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Tabitha Smith

Created by Jim Shooter & Al Milgrom
First Appearance
Secret Wars II #5 (1985)
Appearances
368
Primary Team
New Mutants
Debut Era
1980s

A mutant who creates explosive plasma spheres she calls "time bombs." Brash, loud, and defiantly fun in a franchise that often takes itself too seriously, Tabitha went through more codenames than almost anyone — Boom-Boom, Meltdown, Boomer — but never lost her irreverent spirit. A core member of both the New Mutants and X-Force.

Appearances Over Time

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Series

Most Appearances By Series

X-Force (1991) 132 issues

Issues #1 – #99

132 of 130 issues (102%)

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The New Mutants (1983) 27 issues

Issues #100 – #99

27 of 100 issues (27%)

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X-Factor (1986) 24 issues

Issues #106 – #85

24 of 150 issues (16%)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 15 issues

Issues #270 – #542

15 of 405 issues (4%)

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Cable and X-Force (2013) 13 issues

Issues #10 – #8

13 of 19 issues (68%)

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X-Force (2019) 11 issues

Issues #1 – #9 (239)

11 of 10 issues (110%)

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X-Men (1991) 8 issues

Issues #-1 – #47

8 of 118 issues (7%)

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Inferno (2015) 7 issues

Issues #1 – #5

7 of 5 issues (140%)

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New Mutants (2020) 7 issues

Issues #10 – #9

7 of 33 issues (21%)

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X-Factor Annual (1986) 7 issues

Issues #3 – #8

7 of 9 issues (78%)

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Events

Event Participation

First Appearance

Secret Wars II #5

1985

First X-Men Appearance

The New Mutants #67

September 1988

Real Name

Tabitha Smith

Teams
Created By

Jim Shooter & Al Milgrom