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white pages; Newsstand Edition
1st appearance of Deadpool (Wade Wilson), Gideon & Copycat as Domino; Liefeld cover & art


New Mutants #98 became an instant classic comic (and top investment) with the first appearance of Deadpool, who's gone on to become one of Marvel's most beloved pop-culture icons. While hugely influential in the history of comics, this book would also lead to the highest-grossing R-rated movie in cinema history. Actually, it did that twice. Once with 2016's Deadpool, and then with 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine reclaiming the top spot from 2019's Joker.

This issue also features the first appearance of Domino and Gideon, with the former being one of the most-popular breakout stars of the Copper Age. Wade Wilson aka Deadpool was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza as a disfigured mercenary with a superhuman healing factor and heightened physical abilities. Liefeld also came up with the design for Deadpool naming Spider-Man and Wolverine as his inspiration; he even gave the new creation a similar Weapon X origin to Wolverine, while writer Fabian Nicieza created Deadpool's personality.

Nicieza is further credited with giving Deadpool the alter ego Wade Wilson as an inside joke because the character resembles DC's Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke. Deadpool resonated with fans mostly thanks to his insane personality; he often talks to his opponents while fighting employing silly behavior as a distraction, and he is hyper-aware that he is a character in a comic book, consistently breaking the fourth wall, which has become a running gag in both his comic and cinema appearances.

Despite starting life as a supervillain, Deadpool was quickly changed into an antihero with a heart of gold, thanks to his popularity among readers. Deadpool has been featured in a number of solo titles and team-ups with Domino and Cable as his main partners. Today, Deadpool is only outdone by Tom Holland's (more family-friendly) Spider-Man as Marvel's highest-grossing hero in cinemas.