Conversation so far:
When was the creation of Cable comics?
The character's first appearance as the adult warrior Cable was at the end of The New Mutants #86.
who created the character's first appearance as the adult warrior Cable was at the end of The New Mutants #86?
Writer Chris Claremont
Who was a part of the creation?
The book's writer, Louise Simonson, thought a military leader would be a good idea, and Harras tasked the book's artist, Rob Liefeld, to conceptualize the character.

Question: was it successful?
Self-contained rewrite: was the creation of the comic character Cable successful?