New Mutants Vol 1 85

Part of the Acts of Vengeance event
New Mutants #85
Previous Issue	New Mutants #84
Next Issue	New Mutants #86
Art by: Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane
Release Date	November 14, 1989
Cover Date	January, 1990
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "The Killing Stroke"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Louise Simonson
Penciler(s)	Geof Isherwood
Inker(s)	Bret Blevins
Colorist(s)	Glynis Oliver
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Bob Harras Daryl Edelman

 What have I done? What have I allowed to happen? 

—Moonstar

Appearing in "The Killing Stroke"

Featured Characters:

• New Mutants
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
  • Rictor (Julio Richter)
  • Sunspot (Roberto "Bobby" Da Costa)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
  • Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith)
  • Warlock
  • Rusty Collins
  • Skids (Sally Blevins)

Supporting Characters:

• Warriors Three
  • Hogun the Grim
  • Fandral the Dashing
  • Volstagg the Enormous
• Volstagg's children
  • Hildy
  • Kevin
  • Mick
  • Rolfe
  • Alaric
• Balder the Brave
• Karnilla the Norn Queen
• Hrimhari
• Queen Ula
• Executioner (Skurge)
• Einherjar
  • Harkonin
  • Unnamed members
• Eitri
• Odin

Antagonists:

• Hela's Army
  • Hela
  • Mirage (Dani Moonstar) (Controlled by Hela)
  • Nightwind (Controlled by Hela)
  • Valkyries
    • Several unnamed Valkyries (Controlled by Hela)
  • Several of Hela's zombie soldiers
  • Several unnamed Giants
  • Several unnamed Rock Trolls
  • Several unnamed Dwarves
  • Several unnamed Dark Elves
• Vulture (Adrian Toomes)

Other Characters:

• Toothgnasher
• Toothgrinder
• Several unnamed stone soldiers of Nornheim
• Several unnamed Hive Trolls
• Kindra
• Unnamed Dwarves
• Loki (Mentioned)
• Nitro (Robert Hunter) (Mentioned)
• Unnamed prisoners and guards

Races and Species:

• Asgardians
• Mutants
• Winged Horses
• Zombies from Hel
• Frost Giants
• Rock Trolls
• Dwarves
• Dark Elves
• Norns
• Mutant Technarch
• Trolls of the Hive
• Horses
• Asgardian-Frost Giant Hybrids
• Humans

Locations:

• Asgard
  • City of Asgard
    • Odin's Palace
• Niffleheim
  • Hel
• Earth / Midgard
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York State
        • Unidentified prison
      • Disneyland (Mentioned)

Items:

• X-Uniforms
• Death Sword (Destruction)
• Vulture's Wings

Synopsis for "The Killing Stroke"

Continued from the previous issue...

The New Mutants fight valiantly on the side of the gods against Hela's forces, but it is not enough. In Hela's prisons, however, Eitri fashions a key and releases himself and the Einherjar so that they might rejoin the battle. Danielle Moonstar, corrupted by Hela's magic, fights her way to Odin's sleeping chamber. There she is opposed by the New Mutants, and they battle. Suddenly Eitri bursts in, and attacks the sword with his hammer, denting it.

On Earth, Rusty tries to stop Vulture from escaping, and fails. He frees Skids, and they go after him.

Back in Asgard, Danielle Moonstar stands victorious over the sleeping Odin. Sam asks Eitri what happened, and Eitri tells him the flaw on the sword is marked, it will shatter in one hit, but probably kill the person who takes that hit. As Dani swings the sword at Odin, Cannonball blasts his way towards her swing - the sword and he collide, its destruction releasing the Valkyries from Hela's hold and foiling Hela's plan. Dani comes back to her senses, and before her Cannonball lies still.

Continued in the next issue...

See Also

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Links and References

• The New Mutants at Wikipedia
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• The New Mutants series index at Comicbookdb.com
• The New Mutants series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• The New Mutants series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 04/16/2010