Death

Warren Worthington III, the winged hero known as Angel, was transformed by the mutant conqueror Apocalypse into Death — one of his Four Horsemen. Remade with razor-sharp metal wings and a new ruthless purpose, he became Apocalypse's most dangerous instrument of destruction.

Few roles in the Marvel Universe carry as much weight as Death — the dark mantle that emerged from the pages of X-Factor #19 in 1987, born from the creative partnership of Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson during comics' Copper Age. This character haunts some of Marvel's most consequential corners, sharing pages with icons like Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Warren Worthington III across titles ranging from X-Factor to Daredevil. With appearances stretching across nearly a quarter century through 2011, Death is no footnote — it's a presence that kept resurfacing wherever Marvel's stakes were highest, a testament to how powerfully that debut issue planted its seed.