kəntɹˈæktʃuːəl pɹˈɑːbləmz ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən mˈuːv tə pˈaɪd pˈaɪpɚ kˈɑːmɪks, wˌɛɹ ðə sˈɪɹiz wʌz ɹˈɛɾaɪɾəld lˈɔːɹəns ænd lˈɪmz ˈɛksmjˈuːtənts fɔːɹ ˈɪʃuːz hˈæʃ sˈɪks ˈeɪt.
Contractual problems resulted in a 1987 move to Pied Piper Comics, where the series was retitled Lawrence & Lim's Ex-Mutants for issues #6–8.