| Issue | #56 |
| Published | October 1987 |
| Cover Price | .75 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Ann Nocenti (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief) |
| Characters | Tarot, Thunderbird, Empath, Mirage, Magma, Wolfsbane, Brightwind. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Kevin Nowlan |
| Inks | Kevin Nowlan |
| Characters | Cannonball, Cypher, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Wolfsbane; GS: Emma Frost, Hellions (Catseye, Empath, Jetstream, Roulette, Tarot, Thunderbird); SC: Brightwind, Bird Boy (I). |
| Synopsis | Mirage reveals Magma's heart's desire is Empath; the New Mutants and the Hellions try to catch an escaped creature called Bird Boy; the New Mutants win; Magma decides to transfer to the Massachusetts Academy to learn her true feelings about Empath. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Louise Simonson |
| Pencils | June Brigman |
| Inks | Terry Austin |
| Colors | Glynis Oliver |
| Letters | Tom Orzechowski |