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Nathan Summers

Cable

937 appearancesSince 1986

Nathan Summers first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #201 (1986-01), published by Marvel. 937 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

The son of Scott Summers and Madelyne Pryor (a clone of Jean Grey), Nathan is a mutant with telepathic and telekinetic powers, as well as extreme combat skills.

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

The Uncanny X-Men
#201
first appearance
1986-01-00
X-Men: The End#6Cape Archive2006
X-Men: The End
#6
death
2006-08-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Cable
1993–2002
55 issues →
The Uncanny X-Men
1981–2011
35 issues →
X-Force
1991–2002
31 issues →

X-Force #28 cover

X-Force

#28

death

2010-09-00

Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men #1 cover

Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men

#1

2010-11-00

C/DCape Archive 2004

Cable / Deadpool

2004–2006

22 issues →

X-Factor cover

X-Factor

1986–1998

18 issues →

Uncanny Avengers cover

Uncanny Avengers

2015–2018

18 issues →

C&DCape Archive 2006

Cable & Deadpool

2006–2008

15 issues →

CCape Archive 2017

Cable

2017–2018

14 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

1991–2001

13 issues →

The New Mutants cover

The New Mutants

1983–1991

12 issues →

SXCape Archive 2002

Soldier X

2002–2003

12 issues →

X-Force cover

X-Force

2014–2015

12 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

2004–2008

11 issues →

X-Men Universe cover

X-Men Universe

1999–2001

10 issues →

Dawn of X cover

Dawn of X

2019–2021

10 issues →

CCape Archive 2020

Cable

2020–2021

9 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

8 issues →

Reign of X cover

Reign of X

2021–2022

8 issues →

X-Force cover

X-Force

2008–2010

7 issues →

S.W.O.R.D. cover

S.W.O.R.D.

2021–2022

7 issues →

XTECape Archive 2006

X-Men: The End

2006–2006

6 issues →

FACape Archive 2020

Fallen Angels

2020–2020

6 issues →

IXCape Archive 2026

Inglorious X-Force

2026–

6 issues →

X-Man cover

X-Man

1995–2001

5 issues →

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Cable & Deadpool
2004–2007
5 issues →
CAXCape Archive 2013
Cable and X-Force
2013–2014
5 issues →
WXCape Archive 2025
Weapon X-Men
2025–2025
5 issues →
Wolverine
1988–2003
4 issues →
TAOCape Archive 1994
The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix
1994–1994
4 issues →
ASCape Archive 1996
Askani Son
1996–1996
4 issues →
XSFCape Archive 2000
X-Men: Search for Cyclops
2000–2001
4 issues →
XCape Archive 2004
X-Force
2004–2005
4 issues →
Civil War Chronicles
2007–2008
4 issues →
CCape Archive 2008
Cable
2008–2010
4 issues →
CCape Archive 2008
Cable
2008–2010
4 issues →
DM2Cape Archive 2011
Deadpool Max 2
2011–2012
4 issues →
UAUCape Archive 2016
Uncanny Avengers: Unity
2016–2018
4 issues →
X-Force Epic Collection
2017–
4 issues →
X-Men
2019–2021
4 issues →
XHOCape Archive 2024
X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse
2024–2024
4 issues →
X-Factor Annual
1986–1994
3 issues →
Excalibur
1988–1998
3 issues →
X-Men Adventures
1992–1994
3 issues →
Civil War
2006–2007
3 issues →
AXCape Archive 2012
Avengers: X-Sanction
2012–2012
3 issues →
Uncanny Avengers
2012–2014
3 issues →
CAXCape Archive 2013
Cable and X-Force
2013–2014
3 issues →
CCape Archive 2017
Cable
2017–2018
3 issues →
DCape Archive 2018
Domino
2018–2019
3 issues →
DECCape Archive 2021
Deadpool Epic Collection
2021–
3 issues →
Trials of X
2022–2023
3 issues →
Phoenix
2024–2025
3 issues →
Captain America
1968–1996
2 issues →
X-Men Annual
1970–1991
2 issues →
Marvel Age
1983–1994
2 issues →
The New Mutants Annual
1984–1991
2 issues →
C-BCape Archive 1992
Cable - Blood and Metal
1992–1992
2 issues →
XCape Archive 1994
X-Men
1994–1996
2 issues →
CACape Archive 1996
Captain America
1996–1997
2 issues →
Marvel Vision
1996–1998
2 issues →