New Mutants Vol 1 51

New Mutants #51
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Art by: Kevin Nowlan
Release Date	January 27, 1987
Cover Date	May, 1987
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Teacher's Choice"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chris Claremont
Penciler(s)	Kevin Nowlan
Inker(s)	Kevin Nowlan
Colorist(s)	Glynis Oliver
Letterer(s)	Tom Orzechowski
Editor(s)	Ann Nocenti

Welcome then, Magneto and Storm, jointly to the throne of the White King...

—Black King

Appearing in "Teacher's Choice"

Featured Characters:

• New Mutants (Main story and flashback)
  • Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (Main story and flashback)
  • Mirage (Dani Moonstar) (Main story and flashback)
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (Main story and flashback)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Main story and flashback)
  • Magma (Amara Aquilla) (Main story and flashback)
  • Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa) (Main story and flashback)
  • Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh) (Main story and flashback)
  • Cypher (Doug Ramsey) (Main story and flashback)
  • Warlock (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Starjammers
  • Professor X (Charles Xavier)
  • ⏴ Binary (Carol Danvers) ⏵
  • Corsair (Christopher Summers)
  • Lilandra Neramani
  • Ch'od
  • Raza Longknife
  • Hepzibah
  • Cr'reee
  • Sikorsky
• X-Men
  • Storm/White King (Ororo Munroe) (First appearance as White King)
  • ⏴ Magneto/White King (Michael Xavier) ⏵ (First appearance as White King)

Other Characters:

• Gabrielle Haller (Photo)
• Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Photo)
• Nathan Summers (Photo)
• Magus (Referenced)
• Shi'ar Imperium (Referenced)
  • Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani) (Mentioned)
• K'ythri (Invoked)
• Morlocks (Only in recap)
  • Numerous unnamed Morlocks (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Only in recap)
  • Callisto (Only in recap)
  • Sunder (Mark Hallet) (Only in recap)
• Marauders (Behind the scenes in flashback)}
• X-Men (Only in recap)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Only in recap)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Only in recap)
  • Rogue (Only in recap)
• X-Factor (Only in recap)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Only in recap)
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Only in recap)
  • Beast (Henry "Hank" McCoy) (Only in recap)
  • Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in recap)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in recap)
• Cameron Hodge (Only in recap)
• Roger
• Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Hellions (Mentioned)
• S'ym (Mentioned)
• Nazi Germany (Mentioned)
• The Hellfire Club
  • Black King (Sebastian Shaw)
  • Black Queen (Selene)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost)
  • Tessa

Races and Species:

• Mutants (Main story and flashback)
• Human-Kree Hybrids
• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Saurids
• Mephitisoids
• Aliens
• Cyborgs
• Chr'yllites
• Shi'ar
• Mutant Technarch (Main story and flashback)
• Demons (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
  • Solar System (Main story and flashback)
    • Earth (Main story and flashback)
      • North America (Main story and flashback)
        • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
          • New York (Main story and flashback)
            • Westchester County (Main story and flashback)
              • North Salem (Main story and flashback)
                • Salem Center (Main story and flashback)
                  • Graymalkin Lane (Main story and flashback)
                    • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Main story and flashback)
                      • Danger Room
            • New York City (Main story and flashback)
              • Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
                • Upper East Side
                  • Lenox Hill
                    • 66th Street and Fifth Avenue
                      • Hellfire Club Mansion
                • The Alley (Main story and flashback)
                • Central Park (Referenced)
          • North Carolina
            • Leesford
      • Moon, Earth Orbit (Referenced)
      • Atlantic Ocean
      • Europe
        • Great Britain (Mentioned)
        • Russia (Mentioned)
        • Germany (Mentioned)
    • Sun (Referenced)
• Shi'ar Galaxy
  • Unidentified planet (Destroyed)
  • Tryl'sart, Cyrane Om'lr (Mentioned)
• Heaven (Invoked)
• Limbo (Behind the scenes)

Items:

• X-Uniforms (Main story and flashback)
• Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Only in recap)
• Magneto's Helmet
• Soulsword

Vehicles:

• Starjammer

Events:

• World War II (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Teacher's Choice"

• Synopsis not yet written

See Also

• 3 image(s) from New Mutants Vol 1 51
• 3 reprint(s) of New Mutants Vol 1 51

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