New Mutants Vol 1 54

New Mutants Vol 1 #54 Published August, 1987 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist Mike Mignola Terry Austin "Rat Race" Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Terry Austin Colourist Glynis Oliver Letterer Tom Orzechowski Editor Ann Nocenti Previous Issue Next Issue New Mutants #53 New Mutants #55

Cannonball	We're the "good guys," Magma. We don't kill.
Magma	That makes no sense. Sometimes it is necessary.

Appearing in "Rat Race"

Featured Characters:

• New Mutants
  • Karma (Shan Coy Manh) (Leaves team)
  • Mirage (Dani Moonstar)
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
  • Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
  • Magma (Amara Aquilla)
  • Cypher (Doug Ramsey)

Supporting Characters:

• Hellfire Club
  • Tessa
  • Black King (Sebastian Shaw)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost)
  •  Magneto/White King (Michael Xavier) 
  • Black Queen (Selene)
• The Hellions
  • Thunderbird (Jimmy Proudstar)
  • Catseye (Sharon Smith)
  • Empath (Manny de la Rocha)
  • Jetstream (Haroun al-Rashid)
  • Tarot (Marie-Ange Colbert)
  • Roulette (Jenny Stavros)

Antagonists:

• Viper
• Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed guests at the Hellfire Club
• Leong Coy Manh (Mentioned)
• Nga Coy Manh (Mentioned)
• George Armstrong Custer (Mentioned)
• Lucius Aquilla (Referenced)
• Thomas Guthrie (Mentioned)
• Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Warlock (Mentioned)
• Roberto da Costa (Mentioned)
• Several sentries at Shooters Island
• Nguyen Ngoc Coy (Earth-616) (Named only)

Races and Species:

• Mutants
• Humans
• Tigress (Referenced)
• Angels (Mentioned)
• Gods (Referenced)
• Swines (Mentioned)
• Dogs (Mentioned)
• Wolves (Mentioned)
• Horses (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States
    • New York
      • Manhattan
        • Upper East Side
          • Lenox Hill
            • 66th Street and Fifth Avenue
              • Hellfire Club Mansion
        • Central Park
        • New York Harbor
      • Westchester County (Behind the scenes)
        • North Salem (Behind the scenes)
          • Salem Center (Behind the scenes)
            • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Behind the scenes)
      • Staten Island (Referenced)
        • St. George (Referenced)
      • Kill Van Kull (Referenced)
      • Newark Bay
        • Shooters Island
  • Aquilla Estate, Nova Roma, Maderia, Amazonas, Brazil, South America (Referenced)
  • Vietnam, Asia (Mentioned)
• Sun (Mentioned)
• Limbo

Items:

• X-Uniforms

Vehicles:

• Staten Island Ferry

Events:

• Vietnam War (Mentioned)
  
  

Synopsis for "Rat Race"

[1] plot summary at uncannyxmen.net

Trivia

• During the raid on Shooter's Island, the New Mutants say there are oil and natural gas sections on the island and Cannonball tells Magma to watch her flames. When they enter the warehouse, one of the oil drums says "Cheese Dip Industrial Strength" instead of oil.

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Links and References

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

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