New Exiles #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Gambit - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: New Exiles (Marvel, 2008 series)
Issue: #2
Issue title: Soul Awakening
Publication date: 2008
Key date: 2008-12-03
On-sale date: 2008-12-03
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $15.99; 16.75 CAD
Pages: 148
Barcode: 978078513416951599
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3416-9
Rating: A

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gambit - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Remy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mystiq - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Raphael-Raven Darkhölme - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Guru eFX	Betsy Braddock, Psylocke, Sage, Victor Creed, Raphael-Raven Darkhölme First, Gambit First, Teresia Karisik, Morph, Mystiq First, Kitty Pryde, Anna Marie, Remy First, Rogue, Sabretooth
1	Title Page and Credits	credits, title page	3	pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Tom Grummett; colors: Wil Quintana
2	Roster and Recap	recap	1	pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Wil Quintana
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden	Sage
4	The War Day Part 1	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Tom Grummett; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Exiles [Sabretooth; Morph; Psylocke; Rogue; Sage [Tessa]; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]; Mystiq [also as Steve Rogers]; Gambit]; The Queen; Jeffrey; Darkstar (villain); Havok (villain); Slaymaster (cameo); Iron Man (cameo); Scarlet Witch (cameo); Quicksilver (cameo); Giant-Man (cameo); Yellowjacket (cameo);
5	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Guru eFX	Betsy Braddock, Psylocke, Sage
6	Soul Awakening Part 2	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Exiles [Morph; Psylocke; Rogue; Sage [Tessa]; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]; Mystiq; Gambit; Computer [Heather Hudson]]; The Queen; Jeffrey; Storm; Fen; Atlanteans; Slaymaster (villain); Ogun (villain); Napoleon (villain); Ka-Zar (cameo); Zabu (cameo); Emma Frost [White Queen] (cameo)
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Garner; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Alex Garner	Betsy Braddock, Psylocke
8	Soul Awakening Part 3	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Exiles [Sabretooth; Morph; Psylocke; Rogue; Sage [Tessa]; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]; Mystiq; Gambit]; The Queen; Ogun; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Force X [Storm; Starbolt [Summer Scott]; Sunspot [John Grey]; Spider [Peter Parker]; Aurion [Roberta Drake]; Puma [Hank McCoy]]; Salvo (cameo); Purge (cameo);
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Garner; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Alex Garner	Sage
10	[Soul Awakening Part 4]: Cry for Freedom!	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Exiles [Sabretooth; Morph; Psylocke; Rogue; Sage [Tessa; also as Diana Fox]; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]; Mystiq; Gambit]; The Queen; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Force X [Storm; Starbolt [Summer Scott]; Sunspot [John Grey]; Spider [Peter Parker]; Aurion [Roberta Drake]; Puma [Hank McCoy]]; Salvo (villain);
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden	Madame Hydra [Susan Storm]; Wolverine; Slaymaster; Venger
12	The Killing Field	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paco Diaz Luque; inks: Norberto Fernandez; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Simon Bowland	Exiles [Sabretooth; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]]; Sabretooth; Psylocke; Madame Hydra [Susan Storm] (villain); Wolverine (villain); Slaymaster (villain); Venger (villain); Boy-Bob Banner [Hulk] (villain)
13	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden	Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]
14	Wild Child!	comic story	22	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paco Diaz Luque; inks: Norberto Fernandez; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Sage

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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