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Raza Longknife

Raza Longknife

24 appearances · Bronze Age · 1977–2022 · 1 key issues
Who is Raza Longknife?

Raza Longknife is a Marvel Comics alien warrior who first appeared in 1977. A fierce and skilled combatant, he became a member of the Starjammers, the space-faring band of pirates led by Corsair, uniting against the oppressive Shi'ar Empire.

Raza Longknife made his mark on Marvel's cosmic frontier when Chris Claremont and John Byrne launched him into the Bronze Age with The X-Men #108 in 1977, and he's been a fixture of Marvel's star-spanning mythology ever since. Affiliated with the Starjammers, the X-Men, the Shi'ar, and even the Brood, he's one of those rare characters whose team connections span the full sweep of Marvel's cosmic tapestry. His adventures unfold most memorably across The Uncanny X-Men, Starjammers, and X-Men: Kingbreaker, where he keeps extraordinary company — sharing pages with Corsair, Ch'od, Hepzibah, and Charles Xavier himself. Nearly five decades of appearances and a key-issue credit make Raza a rewarding deep-dive for any fan who loves Marvel at its most gloriously cosmic.

Teams & affiliations
X-MenStarjammersImperial GuardBroodShi'arNew Mutants
★ First appearance
The X-Men #108
Dec 1977

Top series

Covers through the years — 1977–2020

The X-Men #108 1977
The X-Men #108
The Uncanny X-Men #167 1983
The Uncanny X-Men #167
Classic X-Men #15 1987
Classic X-Men #15
The Uncanny X-Men #276 1991
The Uncanny X-Men #276
Starjammers #1 1995
Starjammers #1
Maximum Security Dangerous Planet #1 2000
Maximum Security Dangerous Planet #1
The Uncanny X-Men #486 2007
The Uncanny X-Men #486
New Mutants #1 2020
New Mutants #1

Appearances

The X-Men (1963)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Classic X-Men (1986)
#15
X-Men Classic (1990)
#71
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#27
Starjammers (1995)
Maximum Security Dangerous Planet (2000)
#1
Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (2007)
X-Men: Kingbreaker (2009)
New Mutants (2020)
#1
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue (2021)
Fantastic Four (2019)
#10