Bobby Drake

Bobby Drake was born a mutant whose body can generate and manipulate ice and cold at an Omega level. One of the five founding members of Professor Xavier's X-Men, he first appeared in The X-Men #1 (1963) and took the codename Iceman.

Few characters can claim to have been there at the very beginning — Bobby Drake made his debut in The X-Men #1 in 1963, one of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's original Silver Age creations and a founding member of the X-Men from day one. Over more than six decades, he has remained a constant presence across The Uncanny X-Men and beyond, racking up over 1,400 catalog appearances and 77 collector-significant key issues — a testament to just how deeply woven into Marvel's mutant tapestry he truly is. He has shared the page with legends like Cyclops, Beast, and Warren Worthington III since the very earliest issues, growing alongside characters who have themselves become icons. If you're tracing the full arc of Marvel's mutant saga from its Silver Age origins to today, Bobby Drake isn't just a supporting player — he's part of the foundation.