Claim: Deadpool made his first appearance in The New Mutants.

The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series , which were spin-offs of the X-Men franchise .   The first team of New Mutants characters was created by Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod . They first appeared in 1982 's Marvel Graphic Novel # 4 and are subsequently featured in their own title from 1983 until 1991 . Like its parent title , The New Mutants highlighted interpersonal and group conflict as well as action and adventure , and featured a large ensemble cast , including the introduction of cult figure Deadpool . With the end of the first series , the characters were relaunched as X-Force in a new , eponymous series .   The second New Mutants series , launched in 2003 , featured a new group of teenage mutants . Unlike the original New Mutants , they were part of a huge cast of students at the Xavier Institute . In 2004 , it was relaunched as New X-Men : Academy X , after which the central group was formally dubbed the `` New Mutants . '' In the aftermath of the `` M-Day '' crossover storyline in late 2005 , the remaining students were merged into one junior team , the New X-Men .   The third New Mutants series , reuniting most of the original team , was launched in May 2009 .   A New Mutants film was announced in May 2015 .