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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published 1986
Cover Price 1.25
Pages 52
Editing Ann Nocenti (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details

Characters Cypher, Warlock, Cannonball, Magik, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Mirage, Magma, Captain Britain, Bratpack (Butch, Darla, Alfie).
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Alan Davis (?)

48 page New Mutants story "Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!"

Characters Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock, Wolfsbane; GS: Captain Britain, Psylocke (Betsy Braddock; O; first U.S. appearance), Bratpack; V: Mojo, Spiral; GA: Meggan (first U.S. appearance); OC: Leong and Nga Xui Manh.
Synopsis Mojo captures Betsy (giving her new eyes and the name Psylocke), then Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Karma's siblings, and the Bratpack; the New Mutants meet Captain Britain; Cypher merges with Warlock and saves the day; Psylocke decides to stay at Xavier's school.
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Alan Davis
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Notes This story occurs between New Mutants #44 and #45. Spiral, Mojo, and the Bratpack (Butch, Darla, and Alfie) appear here following the Longshot limited series. A sequel to this story appears in X-Men Annual #10.