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Garrison Kane

47 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1991–2024 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Garrison Kane?

Garrison Kane was a skilled mercenary and soldier who served with the Six Pack alongside Cable before losing his limbs in a mission gone wrong. Department K subsequently rebuilt him with cybernetic enhancements through the Weapon X program, transforming him into a formidable cyborg operative.

Garrison Kane burst onto the scene in 1991's X-Force #2, a Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza creation who arrived at the height of the Copper Age's most kinetic, anything-goes era in Marvel Comics. Over more than three decades, he's carved out a niche in the gritty, mercenary-flavored corner of the Marvel Universe, sharing pages with heavy hitters like Cable, Domino, and Vanessa Carlysle β€” a crowd that signals he runs in dangerous, morally complicated company. His appearances across X-Force and Deadpool: The Circle Chase place him squarely in that interconnected web of mutant operatives and shadowy figures that defined early-'90s Marvel at its most intense. With a key issue to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2024, Kane is a rewarding deep-dive for collectors who love the era when comics weren't afraid to be loud, bold, and relentlessly action-forward.

Identity

Real name. Garrison Kane

Powers. Kane was a formidable armed and unarmed combatant. He was particularly skilled in using highly advanced weaponry with ease. Due to his interfacing capabilities, Kane amassed a considerably degree of knowledge on a number of individuals, particularly mutants, that helped allow him to adapt his own skills and strategies in order to combat an opponent more effectively.

Teams & affiliations
X-ForceBrotherhood of Evil MutantsMutant Liberation FrontMorlocksS.H.I.E.L.D.
β˜… First appearance
X-Force #2
Sep 1991

Part of the Weapon X legacy

Garrison Kane is one of 2 heroes to carry the Weapon X mantle. See the whole Weapon X family β–Έ

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1993–2022

Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 β˜… 1993
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1
Wolverine #88 1994
Wolverine #88
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #[nn] 1997
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #[nn]
Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron #1 2002
Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron #1
Weapon X #6 2003
Weapon X #6
Deadpool Classic #1 2008
Deadpool Classic #1
X-Force: Under the Gun #[nn] 2011
X-Force: Under the Gun #[nn]
X-Force Omnibus #1 2013
X-Force Omnibus #1
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus #[nn] 2017
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus #[nn]
Deadpool: Hey, It's Deadpool! #[nn] 2020
Deadpool: Hey, It's Deadpool! #[nn]
Deadpool Epic Collection #2 2022
Deadpool Epic Collection #2

Appearances

X-Force Annual (1992)
#1
Cable - Blood and Metal (1992)
Marvel Age (1983)
Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993)
Wolverine (1988)
Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron (2002)
#1
Weapon X (2002)
#6
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (2005)
Deadpool Classic (2008)
#1
Weapon X: First Class (2009)
#2
X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song (2011)
X-Force: Under the Gun (2011)
Deadpool Max X-Mas Special (2012)
#1
X-Force Omnibus (2013)
#1
Deadpool - Les Origines (2016)
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus (2017)
X-Force Epic Collection (2017)
Deadpool : Bad Blood (2017)
Cable & X-Force: Onslaught! (2019)
Deadpool: Hey, It's Deadpool! (2020)
Deadpool Epic Collection (2021)
Deadpool: Bad Blood (2023)
New Mutants 98 (2024)
Deadpool: The Saga of Wade Wilson (2024)