Publishers / Marvel / The New Mutants (1983) / #62
62April 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The New Mutants #62

Marvel · April 1988

First appearance: Lucius Antonius Aquilla1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#62
Publication date
April 1988
Key date
1988-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lucius Antonius Aquilla - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jon J. Muth; inks: Jon J. MuthAmara Aquilla, Empath, Magma, Manuel de la Rocha
1To Build a Firecomic story22script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon J. Muth; inks: Jon J. Muth; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAmara Aquilla, Lucius Antonius Aquilla First, Cannonball, Catseye, Marie-Ange Colbert, Roberto Da Costa, Empath, Emma Frost, Sam Guthrie, Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid, Jetstream, Magik, Magma, Mirage
2-letters page0.8letters: typeset
3U. S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)statement of ownership0.2script: Thomas Costello

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602207704

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Sources

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