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Onslaught

75 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1996–2025 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Onslaught?

Onslaught was a powerful psionic entity born from the darkest impulses of Professor X and Magneto, emerging as a near-omnipotent threat that menaced both the X-Men and the wider Marvel universe. This malevolent force first revealed itself in X-Men #53.

Few villains in Marvel history have cast as long a shadow as Onslaught β€” a force of such overwhelming menace that their 1996 debut in Marvel Vision #6, brought to life by Andy Kubert, immediately signaled something seismic was coming for the House of Ideas. Emerging at the height of the Modern Age, this powerhouse threat has haunted the pages of The Uncanny X-Men, Cable, and Iron Man alike, sharing the stage with legends like Wolverine, Storm, and Professor X in stories that left a permanent mark on Marvel's landscape. With team affiliations spanning the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, Onslaught is one of those rare figures whose reach extends across virtually every corner of the Marvel Universe β€” a crossover-defining presence in every sense. Nearly three decades of appearances and at least one certified key issue later, this is a character any serious Marvel collector will want on their radar.

Teams & affiliations
AvengersFantastic FourX-Men
β˜… First appearance
X-Men #53
Jun 1996

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1996–2024

Cable #32 1996
Cable #32
The Uncanny X-Men #375 1999
The Uncanny X-Men #375
X-Men Forever #1 2001
X-Men Forever #1
New X-Men #22 2006
New X-Men #22
New Excalibur #15 2007
New Excalibur #15
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic #4 2009
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic #4
Onslaught Unleashed #1 2011
Onslaught Unleashed #1
X-Men Legacy #10 2013
X-Men Legacy #10
X-Men '92 #4 2015
X-Men '92 #4
Heroes Reborn Omnibus #[nn] 2019
Heroes Reborn Omnibus #[nn]
Way of X by Si Spurrier #1 2021
Way of X by Si Spurrier #1
Weapon X-Men by Christos Gage #[nn] 2024
Weapon X-Men by Christos Gage #[nn]

Appearances

Transformers (1986)
#14
Marvel Vision (1996)
Cable (1993)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Venom: The Hunger (1996)
#1
Fantastic Four (1961)
The Avengers (1963)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed (1996)
#1
Fantastic Four: The Legend (1996)
#1
Daredevil (1964)
Best of Marvel (1994)
X-Men Unlimited (1993)
#14
Iron Man (1996)
Thunderbolts (1997)
#2
Thunderbolts '97 (1997)
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
#81
X-Men Special (1998)
Wolverine (1997)
Spider-Man Special (1997)
#8
Marvel DC Crossover (1997)
#10
Spider-Man (1997)
#22
Marvel Special (1997)
X-Men Universe (1999)
#3
Thor (1999)
#14
X-Men Forever (2001)
#1
New X-Men (2004)
#22
New X-Men: Childhood's End (2006)
#1
New Excalibur (2006)
#15
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic (2007)
X-Men: Legacy (2008)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
#8
X-Men: Prelude to Onslaught (2010)
Onslaught Unleashed (2011)
X-Men Legacy (2013)
#10
X-Men: The Road to Onslaught (2014)
#1
X-Men '92 (2015)
#4
Heroes Reborn Omnibus (2019)
Way of X by Si Spurrier (2021)
#1
Marvel Comics - La collection (2014)
Trials of X (2022)
Wolverine Epic Collection (2014)
#9
Reign of X (2021)
#14
Weapon X-Men by Christos Gage (2024)
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
#13
Marvel Superhelden (1981)
#71