Publishers / Marvel / The New Mutants (1983) / #86
86February 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The New Mutants #86

Marvel · February 1990

First appearance: ZeroFirst appearance: WildsideFirst appearance: Richard Gill1 variantStoryline: Acts of Vengeance
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Identification plate

Series
The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
February 1990
Key date
1990-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Richard Gill - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Pantu Hurageb - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Juliana Worthing - 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
0From the Pages of Spider-Man --The Vulture Soars! And Rusty Collins Is His Prey!cover1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Todd McFarlaneRusty Collins, Adrian Toomes, The Vulture
1Bang! You're Dead!comic story23script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Joe RosenSt. John Allerdyce, Balder, Sally Blevins, Blob, Frank Bohannan, Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Rusty Collins, Crimson Commando, Eitri, Fandral, Fred Dukes, Richard Gill First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602207702

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cable and the New Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-937-5		1992On eBay ›
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4488-5		2011On eBay ›
X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4970-5		2010On eBay ›
Cable
ISBN 978-1-302-92523-9		2020On eBay ›
Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and X-Men #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92311-2		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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