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Hank McCoy

Beast

3,027 appearancesSince 1963

Hank McCoy first appeared in The X-Men #1 (1963-09), published by Marvel. 3,027 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

The X-Men
#1
first appearance
1963-09-00
Ombrax-Saga#243Cape Archive1986
Ombrax-Saga
#243
origin retold
1986-04-10
Uncanny Origins
#6
origin retold
1997-02-00
X-Men Special#3Cape Archive1998
X-Men Special
#3
origin retold
1998-08-27
X-Men Noir
#4
death
2009-05-00
Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men
#1
origin retold
2010-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The X-Men
1963–1981
108 issues →
The Uncanny X-Men
1981–2011
97 issues →
The Avengers
1963–1996
72 issues →

X-Factor cover

X-Factor

1986–1998

55 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

1991–2001

35 issues →

Astonishing X-Men cover

Astonishing X-Men

2004–2013

31 issues →

MXCape Archive 1998

Mutant X

1998–2001

26 issues →

X-Men: Blue cover

X-Men: Blue

2017–2018

26 issues →

NXCape Archive 2001

New X-Men

2001–2004

24 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

2024–

24 issues →

X-Men The Hidden Years cover

X-Men The Hidden Years

1999–2001

22 issues →

The Defenders cover

The Defenders

1972–1986

21 issues →

Wolverine & the X-Men cover

Wolverine & the X-Men

2011–2014

19 issues →

Spider-Man Comic cover

Spider-Man Comic

1979–1979

17 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

17 issues →

X-Men: The Early Years cover

X-Men: The Early Years

1994–1995

17 issues →

Wolverine cover

Wolverine

2020–2024

17 issues →

Secret Avengers cover

Secret Avengers

2010–2013

16 issues →

XFCCape Archive 2007

X-Men: First Class

2007–2008

15 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

1998–2004

14 issues →

X-Men cover

X-Men

2004–2008

13 issues →

MSFCape Archive 2005

Marvel Select Flip Magazine

2005–2007

13 issues →

X-Force cover

X-Force

2020–2024

13 issues →

Ultimate X-Men cover

Ultimate X-Men

2001–2009

12 issues →

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Uncanny X-Men
2019–2019
12 issues →
TSCape Archive 1975
The Super-Heroes
1975–1976
11 issues →
X-Men Universe
1999–2001
11 issues →
Dawn of X
2019–2021
11 issues →
Captain America
1968–1996
10 issues →
Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes]
1979–1983
10 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men
2003–
9 issues →
AXCape Archive 2004
Astonishing X-Men
2004–2013
9 issues →
Uncanny X-Force
2010–2013
9 issues →
The Avengers Annual
1967–1994
8 issues →
Amazing Adventures
1970–1976
8 issues →
Marvel Masterworks
1987–1993
8 issues →
XFCCape Archive 2006
X-Men: First Class
2006–2007
8 issues →
X-Men: Legacy
2008–2012
8 issues →
Uncanny Avengers
2012–2014
8 issues →
X-Men Epic Collection
2014–
8 issues →
AXCape Archive 2017
Astonishing X-Men
2017–2019
8 issues →
The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
7 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
1972–1985
7 issues →
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1983–1984
7 issues →
Classic X-Men
1986–1990
7 issues →
X-Factor Annual
1986–1994
7 issues →
Excalibur
2004–2005
7 issues →
Reign of X
2021–2022
7 issues →
Fantastic Four
1961–1996
6 issues →
X-Force
1991–2002
6 issues →
Cable
1993–2002
6 issues →
X-Men Unlimited
1993–2003
6 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men
2003–
6 issues →
XDGCape Archive 2006
X-Men: Deadly Genesis
2006–2006
6 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men
2009–2014
6 issues →
ACape Archive 2012
A+X
2012–2014
6 issues →
Uncanny Avengers
2015–2018
6 issues →
All-New X-Men
2016–2017
6 issues →
XCape Archive 2018
X-23
2018–2019
6 issues →
Fantastic Four Annual
1963–1994
5 issues →