New Mutants Vol 1 29

New Mutants Vol 1 #29 Published July, 1985 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist Bill Sienkiewicz "Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion..." Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Bill Sienkiewicz Inker Bill Sienkiewicz Colourist Glynis Oliver Letterer Tom Orzechowski Joe Rosen Editor Ann Nocenti Previous Issue Next Issue New Mutants #28 (title) New Mutants #30 (story) Secret Wars II #1

Appearing in "Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion..."

Featured Character(s):

• The New Mutants
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
  • Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
  • Sunspot (Bobby da Costa)
  • Magma (Amara Aquilla)

Supporting Characters:

• Dazzler (Ali Blaire)
• Lila Cheney
• Guido (First appearance)
• Magneto (Magnus)
• Captain Lee Forrester

Antagonists:

• The Gladiators
  •  Axe 
  • Alexander Flynn
  • Ivich
  • Max Rocker
  • Ray (First appearance)
• Karma (Shan Coy Manh) (Possessed by Shadow King)
• S'ym

Other Characters:

• Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Vision)
• Several passengers at an airport
• Unnamed kidnappers
• Numerous unnamed Angelenos
• Attendees of the Gladiator game
• Unnamed slaves of the Shadow King

Races and Species:

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Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • Westchester County
        • White Plains (First appearance)
          • Westchester County Airport (First appearance)
    • California
      • Los Angeles
        • Hollywood
          • Underground Mutant Theatre
      • Malibu
        • Lila Cheney's home
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Bermuda Triangle
      • Magneto's Island
• A Dyson sphere, Lila's real home
• Limbo

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion..."

Cannonball and Magik are chasing people who kidnapped Magma and Sunspot. The kidnappers get away with the unfortunate mutants, but Cannonball and Magik get a prisoner. Illyana tries to teleport them to the location of their friends based on their prisoner's information, but misses by a week. So Sam takes them to see Lila Cheney to get some help. In the Bermuda Triangle, Lee Forrester and Magneto make up, and get a warning from Professor X about the Beyonder. Illyana, Sam, Lila, and Allison go to a Gladiator bout, and interfere. Everything seems to be going according to plan when Magneto arrives suddenly and asks everyone who would to come with him.

Notes

• This issue is a prelude to the crossover event, Secret Wars II.
  

Trivia

• This issue is the first appearance of Guido who will later be known as Strong Guy in the X-Factor series, of which Wolfsbane is also a member of.

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