Hellions (comics)
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The Hellions battle their rivals, the New Mutants, in their first appearance. Cover to The New Mutants #16 (June 1984), art by Tom Mandrake.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Mutants #16 (June 1984) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (writer) Sal Buscema (artist) |
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| Base(s) | Massachusetts Academy |
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Beef Bevatron Cannonball Catseye Cypher Empath Firestar (unofficial) Jetstream Karma Magik Magma Mirage Roulette Tarot Thunderbird White Queen (teacher) Wolfsbane |
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Emma Frost with the new Hellions.
Cover to New X-Men: Hellions #1, art by Clayton Henry. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men: Academy X #2 |
| Created by |
Christina Weir Nunzio DeFilippis |
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| Base(s) | Xavier Institute for Higher Learning |
| Member(s) |
Emma Frost (advisor) Dust Hellion Icarus Mercury Rockslide Specter Tag Wither |
There have been several fictional groups of mutants who have used the name Hellions, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Hellions have always been portrayed as rivals of various teams of younger mutant heroes in the X-Men franchise, initially as actual villains and later on a team that was more of a school rival than actual enemies of the X-Men.
The first and most notable incarnation of the Hellions were students of Emma Frost and the Hellfire Club's Massachusetts Academy, and were rivals of the New Mutants. The original Hellions first appeared in New Mutants #16, created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Sal Buscema. This version of the Hellions ended after an attack by Trevor Fitzroy and a squadron of Sentinels that killed several Hellions.
Two later groups known as the Hellions or New Hellions both fought against various X groups such as Generation X and X-Force.
In New X-Men: Academy X a new group of Hellions were introduced, this time they were a part of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, the Hellions was one of several factions that the students were divided into including the New Mutants, with whom they had a rivalry. After the majority of mutants lost their powers in the Decimation storyline the Hellions were combined into one squad as the number of mutants was greatly reduced.
The original group of Hellions was apprentices of the Hellfire Club and students of its White Queen Emma Frost. While attending classes at Frost's Massachusetts Academy, these young mutants secretly trained in the use of their powers in an underground complex beneath the school. They were longtime rivals of the Professor Charles Xavier's students, the New Mutants, and once held their own against the X-Men. The original Hellions were:
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