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First Appearance of Madripoor

New Mutants #32 (1985). Chris Claremont's 1985 lawless island. Madripoor is a fictional Southeast Asian sovereign-territory island where Wolverine operates as 'Patch' under cover. Recurring Wolverine, X-Men, and broader Marvel street-level setting.

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New Mutants #32 (1985). Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha. Madripoor's first appearance.
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Marvel Comics Place Lawless Southeast Asian island state.

Madripoor first appears in New Mutants #32 (October 1985), Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha. The fictional Southeast Asian island is a lawless sovereign territory outside conventional law enforcement. Wolverine operates there as 'Patch' starting in Marvel Comics Presents #1 (September 1988). The MCU's Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) extensively adapted the location.

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  1. First Appearance October 1985

    New Mutants #32

    By Chris Claremont, Steve Leialoha

    Claremont writes; Steve Leialoha pencils. Madripoor debuts as a lawless Southeast Asian sovereign-territory island. The location is established as a place outside conventional law enforcement, making it a recurring setting for Wolverine, X-Men, and broader Marvel street-level operations.

  2. Wolverine: Patch September 1988

    Marvel Comics Presents #1

    By Chris Claremont, John Buscema

    Claremont and Buscema. Madripoor becomes Wolverine's regular operating territory under his 'Patch' alias. The Patch arc runs through Marvel Comics Presents and into Wolverine #1 (Vol. 2, November 1988).

  3. MCU Madripoor April 2021

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

    By Malcolm Spellman

    The MCU's Falcon and the Winter Soldier series adapted Madripoor extensively. The visual register positioned the island as a contemporary criminal-state setting; the adaptation has fed back into recent comic-book Madripoor depictions.

What Madripoor is

Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha introduced Madripoor in New Mutants #32 (October 1985). The fictional Southeast Asian island is a lawless sovereign territory outside conventional law enforcement, making it a recurring setting for Wolverine and broader Marvel street-level operations. Wolverine’s ‘Patch’ alias and Madripoor-based operations begin in Marvel Comics Presents #1 (September 1988).

Collector context

New Mutants #32 trades modestly. CGC 9.4 is in the high three to low four figures.

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What is Madripoor's first appearance?

New Mutants #32 (October 1985), Claremont and Leialoha.

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