Publishers / Marvel / The New Mutants (1983) / #87
87March 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The New Mutants #87

Marvel · March 1990

First appearance: StryfeFirst appearance: Heather TuckerFirst appearance: Tempo2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
March 1990
Key date
1990-03-00
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 Stryfe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Here Comes the Man Called-- Cable!!cover1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Todd McFarlaneBoom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Sam Guthrie, Julio Richter, Rictor, Rahne Sinclair, Tabitha Smith, Nathan Summers, Wolfsbane
1A Show of Power!comic story23script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: M. Rockwitz; letters: Joe RosenKristina Anderson First, Balder, Sally Blevins, Skids, Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Rusty Collins, Roberto Da Costa, Raven Darkhölme, Fandral, Forearm First, Richard Gill, Sam Guthrie
2Bullpen Bulletinsin-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602207703

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cable and the New Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-937-5		1992On eBay ›
X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4970-5		2010On eBay ›
X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants
ISBN 978-0-7851-5008-4		2010On eBay ›
True Believers: Cable and New Mutants #12017On eBay ›
Cable
ISBN 978-1-302-92523-9		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts #[nn]1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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