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Hank McCoy

2,248 appearances · Silver Age · 1963–2026 · 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 — 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
★ First appearance
The X-Men #1
Sep 1963

Trivia

  • Beast wasn't always the blue-furry powerhouse collectors know today — 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 — 109 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1963–2022

The X-Men #1 1963
The X-Men #1
The X-Men #40 1968
The X-Men #40
Giant-Size X-Men #1 1975
Giant-Size X-Men #1
The Avengers Annual #7 1977
The Avengers Annual #7
The Avengers Annual #10 1981
The Avengers Annual #10
Fantastic Four #286 1986
Fantastic Four #286
X-Men Annual #14 1990
X-Men Annual #14
X-Men Chronicles #1 1995
X-Men Chronicles #1
X-Men: Children of the Atom #4 2000
X-Men: Children of the Atom #4
Astonishing X-Men #4 2004
Astonishing X-Men #4
Wolverine & the X-Men #1 2011
Wolverine & the X-Men #1
Age of Ultron #10 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 (1,801–1,950 of 2,248, oldest first)

Marvel Masterworks: Ms. Marvel (2014)
#2
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl & the Great Lakes Avengers (2016)
Drax: Guardian of the Galaxy (2016)
X-Men: Fatal Attractions (2016)
All-New X-Men: Inevitable (2016)
Legendary Star-Lord (2015)
#4
Rocket Raccoon and Groot (2016)
#2
X-Men Epic Collection (2014)
Civil War II (2017)
Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin: The Complete Collection (2017)
Wolverine: Weapon X Unbound (2017)
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus (2017)
Punisher & Bullseye: Deadliest Hits (2017)
X-Force Epic Collection (2017)
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (2017)
#1
Uncanny Avengers: Unity (2016)
Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)
#2
Secret Empire Prelude (2017)
Jean Grey (2017)
#1
Extraordinary X-Men (2016)
#4
X-Men Blue (2017)
#1
Secret Warriors (2017)
#1
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017)
#2
Secret Empire (2017)
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Termination (2017)
Extermination (2018)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015)
#27
All-New Wolverine (2016)
Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2018)
#2
Astonishing X-Men (2017)
#7
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
#21
X-Men Gold (2017)
#0
Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014)
#6
Absolute WildC.A.T.s by Jim Lee (2018)
Ant-Man / Giant-Man: Growing Pains (2018)
Runaways (2017)
#9
Cruzada Infinita (2018)
Multiple Man (2018)
#1
X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis (2018)
#1
True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Hellcat: The First Appearance (2018)
#1
X-Factor Epic Collection (2017)
Marvels: The Remastered Edition (2018)
Uncanny X-Men (2019)
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019)
#1
X-Men : Grand Design (2018)
#2
Ms. Marvel Epic Collection (2019)
#2
Marvel - La Renaissance (2019)
#10
Thanos - La guerre de l'infini (2019)
House of X / Powers of X Free Previews (2019)
#1
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas (2019)
House of X (2019)
#1
Marvel Comics (2019)
Major X (2019)
Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (2019)
X-Force (2020)
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020)
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)
Marvel Tales: Wolverine (2020)
Marvel Comics 1000 (2020)
X-Men: House of X & Powers of X (2020)
#1
Nous sommes les Nouveaux Mutants (2020)
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman (2020)
#1
Doctor Strange (2019)
#3
Dawn of X (2019)
X-Force by Benjamin Percy (2020)
Hellions by Zeb Wells (2020)
#1
Maestro (2020)
Fantastic Four (2018)
X-Men by Gerry Duggan (2021)
#1
Hawkeye Epic Collection (2021)
#1
Phoenix Omnibus (2021)
#1
New Mutants Omnibus (2020)
#2
Excalibur by Tini Howard (2020)
#4
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)
#10
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)
Women of Marvel (2021)
Ororo: Before the Storm (2021)
X-Men by Peter Milligan: Blood of Apocalypse (2021)
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2021)
X-Men - La Collection Mutante (2020)
Juggernaut: No Stopping Now (2021)
Giant-Size X-Men : Seconde genèse ! (2021)
Coleção Clássica Marvel (2021)
#3
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2018)
#3
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue (2021)
X-Men - As Maiores Sagas: A Canção do Carrasco (2021)
Marvels : Snapshots (2021)
#2
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)
#1
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus (2021)
#1
Reign of X (2021)
Marauders (2019)
#21
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2021)
#1
Killraven Epic Collection: Warrior of the Worlds (2021)
#1
Wolverine by Benjamin Percy (2020)
#2
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus (2020)
#2
Nous sommes les Éternels (2021)
The Death of Captain Marvel Gallery Edition (2021)
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021)
#2
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute (2022)
#1
Inferno (2021)
#3
Trials of X (2022)
#4