The New Mutants 1983 #1 Direct ed. - back issue - $6.00

The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched. Moira learns that Professor X has a son. Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant.

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #17.

• Initiation! - Second appearance of the New Mutants (after Marvel Graphic Novel #4). Occurs while the X-Men are in outer space, and Professor X is hosting a Brood embryo (see Uncanny X-Men #162-167). Prof. X's son, Legion, first appears in issue #26. Part 1 of 3. On his YouTube channel, Bill Willingham stated that he ink assisted Mike Gustovich, mostly "filling in the blacks".
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