Traitor! You lied to self! You are as evil as Karma -- and you shall share her fate!! 
- —Warlock, to Illyana
Appearing in "With a Little Bit of Luck!"
Featured Characters:
- New Mutants
- Warlock
- Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
- Mirage (Dani Moonstar) (Possessed by Karma)
- Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (Possessed by Karma)
- Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa) (Possessed by Karma)
- Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Possessed by Karma)
- Magma (Amara Aquilla) (Possessed by Karma)
- Cypher (Doug Ramsey) (Possessed by Karma)
- Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh) (Possessed by Shadow King) (Rejoins team)
Supporting Characters:
- S'ym
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Main story and recap; possessed By Karma in main story)
Antagonists:
- Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) (Main story and recap; possessed Amahl Farouk in recap)
Other Characters:
- Various demons of Limbo
- Other guests and employees at Pharaoh's
- Belasco (Referenced)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Only in recap)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Amahl Farouk (Only in recap) (Possessed by the Shadow King)
- Unnamed Egyptians (Main story and recap)
- X-Men (Mentioned)
- Alternate Universe New Mutants (Mentioned)
- Samuel Guthrie (Mentioned)
- Amara Aquilla (Mentioned)
- Roberto Da Costa (Mentioned)
- Rahne Sinclair (Mentioned)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Devil (Invoked)
- Madripoor Fire Department (First appearance)
- Karma's parents (Mentioned)
- Trân Cao Mạnh (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Mutant Technarch
- Mutants (Main story and recap)
- Demons
- Abstract Entities (Main story and recap)
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Birds (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Rabbits (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Squirrels (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Frogs (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Snakes (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Limbo
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Africa (Main story and recap)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Salaem Center, North Salem, Westchester County, New York, United States (Mentioned)
- Vietnam (Mentioned)
- Aegean Sea (Mentioned)
- Kirinos (Mentioned)
- Astral Plane (Main story and behind the scenes in recap)
- Heaven (Invoked)
Items:
Events:
- Vietnam War (Illusion or holographic simulation)
Synopsis for "With a Little Bit of Luck!"
In Limbo, Warlock attacks Magik, believing her to be a traitor. She has a hard time convincing him otherwise but finally manages it, telling him she has a plan to save the others. Via a scrying pool, they observe the ongoings in Karma’s nightclub and hear Karma make some strange comments about her past and her relationship with Xavier. Illyana teleports herself and Warlock twenty years into the past, where they witness a psychic battle between Charles Xavier and an evil telepath named Amahl Farouk, who seemingly perishes in their battle. Illyana realizes that Farouk's astral form has survived and taken over Karma. They hatch a plan where Warlock, taking Illyana’s shape, diverts Farouk/Karma, while the real Magik teleports the others to Limbo – thus freeing them of Karma’s influence – before returning them. United, the mutants attack Karma, but soon it becomes clear that Farouk has left Karma and is lurking in one of them. With a trick, they find out he resides in Cypher’s body and Karma challenges him to a psychic duel. After she overcomes her doubts, she wins and Farouk flees to the astral plane leaving the mutants victorious and Storm offers them to take them on a vacation.
Notes
- The cruel master Magik refers to was the dark wizard, Belasco.
- Xavier’s confrontation with Farouk originally took place in X-Men #117.
- The New Mutants’ adventures are continued in New Mutants Special Edition #1 and X-Men Annual #9.