Cable # 1 1993 NM
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Cable # 1 published by Marvel Comics in May 1993, is the first issue of the character's initial and long-running solo ongoing series. It features a distinctive gold foil-embossed wraparound cover and details the time-traveling mutant soldier's mission in the past while events unfold in his future.
- Writer: Fabian Nicieza
- Penciler: Art Thibert
- Inkers: Art Thibert, Trevor Scott, Dan Panosian, Danny Miki, and Al Milgrom
- Plot: "Rocks and Waves"
- The story primarily focuses on Cable's efforts in the present to locate and destroy a Canaanite time displacement machine (Tinex) hidden within Niagara Falls.
- He learns that the Canaanites plan to use the Tinex to travel back in time and kill him in the past, thus preventing the rise of Apocalypse's opposition.
- Simultaneously, the issue features the stranded character Kane in Cable's future timeline, learning about the Askani leader and interacting with other members of the Clan Chosen.
- Key characters appearing or mentioned include Stryfe, General Haight, Sinsear, and various members of the Clan Chosen and the Flatliners.