New Mutants 98

"If life were a picnic, you'd be a family. Since life is war, you're soldiers. You'd do well to start accepting that fact."

- Cable

"The Beginning of the End (Part 1)" is the story title to the 98th issue of The New Mutants, published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Fabian Nicieza with artwork by Rob Liefeld, who was also a co-plotter and cover artist on the issue. This issue shipped with a February, 1991 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.00 per copy (US).

Appearances

 * New Mutants
 * Cable, Nathaniel Summers
 * Boom-Boom, Tabitha Smith
 * Cannonball, Sam Guthrie
 * Domino, Vanessa Carlysle
 * Rictor, Julio Richtor
 * Sunspot, Roberto da Costa


 * Emmanuel da Costa


 * Adam
 * Deadpool, Wade Wilson
 * Eve
 * Gideon




 * Da Costa International
 * New Mutants


 * Humans
 * Mutants


 * Colorado
 * Vail
 * Gideon's chalet


 * Brazil
 * Brasilia
 * Da Costa International


 * Katana


 * None

Notes & Trivia

 * First appearance of Deadpool.


 * First appearance of Gideon.


 * First appearance of Adam.


 * First appearance of EVe.


 * This is the first appearance of Domino. X-Force #8 will reveal that this is actually Vanessa Carlysle, who is a shape-shifter that has assumed the place of the actual Domino, Neena Thurman.


 * Rictor leaves the team with this issue.


 * Final appearance of Emmanuel da Costa; dies in this issue.

Recommended Reading

 * New Mutants Vol 1
 * New Mutants Vol 2
 * New Mutants Vol 3