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Seth Voelker

Seth Voelker

23 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2025 · 3 key issues
Who is Seth Voelker?

Seth Voelker is the Marvel villain known as Sidewinder, a mercenary operative who became a founding member of the Serpent Society, a professional guild of snake-themed criminals. He possesses a teleportation cloak that allows him to instantly escape danger.

Seth Voelker slithered onto the Marvel scene in 1980, a Bronze Age creation from the powerhouse team of Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, George Pérez, and Gene Day — a debut pedigree that alone makes Marvel Two-in-One #64 worth hunting down. Over the decades he's built up affiliations with some of Marvel's most cold-blooded organizations — the Serpent Society, the Serpent Squad, and A.I.M. — keeping dangerous company alongside the likes of Sidewinder, Anaconda, and Captain America himself across the pages of the Captain America series where he's most at home. With three key-issue appearances to his name and a presence stretching from 1980 all the way to 2025, Voelker is a cult favorite for collectors who appreciate the deep, richly textured corners of the Marvel Universe. If you love Bronze Age villainy with real staying power, Seth Voelker rewards the dig.

Teams & affiliations
Serpent SocietySerpent SquadA.I.M.
★ First appearance
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Jun 1980

Top series

Covers through the years — 1980–2025

Marvel Two-in-One #64 1980
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Captain America #310 1985
Captain America #310
X-Men Annual #13 1989
X-Men Annual #13
Captain America #380 1990
Captain America #380
Captain America #424 1994
Captain America #424
The Thing #1 2025
The Thing #1

Appearances

Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
X-Men Annual (1970)
#13
Thor Annual (1966)
#14
Captain America Annual (1971)
The Thing: The King of Yancy Street (2025)
The Thing (2025)
#1