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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published September 1985
Cover Price 0.65 USD
Pages 36
Editing Ann Nocenti (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details

Characters Karma [Shadow King]; Dazzler; Sunspot; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Cannonball; Magma
Genre superhero
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)
Colors Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)

20 page New Mutants story "Saturday Night Fight"

Characters New Mutants--Cannonball; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Magma; Sunspot; GUESTS: Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Rachel Summers; Dazzler; VILLAINS: Karma [Shadow King]; Max; Ivich; CAMEO: General Nguyen Ngoc Coy; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Dani Moonstar; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Doug Ramsey; Warlock
Synopsis The New Mutants (and friends) battle the Gladiators, and confront the ringleader, who turns out to be Karma (missing in action since issue #6); Karma escapes; The New Mutants decide to find out the truth about Karma, no matter what the cost.
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes Part 3 of 3.
Reprinted in Nuovi Mutanti, I (Play Press, 1989 series) #23

1 page Empath character profile "From the Private Journals of Charles Xavier"

Characters Empath
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Joe Rosen

1 page Catseye character profile "Massachusett's Academy Headmistress Evaluation"

Characters Catseye
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Joe Rosen