Cover: Bret Blevins & Terry Austin

The New Mutants #55

Sep 1987 · Marvel · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“Flying Wild!”

In "Flying Wild!", the New Mutants crash a party with their friend Lila, only to find themselves tangled in a strange plot when aliens from her past drug Cannonball and pressure her into stealing a priceless artifact. With quick thinking and a well-timed teleport, Magik sends the intruders straight to Limbo, leaving the team to untangle the mystery. Written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by Bret Blevins, with inks by Terry Austin and colors by Glynis Oliver, this 1987 issue delivers a high-stakes, supernatural twist on a night out. The cover by Bret Blevins and Terry Austin captures the chaos perfectly.

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writer Louise Simonson · artist Bret Blevins · inker Terry Austin · colorist Glynis Oliver · letterer Tom Orzechowski · letterer Buhalis · cover Bret Blevins, Terry Austin

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Cast · 7 characters

Dani Moonstar Doug Ramsey Illyana Rasputina Lila Cheney Magneto Rahne Sinclair Sam Guthrie

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writer Louise Simonson

artist Bret Blevins

inker Terry Austin

colorist Glynis Oliver

letterer Tom Orzechowski

letterer Buhalis

cover pencils Bret Blevins

cover inks Terry Austin

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The New Mutants attend a party with Lila, where some aliens from Lila's past drug Cannonball and try to get Lila to steal a priceless treasure for them. Magik teleports the villains to Limbo.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).