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Phoebe Cuckoo

85 appearances Β· Modern Age Β· 2001–2025 Β· 7 key issues
Who is Phoebe Cuckoo?

Phoebe Cuckoo is one of the Stepford Cuckoos, a set of quintuplet sisters created as part of the Weapon Plus program as living telepathic weapons cloned from Emma Frost. She first appeared alongside her sisters as students at the Xavier Institute, sharing their powerful hive-mind psionic abilities.

One of the eerie, unforgettable faces of Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver's landmark New X-Men run, Phoebe Cuckoo made her debut in 2001 alongside the likes of Emma Frost, Cyclops, and Logan β€” rarefied company that signals just how central she's been to the X-Men corner of the Marvel Universe. Over 24 years of continuous publication, she's grown far beyond her Modern Age origins, turning up across New X-Men, Marauders, and Wolverine with a presence that collectors have taken seriously β€” seven of her appearances carry key-issue status, a mark of genuine significance. With 85 catalog appearances and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2025, Phoebe Cuckoo is no background player; she's a character whose staying power speaks for itself, and any fan serious about modern Marvel mutant history will want to know her story.

Identity

Real name. Phoebe Cuckoo

Powers. Those of her her sisters.

Affiliations. Stepford Cuckoos ; X-Force Formerly: ; Studio X ; Mastermind Studios ; X-Men (Xavier Institute student body) ; X-Men (New Charles Xavier School student body) ; Corsairs Squad ; Weapon Plus

β˜… First appearance
New X-Men #118
Nov 2001

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 2001–2024

New X-Men #118 β˜… 2001
New X-Men #118
New X-Men #134 β˜… 2003
New X-Men #134
New X-Men #15 β˜… 2005
New X-Men #15
World War Hulk: X-Men #2 2007
World War Hulk: X-Men #2
Secret Invasion: X-Men #1 2008
Secret Invasion: X-Men #1
X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #2 2010
X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #2
Uncanny X-Men #1 2012
Uncanny X-Men #1
X-Men: Legacy #2 2013
X-Men: Legacy #2
Uncanny X-Men: Superior #4 2017
Uncanny X-Men: Superior #4
Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #[nn] 2019
Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #[nn]
Marauders #2 2020
Marauders #2
Inferno #3 2022
Inferno #3
Wolverine #44 2024
Wolverine #44

Appearances

Astonishing X-Men (2004)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005 (2005)
New X-Men: Academy X (2004)
#2
New X-Men: Childhood's End (2006)
#1
World War Hulk: X-Men (2007)
#2
Secret Invasion: X-Men (2008)
X-Force (2009)
Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009)
#1
Avengers / X-Men: Utopia (2009)
#1
X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas (2009)
X-Men: Legacy (2008)
X-Necrosha (2010)
New X-Men by Grant Morrison (2011)
X-Men: Schism (2011)
#4
Uncanny X-Men (2012)
A+X (2012)
All-New X-Men (2013)
#3
All-New Doop (2014)
#1
Wolverine & the X-Men (2014)
#4
100th Anniversary Special: X-Men (2014)
#1
Uncanny X-Men: Superior (2016)
#4
Jean Grey (2017)
#10
Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler (2019)
Marauders (2019)
Wolverine (2020)
Hellions by Zeb Wells (2020)
#3
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2021)
Dawn of X (2019)
#16
Reign of X (2021)
Hellions (2020)
#16
Inferno (2021)
X-Force by Benjamin Percy (2020)
#5
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022)
Trials of X (2022)
Immortal X-Men (2022)
#10
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen (2022)
#2
Wolverine by Benjamin Percy (2020)
#8
X-Men (2021)
NYX (2024)
#1
Uncanny X-Men by Gail Simone (2025)
#1