Child's Play (comics)

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"Child's Play"
Cover of X-Force vol. 1, 32 (Mar, 1994)Art by Tony Daniel.
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateMarch – April 1994
Genre
Title(s)X-Force (vol. 1) #32-33
The New Warriors (vol. 1) #45-46
Main character(s)New Warriors
X-Force
Upstarts
Creative team
Writer(s)Fabian Nicieza
Penciller(s)X-Force
Tony Daniel
The New Warriors
Darick Robertson
Inker(s)X-Force
Jon Holdredge
The New Warriors
Larry Mahlstedt
Letterer(s)X-Force
Chris Eliopoulos
The New Warriors
Anthony Avon
Colorist(s)X-Force
Marie Javins
The New Warriors
Ovi Hondru
Editor(s)X-Force
Tom DeFalco
Bob Harras
Lisa Patrick
The New Warriors
Rob Tokar

"Child's Play" is a 1995

Karma
reunites with the New Mutants since she left the team in New Mutants #54 (1987).

Summary

The Upstarts continue their series of games to prove their power and worth to one another. This time, they devise "the Younghunt", a mission to capture all of the surviving members of the

Gamesmaster
to play another game—instead of killing mutants, the Upstarts should compete with the mutant leaders of the world to try to find and train young mutants like herself. The Gamesmaster is intrigued by the proposition and cancels the competition.

This crossover marks a watershed moment for several characters. Moonstar, still affiliated with the

Mutant Liberation Front, unmasks herself to her former teammates during this event, and reveals that she is, in fact, Dani Moonstar and not an imposter. She maintains her cover and does not reveal she is working for S.H.I.E.L.D.
to her teammates at this juncture, but this marks the first hint that she does not buy into the MLF's agenda.

The

Empath
keep his distance.

Younghunt results

No. Target Upstart Result
1. Magma Fenris Captured in Nova Roma; Ensnared by energy-dampening steel coils.
2.
3.
Boomer
Siena Blaze
Captured at the Guthrie farm in Kentucky; Incapacitated by Siena's Electromagnetic force blast.
4.
Empath
Fenris Escaped capture in Nova Roma due to Moonstar paralyzing the Fenris siblings with her psi-arrows.
5.
6.
-
Moonstar

Empath
Siena Blaze Averted capture in Madripoor by Karma taking control of Siena's mind; the three attempt to infiltrate the Upstarts and Younghunt by pretending to be captured.
6.
Firestar
Graydon Creed Resists capture by defeating Creed's armored goons with the New Warriors' help in Manhattan.
- Firestar
Shinobi Shaw
Delivered to Shinobi in Tokyo by Justice.
7.
8.
Rictor
Trevor Fitzroy Resist capture by defeating Fitzroy with X-Force's help in Kentucky.
9.
Wolfsbane
Fenris Resists capture by apprehending Fenris with X-Factor's help in Washington.

Non-participants

Despite the large number of characters involved, many former members of the Hellions and New Mutants do not appear.

Deceased members of the New Mutants and the Hellions not available for capture include:

Magik
.

Acolytes and were under Magneto's protection, far from Earth on Avalon
.

Tie-in issues

  • X-Force (vol. 1) #32 (Move 1)
  • The New Warriors (vol. 1) #45 (Move 2)
  • X-Force (vol. 1) #33 (Move 3)
  • The New Warriors (vol. 1) #46 (Move 4)

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