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Hank McCoy

2,248 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1963–2026 Β· 110 key issues
Who is Hank McCoy?

Born with abnormally large hands and feet, Henry Philip McCoy was a mutant gifted with superhuman strength and agility from birth. His exceptional intellect earned him a place among Charles Xavier's first class of X-Men, where he began his lifelong journey as both hero and scientist.

Few Marvel characters have endured with such remarkable staying power as Hank McCoy β€” a founding X-Man who stepped onto the page in the very first issue of The X-Men in 1963, born from the legendary creative partnership of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby at the dawn of the Silver Age. Over more than six decades, he has remained a cornerstone of the X-Men's world, logging nearly 1,900 catalog appearances across The X-Men, The Uncanny X-Men, and beyond, sharing countless adventures with fellow icons like Cyclops, Wolverine, and Iceman. With 110 key-issue appearances to his name, collectors have long recognized that where Hank McCoy shows up, history tends to get made. If you're building a serious X-Men collection, this is a character whose thread runs through virtually the entire tapestry of Marvel's mutant saga.

Identity

Real name. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy

Powers. Superhuman strength, agility, and dexterity; ape-like physiology; later mutated into blue furred/feline form; genius-level intellect and scientific brilliance.

Teams & affiliations
X-MenAvengersX-Factor
β˜… First appearance
The X-Men #1
Sep 1963

Trivia

  • Beast wasn't always the blue-furry powerhouse collectors know today β€” his striking appearance is the direct result of a self-experimentation gone wrong, when an early serum-driven transformation permanently locked in what became his iconic mutation.marvel.fandom.com
  • Chris Claremont has written more of Hank McCoy's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 109 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1963–2022

The X-Men #1 β˜… 1963
The X-Men #1
The X-Men #40 β˜… 1968
The X-Men #40
Giant-Size X-Men #1 β˜… 1975
Giant-Size X-Men #1
The Avengers Annual #7 β˜… 1977
The Avengers Annual #7
The Avengers Annual #10 β˜… 1981
The Avengers Annual #10
Fantastic Four #286 β˜… 1986
Fantastic Four #286
X-Men Annual #14 β˜… 1990
X-Men Annual #14
X-Men Chronicles #1 β˜… 1995
X-Men Chronicles #1
X-Men: Children of the Atom #4 β˜… 2000
X-Men: Children of the Atom #4
Astonishing X-Men #4 β˜… 2004
Astonishing X-Men #4
Wolverine & the X-Men #1 β˜… 2011
Wolverine & the X-Men #1
Age of Ultron #10 β˜… 2013
Age of Ultron #10
X-Men: Blue #2 2017
X-Men: Blue #2
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute #1 2022
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute #1

Appearances (1,651–1,800 of 2,248, oldest first)

Marvel Universe (2012)
Wolverine & the X-Men (2011)
Secret Avengers (2010)
#37
A+X (2013)
All-New X-Men (2013)
Secret Avengers by Rick Remender (2012)
#2
Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron (2012)
Essential Defenders (2005)
#7
Avengers vs. X-Men Companion (2013)
Avengers: Heart of Stone (2013)
X-Termination (2013)
#2
X-Treme X-Men (2012)
#13
Age of Apocalypse (2012)
New Avengers (2013)
X-Men Legacy (2013)
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up: Superiority Complex (2013)
Marvel Now! Omnibus (2013)
X-Men: Fallen Angels (2013)
Fearless Defenders (2013)
Die neuen X-Men (2013)
#1
X-Men: Legacy (2013)
#2
Age of Ultron (2013)
X-Men Extra (1997)
X-Force: Phalanx Covenant (2013)
Essential Avengers (1999)
#9
What If? AVX (2013)
Wolverine (2013)
X-Men (2013)
Uncanny X-Force (2013)
#2
X-Men: A Skinning of Souls (2013)
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
#9
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino (2014)
X-Men: The Road to Onslaught (2014)
#1
X-Men: Gold (2014)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009)
#6
X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014)
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#9
Infinity (2014)
Fantastic Four (2013)
#3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus Companion (2014)
She-Hulk by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection (2014)
#2
Guardians of the Galaxy / All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
All-New Doop (2014)
Amazing X-Men (2014)
#1
Marvel Comics - La collection (2014)
Deadpool (2013)
Universo Marvel (2014)
#1
Avengers (2013)
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014)
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection (2014)
#1
Savage Hulk (2014)
100th Anniversary Special: X-Men (2014)
#1
Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014)
#10
Storm (2014)
Original Sins (2014)
#5
Original Sin (2014)
Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration (2014)
#1
Nova (2013)
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003)
Uncanny Avengers (2013)
#5
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
Captain America (2013)
#5
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy (2015)
Marvel Classic (2015)
Legendary Star-Lord (2014)
Avengers: Scarlet Witch by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (2015)
Nova Annual (2015)
#1
Marvel Free Comic Book Day France 2015 (2015)
Civil War: Ms. Marvel (2015)
Avengers: Operation Hydra (2015)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)
#15
Ant-Man: Scott Lang (2015)
Avengers: Time Runs Out (2015)
Poderosos HerΓ³is Marvel (2015)
#7
Die X-MΓ€nner gegen die Spinne (2015)
X-Men '92 (2015)
#4
Hip-Hop Variant Sampler (2016)
#1
Groot (2015)
#6
Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex (2016)
E Is for Extinction: Warzones! (2016)
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Dawn (2016)
Deadpool & Cable: Split Second (2016)
Avengers / Iron Man: Force Works (2016)
NYX: The Complete Collection (2016)
Black Knight: The Fall of Dane Whitman (2016)