Issue: #59
The New Mutants arrived on Bird-Brain's home, a barren rocky island full of caves & dead trees. Quickly they were surrounded by hostile looking Ani-Mates. Meanwhile, in an underground laboratory, the Ani-Mator inspected his latest batch of embryonic ani-mates and destroyed them. An amphibian ani-mate named Bufo gained his master's attention to warn him about the New Mutants' presence on his is...
First appearances: Ani-Mator
Creators: Tom Orzechowski, Bret Blevins, Terry Austin, Louise Jones Simonson, Tom DeFalco, Glynis Oliver Wein, Ann Nocenti
Characters: Magneto, Cannonball, Sunspot, Cypher, Magik, Brightwind, Bird-Brain, Wolfsbane, Warlock, Ani-Mator, Moonstar
Story arcs: Fall of the Mutants