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:

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

Supporting Characters:

• The Hellfire Club
  •  Magneto/White King (Michael Xavier) 
  • Black King (Sebastian Shaw)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost)
  • Black Queen (Selene)
  • Tessa
• 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
• Several sentries at Shooter's Island

Locations:

• New York
  • Manhattan
    • Hellfire Club Mansion
    • Central Park
    • New York harbor
      • Shooter's Island
• Limbo

Vehicles:

• Staten Island Ferry
  
  

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
• 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
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 03/15/2010

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