New Mutants Vol 1 48

New Mutants Vol 1 #48
Previous Issue	New Mutants #47
Next Issue	New Mutants #49
Art by: Barry Windsor-Smith
Release Date	October 28, 1986
Cover Date	February, 1987
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	James Shooter

1. "Ashes of the Heart"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chris Claremont
Penciler(s)	Jackson Guice
Inker(s)	P. Craig Russell
Colorist(s)	Glynis Oliver
Letterer(s)	Lois Buhalis Tom Orzechowski
Editor(s)	Ann Nocenti

 ...I want to give our foes... a little something to remember the New Mutants by! 

—Magma

Appearing in "Ashes of the Heart"

Featured Characters:

• New Mutants
  • Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa)
  • Magma (Amara Aquilla)
  • Karma (Shan Coy Manh)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)

Supporting Characters:

• New Mutants (First appearance)
  • Cannonball (Samuel Guthrie) (Earth-8720) (First appearance)
  • Mirage (Danielle Moonstar) (Earth-8720) (First appearance)
• Brightwind (First appearance)
• Magneto (Michael Xavier)
• Stevie Hunter
• Lila Cheney (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Sentinels Mk VI (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Lambda-Two & other non-designated Sentinels (First appearance)
  • Modular Sentinels (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• New Mutants (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Only in flashback)
  • Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa) (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Deceased)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Deceased)
  • Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh) (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Deceased)
• X-Men (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Deceased)
  • Ariel (Kate Pryde) (Earth-8720) (First appearance; photo) (Deceased)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Wolverine (Logan) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Hecate (Invoked)
• Brightwind (Photo)
• Mirage (Dani Moonstar) (Mentioned)
• William Lonestar (Mentioned)
• Peg Lonestar (Mentioned)
• Devil (Invoked)
• Charles Xavier (Mentioned)
• Larry Trask (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Project Armageddon (Mentioned)
  • Stephen Lang (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Edgar Allan Poe (Mentioned)
• Magus (Mentioned)
• Warlock (Mentioned)
• Robert the Bruce (Mentioned)
• Numerous unnamed anti-mutants protesters
• God (Yahweh) (Mentioned)
• Freedom Force (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Blob (Fred Dukes) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• The Avengers (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Earth-8720) (First and only known appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Tigra (Greer Grant) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Numerous unnamed prisoners
• FBI (Referenced)
• Fantastic Four (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Earth-8720) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Death (Mentioned)
• Madonna (Invoked)
• Vilar Thunderbolts (Referenced)

Races and Species:

• Mutants (Main story and flashback)
• Sentinels (Main story and flashback)
• Werewolves (Mentioned)
• Valkyrior Steeds
• Robots
• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Technarchy (Mentioned)
• Human-Olympian Hybrids (Only in flashback)
• Rabbits (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Limbo (Behind the scenes)
• Earth-8720 (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Milky Way (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
    • Solar System (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
      • Earth (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
        • North America (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
          • United States (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
            • New York (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
              • Westchester County (First appearance)
                • North Salem (First appearance)
                  • Salem Center (First appearance)
                    • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Ruins) (First appearance)
              • New York City (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
                • Manhattan (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
                  • Harlem (First appearance)
                    • 125th Street (First appearance)
                  • Baxter Building (Mentioned)
                  • Sentinels headquarters Facility (First appearance)
            • Project Armageddon Base (Ruins) (First appearance)
            • New Jersey (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
              • Newark (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
                • Newark Disposal Facility (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
              • New Jersey Palisades (First appearance)
        • Vietnam, Asia (Mentioned)
        • Scotland, Europe (Mentioned)
      • Sun (Referenced)
    • Lila's Dyson Sphere (Mentioned)
• Earth-616
  • Earth
    • United States
      • New York
        • Westchester County
          • North Salem
            • Salem Center
              • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
      • Rocky Mountains (Mentioned)

Items:

• X-Uniforms
• Widgets (First appearance)
• The Purloined Letter (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
• Wolverine's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Wasp's Suit and Bio-Synthetic Wings (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Iron Man Armor Model 8 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Captain Marvel's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Hawkeye's Suit and Trick Arrows (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Fantastic Four Uniforms (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for "Ashes of the Heart"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• The Multiverse designation is given as Earth-8720 in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 #1.

Trivia

• In the Manhattan rubble a sign for the Marvel Comics Group headquartered at 387 Park Avenue can be seen.

See Also

• 29 image(s) from New Mutants Vol 1 48
• 1 reprint(s) of New Mutants Vol 1 48

Links and References

• The New Mutants at Wikipedia
• The New Mutants at Marvel Subscriptions
• The New Mutants series index at Comicbookdb.com
• The New Mutants series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• The New Mutants series index at the Grand Comics Database Project

References

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