Comic Title: New Guardians #7
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1989
On Sale Date: January 10, 1989 Copyright Date January 10, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date December 6, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 8, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #153

Direct Market Date December 8, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Heartlands"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
New Guardians

Crossover Event:
Invasion

Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Mark Farmer
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• New Guardians (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Extrano (last appearance in New Guardians #6; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Floro (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Gloss (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Harbinger (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Blasters Special #1)
• Ram (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Betty Clawman (last appearance in New Guardians #4; next appearance in New Guardians #12)
• Kilowog (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Arisia (last appearance in New Guardians #6; next appearance in New Guardians #8)
• Tom Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #5; next appearance in New Guardians #8)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Parliament of Trees (dream appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Gloss's parents (dream appearance)
• Ram's father (dream appearance)
• Paco (Extrano's friend; no further appearances)
• Leon Twerlinger (last appearance in New Guardians #5; next appearance in New Guardians #8)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jet (in flashback)

Comments:
This issue is labeled as an Invasion Aftermath Extra.

The final panel of this story depicts the detonation of the gene bomb and leads into Invasion #3.

Synopsis:
The New Guardians gather in China following the defeat of the alien invasion force. They mourn the loss of their teammate Jet. Betty Clawman appears and warns that Floro, Gloss, and Ram are having dark feelings. The team then splits up.

Gloss visits her former village. She uses her powers to save some children. While sleeping that night, she unconsciously begins causing earthquakes which destroy the village. Ram tracks down his own father in Japan. However, their reunion does not go as planned. Ram's father disowns him, Takeo is then kidnapped by his father's business rivals. Floro also encounters rejection too when he visits the Parliament of Trees. With each of the three in peril, Betty awakens them from the nightmares she induced with the intention of teaching them to rededicate themselves to the team.

Harbinger and Extrano then rejoin their teammates. Harbinger has discovered that Tom Kalmaku has been captured while searching for his wife. Extrano has found a crystal skull which focuses his power. The team sets out to rescue Tom when they are caught in an explosion of black light.