Sudden Death
ISBN 978-1-302-93084-4		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93411-8		2021On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-95408-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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