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Cable's Convoluted Cross-Time X-Men Origin, Explained

Cable's origin story is one of the most confusing in comic books, though the recent X-Men '97 both adapted and simplified the mutant's backstory.

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Cable with the Goblin Queen from the comics and the X-Men '97 cast in the background
Jean Grey's Pregnancy Hints at a Major Character Appearance (And It's Not Cable)

The trailer for X-Men '97 features a huge event in Cyclops and Jean Grey's life, though it also teases the dark debut of Cable's real comic mother.

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Cyclops' Complete Summers Family Tree From X-Men Comics EMAKI
Cyclops' Complete Summers Family Tree From X-Men Comics

Scott Summers leads the X-Men as Cyclops, though his extended family tree includes space pirates, future warriors, and of course, omega-level mutants.

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Cable #1 variant cover.
Marvel's Most Explosive Mutant Hero is on a New Mission to Save Himself

A premier time-traveling mutant hero is on a mission to save himself and the Marvel Universe from a horrible future.

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Marvel Masterpieces III Variant Covers Feature She-Hulk, Cable and More

Marvel's February variant covers feature artwork from The Brothers Hildebrandt's 1994 trading cards spotlighting characters such as She-Hulk and more.

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On the left, Mr. Fantastic stretches his limbs while jumping through a cityscape. Power Princess glares while in combat.
20 Marvel Hero Codenames That Don't Hold Up Today

Even some of Marvel's most popular superheroes could use updated codenames to better reflect their characterizations or power sets.

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10 X-Men Who Should Headline Their Own Video Games After Wolverine

Wolverine fans are highly anticipating his solo game from Insomniac, but X-Men fans want to see other characters headline their own titles, too.

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Wiccan in Marvel Comics and the Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
10 Best Marvel Heroes With Confusing Origin Stories

Even the most iconic Marvel heroes from teams like the X-Men and Young Avengers actually have strange and confusing comic book origins.

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10 Canceled Marvel Comics We Still Want To Read

Marvel comics featuring fan-favorite characters like Spider-Girl or forgotten teams like Mighty Avengers were canceled, even with strong fanbases.

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Split image: the Flash runs, Ant-Man commands ants, and Poison Ivy in DC and Marvel comics
10 Codenames That Shouldn't Be Iconic (But Are)

Characters like DC's Flash and Marvel's Ant-Man are household heroes with iconic codenames, despite their names being rather strange or silly.

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10 Most Brutal X-Men

The X-Men are supposedly heroes in Marvel Comics, but with a grittier edge, many of these mutant warriors are especially brutal and deadly.

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The Krakoan X-Force, Mike Mignola's classic X-Force, and Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force
10 Best Marvel Comics Starring X-Force

The X-Force is an extension of the X-Men created by Cable and recently led by Beast who have starred in some incredible Marvel comics.

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split image of Hulk's son Skaar, and Ant-Man's daughter Stature in Marvel Comics
10 Marvel Heroes Stronger Than Their Parents

Powerful Marvel characters like Hulk and Ant-Man had children in the comics who actually became even stronger, like Skaar and Stature.

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10 Marvel Characters Who Can't Rely On Their Powers

Marvel Comics characters like the Hulk or the mutants of the X-Men can't always rely on their superpowers due to their fluctuating, dangerous natures.

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Marvel's Secret Wars Transformed One of the X-Men Into Batman's Robin - And it Worked

A 2015 Secret Wars tie-in remade an X-Men veteran into Marvel's version of Batman's Robin during Inferno - and it actually worked.

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A split image of Forge, Professor X, and Beast from Marvel Comics
10 Most Secretive X-Men

Even the greatest members of the X-Men keep secrets to protect their allies and all mutantkind, potentially harming the entire Marvel Universe.

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10 Teams Cable Has Joined In The Comics

Cable has founded a few teams and joined a few others over the years, though they all played a larger role in his mission to save the X-Men's future.

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X-Men: A Surprising Mutant Held Their Own Against the Silver Surfer

A veteran member of the X-Men once proved able to hold his own against one of Marvel's most powerful cosmic heroes, the Silver Surfer.

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Cable readies his weapons in Marvel Comics' Cable Reloaded.
The X-Men's Sins of Sinister Gives a Veteran Mutant an Omega-Level Power Upgrade

Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants continues the Sins of Sinister story and gives a veteran member of the X-Men an Omega-Level power upgrade.

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Dazzler, Goblin Queen Madelyne Pryor, and Firestar deserve X-Men solo series in 2023
10 X-Men Who Deserve Their Own Comic In 2023

As the Krakoa era seemingly comes to an end, certain Marvel mutants deserve the spotlight in their own solo X-Men comic book series in 2023.

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