The New Mutants, the second class of young mutants trained at the Xavier🎶 Academy after the X-Men, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1982 debut this September in New Mutants #30, which welcomes New Mutants co-creator Bob McLeod back to the title along with a host of writers and artists 𒁏who will contribute to the celebration.

Series writer Vita Ayala spearheads the oversized issue, which consists of a series of short stories by artists Alex Lins, Jason Loo, Emma Kubert, and more, with a cover from Rafael de Latorre, and variant covers from McLeod, featuring the original line-up of the team which he co-created, and Rob Liefeld.

Along with the꧅ main story from Ayala, writer Alyssa Wong will pen a backup story featuring De♓adpool, who famously debuted way back in New Mutants #98.

"So many fans have come up to me at conventions and told me what a huge impact the New Mutants had on them in their tee🌱n years, and how relatable they were in all of theirꩲ diversity. Native Americans, African Americans, Kentuckians, all finally seeing themselves represented in the comics. It's been very humbling," New Mutants co-creator McCleod states in the New Mutants #30 announcement. 

"Our New Mutants have gone through so many changes over the decades that I often didn't recognize them as the same characters we created," he continౠues. "So I was very pleased to get the chance to come full circle and do a variant cover homage to their very first published appearance on the cover of Amazing Heroes #16. I hope fans continue to enjoy them for another 40 years!"

New Mutants #30 goes on sale in September. Check out a gallery of all three covers below. And stay tune🍸d to N𝓡ewsarama for Marvel's full September 2022 solicitations coming later this month.

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