The New Mutants #93
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeNew Mutants #93 delivers three simultaneous firsts that cement its place in early-1990s X-Men history: it is the debut issue for Mutant Liberation Front members Dragoness, Kamikaze, and Sumo, and it stages the first on-panel encounter between Cable and Wolverine — a clash whose implied shared history was deliberately left unresolved and dangled over readers for nearly a decade. As the opening chapter of a two-part story set in the Wolverine-associated locale of Madripoor, the issue also represents the Cable-led New Mutants' first direct confrontation with Stryfe and his MLF as an active threat, establishing the central villain dynamic that would carry the title through to its conclusion in issue #100 and into the launch of X-Force.
In "Madripoor," Cable and the New Mutants descend into the chaotic streets of Madripoor, hunting the Mutant Liberation Front—only to find Sunfire already there, drawn into the fray. As the team confronts the MLF, Stryfe strikes, capturing Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warlock, and Sunfire, while Cable’s path crosses with Wolverine, whose sudden hostility hints at a deeper, unresolved history. Written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by Rob Liefeld, with inks by Hilary Barta and Brad Vancata’s colors bringing the neon-lit streets to life, this issue’s cover by Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane captures the tension in sharp, dynamic detail.
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Written by Louise Simonson and drawn by Rob Liefeld — then rapidly ascending to the top tier of Marvel's artist roster — the issue was edited by Bob Harras with Tom DeFalco serving as editor-in-chief. The cover was penciled by Liefeld and inked by Todd McFarlane, a pairing that reflected the cross-pollination of Marvel's hottest talents in the Copper Age. The story was published in September 1990 and exists in three known print variants: a direct edition, a newsstand edition, and a Mark Jewelers insert variant.
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- First appearances of three MLF members: Dragoness (Tamara Kurtz), Kamikaze (Haruo Tsuburaya), and Sumo (Jun Tenta) — all introduced as Stryfe's enforcers sent to Madripoor.
- First on-panel meeting between Cable and Wolverine; the dialogue establishes they already know each other and are not on good terms, a mystery left open for years.
- The Cable/Wolverine shared backstory was eventually told in the 1999 one-shot Wolverine/Cable: Guts and Glory, written by Joe Casey with art by Stephen Platt.
- Written by Louise Simonson, penciled by Rob Liefeld, inked by Hilary Barta; cover pencils by Liefeld, cover inks by Todd McFarlane; edited by Bob Harras.
- Part 1 of a two-part story titled 'Madripoor,' concluding in New Mutants #94; the setting ties the story directly into Wolverine's solo-series milieu.
- General Nguyen Ngoc Coy — Karma's criminal uncle and a recurring Wolverine solo-series figure — appears here allied with Stryfe, bridging the two corners of the Marvel Universe.
- The issue introduces the drug 'Sleet' (first appearance), a plot device Stryfe plans to use to poison the water supplies of major cities worldwide.
- Reprinted in: Cable and the New Mutants TPB (Marvel, June 1992), X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants HC (Marvel, 2010), and New Mutants Epic Collection Vol. 7: Cable (Marvel, 2020).
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Reprinted in Titans #153 (1991), Cable and the New Mutants #[nn] (1992), Grandes Heróis Marvel #43 (1994), X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants #[nn] (2010), New Mutants Epic Collection #7 (2020)
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