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Apocalypse

En Sabah Nur

682 appearancesSince 1986

Apocalypse first appeared in X-Factor #5 (1986-06), published by Marvel. 682 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as En Sabah Nur

Character history

Key issues

10 issues

X-Factor
#5
first appearance
1986-06-00
Guardians of the Galaxy
#9
death
1991-02-00
Rise of Apocalypse
#1
origin retold
1996-10-00
Rise of Apocalypse
#2
origin retold
1996-11-00
Rise of Apocalypse
#3
origin retold
1996-12-00
Rise of Apocalypse
#4
origin retold
1997-01-00
X-Men: Search for Cyclops
#4
death
2001-03-14
What If? X-Men Age of Apocalypse
#1
death
2007-02-01
Age of Apocalypse
#4
death
2015-11-00
Dark Ages
#6
death
2022-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

X-Factor
1986–1998
29 issues →
Cable
1993–2002
18 issues →
Excalibur
2019–2022
12 issues →

Dawn of X cover

Dawn of X

2019–2021

10 issues →

The Uncanny X-Men cover

The Uncanny X-Men

1981–2011

9 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

8 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

1991–2001

8 issues →

X-Man cover

X-Man

1995–2001

8 issues →

Exiles cover

Exiles

2001–2008

7 issues →

Uncanny X-Men cover

Uncanny X-Men

2019–2019

7 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

2019–2021

7 issues →

Ultimate X-Men cover

Ultimate X-Men

2001–2009

6 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

2004–2008

6 issues →

Uncanny X-Force cover

Uncanny X-Force

2010–2013

6 issues →

Wolverine cover

Wolverine

1988–2003

5 issues →

MXCape Archive 1998

Mutant X

1998–2001

5 issues →

X-Men Universe cover

X-Men Universe

1999–2001

5 issues →

X-Factor Forever cover

X-Factor Forever

2010–2010

5 issues →

Age of Apocalypse cover

Age of Apocalypse

2015–2015

5 issues →

Age of X-Man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts cover

Age of X-Man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts

2019–2019

5 issues →

Dark Ages cover

Dark Ages

2021–2022

5 issues →

D/WCape Archive 2025

Deadpool / Wolverine

2025–2025

5 issues →

TAOCape Archive 1994

The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix

1994–1994

4 issues →

Rise of Apocalypse cover

Rise of Apocalypse

1996–1997

4 issues →

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TFACape Archive 1996
The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix
1996–1996
4 issues →
Gambit
1999–2001
4 issues →
XSFCape Archive 2000
X-Men: Search for Cyclops
2000–2001
4 issues →
X-Men: Apocalypse / Dracula
2006–2006
4 issues →
Extraordinary X-Men
2016–2017
4 issues →
XECCape Archive 2017
X-Factor Epic Collection
2017–
4 issues →
XHOCape Archive 2024
X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse
2024–2024
4 issues →
The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
3 issues →
X-Force
1991–2002
3 issues →
X-Men Adventures
1992–1994
3 issues →
Weapon X
1995–1995
3 issues →
Astonishing X-Men
1995–1995
3 issues →
X-Men: The Manga
1998–1999
3 issues →
XTCCape Archive 2005
X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic
2005–2006
3 issues →
X-Force
2008–2010
3 issues →
Cable
2008–2010
3 issues →
WECCape Archive 2014
Wolverine Epic Collection
2014–
3 issues →
A&XCape Archive 2014
Avengers & X-Men: Axis
2014–2015
3 issues →
Secret Wars
2015–2016
3 issues →
All-New X-Men
2016–2017
3 issues →
Marauders
2019–2022
3 issues →
POXCape Archive 2019
Powers of X
2019–2019
3 issues →
HOXCape Archive 2019
House of X
2019–2019
3 issues →
Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men
2019–2019
3 issues →
X-Men
2021–2024
3 issues →
FOTCape Archive 2024
Fall of the House of X
2024–2024
3 issues →
Fantastic Four
1961–1996
2 issues →
X-Factor Annual
1986–1994
2 issues →
X-Men Adventures [II]
1994–1995
2 issues →
X-Calibre
1995–1995
2 issues →
Factor-X
1995–1995
2 issues →
XCCape Archive 1995
X-Men Chronicles
1995–1995
2 issues →
Amazing X-Men
1995–1995
2 issues →
The Adventures of the X-Men
1996–1997
2 issues →
Adventures of Spider-Man / Adventures of the X-Men
1996–1997
2 issues →
X-Men Forever
2001–2001
2 issues →