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Issue: The New Mutants Annual #4

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Publication Date: July 1988

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Issues: #4 of 7 Issues (14 Printings)

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Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 07148602826085

Price: $2.25 CAD
$1.75 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
4 (3 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-3); squarebound (#4-7)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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The New Mutants Annual #4 [Direct]

The New Mutants Annual #4 [Newsstand]

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Content Items (4 total)

The Evolutionary War [Part Four]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): June Brigman (signed)

Inker(s): Bob McLeod (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): New Mutants

Character(s): High Evolutionary; Magma; Stack; Purge

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Pages: 1

Mind Games

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Louise Simonson

Penciller(s): June Brigman

Inker(s): Bob McLeod

Colorist(s): Glynis Oliver

Letterer(s): John Workman

Editor(s): Ann Nocenti; Bob Harras

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): New Mutants

Character(s): Magneto; Cannonball; Magik; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Magma (guest-star); Empath (guest-star); High Evolutionary (villain); Purifiers (villains); Stack (villain); Purge (villain); White Queen [Emma Frost] (guest-star); Black King [Sebastian Shaw] (guest-star); Black Queen [Selene] (guest-star); Glow Worm (death); Bulk (death); Lucius Antonius Aquilla

Synopsis: The High Evolutionary captures Magma, in the hope of removing her powers. The New Mutants charge to her rescue, along with Magneto and the other members of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. Mirage learns how to make her images become tangible in this story.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 35

Notes: The Evolutionary War continued from Silver Surfer Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #1.
The Evolutionary War continues in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1963 series) #21.

This story occurs between New Mutants #66 and #67. Part of The Evolutionary War crossover with other 1988 annuals.

If Wishes Were Horses

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Louise Simonson

Penciller(s): June Brigman

Inker(s): Roy Richardson

Colorist(s): Glynis Oliver

Letterer(s): John Workman

Editor(s): Bob Harras

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): New Mutants

Character(s): Magneto; Cannonball; Magik; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane; Brightwind

Synopsis: Mirage experiments with her new ability to make her images tangible.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 15

Notes: This story follows on the heels of the previous story in this issue.

Blood Drawn, Blood Spilt

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Mark Gruenwald

Penciller(s): Ron Lim

Inker(s): Jim Sinclair

Colorist(s): Gregory Wright

Letterer(s): Ken Lopez

Editor(s): Ralph Macchio

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The High Evolutionary

Character(s): Herbert Edgar Wyndham [later: High Evolutionary]; Jonathan Drew; Merriem Drew (death); Jessica Drew [later: Spider-Woman]; Subterraneans (origin); Phillip (origin)

Synopsis: While Wyndam is at work in Wundagore Mountain, Jessica Drew, the son of Wyndam's associate Jonathan Drew, develops radiation poisoning. Jonathan develops a spider-serum to help her recover, but before he can use it, his wife Merriem is murdered.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Part 4 of the saga (origin) of the High Evolutionary, which ran through all of Marvel's 1988 annuals. Origin of Jessica Drew, who later becomes Spider-Woman. Continues in Fantastic Four Annual #21.