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Scrambler

Scrambler

27 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1986–2025 · 4 key issues
Who is Scrambler?

Scrambler is a Marvel mutant who first appeared as a member of the Marauders, a team of mercenaries assembled by Mister Sinister. His power allows him to temporarily neutralize or disrupt the abilities of other superhumans through physical contact.

Few characters carry the weight of Marvel's darkest Copper Age moments quite like Scrambler, who first clawed into comics in the landmark Uncanny X-Men #210 in 1986 — a Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr. creation born right into one of the most consequential storylines the X-books ever produced. A card-carrying member of both the Marauders and the Morlocks, Scrambler keeps genuinely dangerous company, sharing pages with the likes of John Greycrow, Harpoon, Arclight, and Scalphunter across decades of X-Men history. With four key-issue appearances to his name and a publishing footprint stretching nearly four decades — from Uncanny X-Men through Zeb Wells' acclaimed Hellions run — this is a character whose presence consistently signals that something significant is happening in the Marvel Universe. Compact in total appearances but punching well above his weight in collector relevance, Scrambler is exactly the kind of deep-cut figure that rewards fans who dig past the headliners.

Teams & affiliations
MaraudersX-MenMorlocksX-Factor
★ First appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #210
Oct 1986

Top series

Covers through the years — 1986–2025

The Uncanny X-Men #210 1986
The Uncanny X-Men #210
The Uncanny X-Men #240 1989
The Uncanny X-Men #240
The X-Men Annual #1 1992
The X-Men Annual #1
The Uncanny X-Men #350 1997
The Uncanny X-Men #350
Essential X-Men #6 2005
Essential X-Men #6
New X-Men #44 2008
New X-Men #44
X-Men Origins: Gambit #1 2009
X-Men Origins: Gambit #1
Hellions #2 2020
Hellions #2
Wolverine: Deep Cut #[nn] 2025
Wolverine: Deep Cut #[nn]

Appearances

The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
X-Factor (1986)
#10
Power Pack (1984)
#27
Marvel Super-Heroes Omnibus (1987)
Spécial Strange (1975)
The X-Men Annual (1992)
#1
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#27
X-Men Firsts (1996)
#1
Essential X-Men (1996)
#6
New X-Men (2004)
#44
X-Men Origins: Gambit (2009)
#1
X-Men Extra (1997)
Hellions (2020)
#2
Hellions by Zeb Wells (2020)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)
X-Men Epic Collection (2014)
#20
Wolverine: Deep Cut (2025)