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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 (1,201–1,350 of 2,248, oldest first)

Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (2005)
#1
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (2005)
#1
Marvel Monsters: Devil Dinosaur (2005)
#1
Defenders (2005)
#4
House of M (2005)
#8
Marvel MΓ©ga (1997)
Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe: The Ultimates & X-Men 2005 (2005)
X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2006)
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (2005)
#3
Nightcrawler (2004)
#12
New X-Men (2004)
Best of Marvel : mariages Marvel (2006)
Young Avengers Special (2006)
#1
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#2
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas (2006)
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection (2006)
#1
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004)
#2
Marvel Zombies (2006)
Generation M (2006)
#3
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006)
X-Men: The 198 Files (2006)
Secret War (2006)
New X-Men: Childhood's End (2006)
#1
X-Men: The 198 (2006)
X-Men Unlimited (2004)
#13
Astonishing X-Men (2004)
Marvel History (2004)
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
#3
Free Comic Book Day 2006 [X-Men / Runaways] (2006)
Exiles (2001)
#79
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (2006)
Civil War: X-Men (2006)
The Thing (2006)
#8
Black Panther: The Bride (2006)
X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong (2006)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)
#6
Cyberforce / X-Men (2007)
#1
Essential X-Factor (2005)
#2
Essential X-Men (1996)
#8
Ms. Marvel (2006)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005)
Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (2007)
Uncanny X-Men: The Extremists (2007)
X-Men Power Pack (2007)
Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (2006)
#1
Wonder Man (2007)
She-Hulk (2005)
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II (2007)
#6
Civil War: X-Men Universe (2007)
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2007)
#1
X-Men: First Class Special (2007)
#1
Avengers Classic (2007)
World War Hulk: X-Men (2007)
X-Factor (2006)
Ultimate X-Men (2001)
Civil War Chronicles (2007)
#2
World War Hulk: Aftersmash (2008)
#1
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
#4
X-Men: Endangered Species (2008)
Secret Invasion: The Infiltration (2008)
Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle (2008)
Wolverine: First Class (2008)
#1
Genext (2008)
Punisher War Journal (2007)
#3
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? (2008)
#1
Custom: Triple A Baseball Heroes (2007)
#2
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic (2007)
#3
X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008)
X-Men: Legacy (2008)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
X-Men: Odd Men Out (2008)
Secret Invasion: X-Men (2008)
#1
X-Men Origins: Jean Grey (2008)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003)
#7