COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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New Mutants 11
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0218820006
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Owner:
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bagofleas
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Now that's what I call some serious pyrotechnics!!
Published: 1/84
Chris Claremont story
Sal Buscema & Tom Mandrake art
Signed by Sal Buscema & Walt & Louise Simonson!!
Story Title: Magma
Story Summary:
Magma proceeds to attack Selene and the priestess reveals even more of her power by animating the surrounding pillars of rock & smashing Magma back into the lava.
Selene begins to age from the battle & reveals that she must kill innocents to retain her youth & powers & has done so for thousands of years. She then pushes all her other servants into the fire pit to renew her powers. She then tells of her plan to possess not only the New Mutants & Nova Roma but also the whole world!!
Dani manages to resist Selene's control, much to Selene's surprise, and then Magma flies out of the lava & attacks Selene again. Dani tries to climb up out of the way from the lava & flames, but falls onto a ledge.
Confronted by Magma, Dani shows Amara's fear of accidentally killing Dani with fire and Dani tells her she must be like her, a mutant, and everything will be all right.
While Amara is distracted by Dani, Selene attacks from behind & drains Amara of her life essence, reverting Amara to normal but zombie-like.
Back in the city of Nova Roma, with Lucius captured, the other mutants pretend to play along with Marcus. Then Roberto, spotting the same woman from earlier (see last issue) he thought to be his mother, sneaks off to find her.
He finds the woman and Castro, explaining how he is working for Emmanuel, Roberto's father to help secure mining rights by working with Marcus. Roberto knocks Castro for a loop and rescues his mother. She tells of her rescue by Amazon warriors & the existence of a cult with Selene as the leader.
Roberto realizes Dani must have been taken by this cult & they go off to find her. Roberto is furious with his father.
Elsewhere, Sam & Rahne are with Marcus and are disgusted with the way Lucius is being treated. Rahne is even doubting Marcus' motives now. Suddenly, Magma bursts through the floor & shocks everyone, especially her father, but she is too weak to do much. Marcus declares her a demon & the soldiers attack but are thwarted by Sam & Roberto & Nina, with a mob of Incans.
The mutants take down the soldiers & Lucius kills Marcus. Amara tells of how she regained her strength from drawing energy from the earth & they all go to find Dani & Selene.
Selene tries to trap them within rock pillars, but they break free. Bobby's tapped out now. Sam blasts through more rock with Amara & Bobby in tow, and they come upon Selene with a restrained Dani behind her.
The kids attack to no avail, then Bobby tries to sneak up on her. Selene's focus is so strong on Bobby, Dani manages to surprise her with a vision of her death. Bobby stabs her in the heart with a knife, but apparently she has no heart! She begins to drain Bobby's life force.
Sam busts a hole in the wall, bringing in sunlight. Bobby's surge of power stuns Selene with too much power at once. Magma opens a hole in the floor with Lava in it. Bobby throws the stunned Selene into the hole & smashes it closed.
Sam isn't happy at all with Bobby killing Selene, but Bobby doesn't really care and besides, doesn't think she is really dead for good.
Magma wonders if her powers will make her like the New Mutants or like Selene...
Continued in #12...
PERSONAL COMMENTS:
This thing was packed with action from beginning to end!! Magma's initial battle with Selene, Bobby finding out about his father's plans, the mutants taking down Marcus & his soldiers & then the climactic battle of everyone against Selene........ Whew!
I felt drained after all this. Would Magma become a New Mutant now, I wondered? I really hoped so. She was awesome!!
At least Bobby was reunited with his mom! :)
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