New Mutants Vol 1 48

New Mutants Vol 1 #48 Published February, 1987 Editor-in-Chief James Shooter Cover Artist Barry Windsor-Smith "Ashes of the Heart" Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Jackson Guice Inker P. Craig Russell Colourist Glynis Oliver Letterer Lois Buhalis Tom Orzechowski Editor Ann Nocenti Previous Issue Next Issue New Mutants #47 New Mutants #49

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) (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (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 (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)
• Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws) (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)
• Mockingbird's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Fantastic Four Uniforms (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  
  

Synopsis for "Ashes of the Heart"

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Notes

• The Multiverse designation is given as Earth-8720 in the OHOTMU - Alternate Universes.
  

Trivia

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

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• The New Mutants series index at the Grand Comics Database Project

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