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Sidewinder

Sidewinder

23 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1980–2025 Β· 3 key issues
Who is Sidewinder?

Seth Voelker was a former government operative who gained a teleportation-enabling cloak through the Brand Corporation, a Roxxon subsidiary. Taking the alias Sidewinder, he turned to a life of crime and later organized a collective of snake-themed mercenaries.

Slithering out of the Bronze Age in 1980, Sidewinder made his first move in Marvel Two-in-One #64, brought to life by a powerhouse creative team that included Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and the legendary George PΓ©rez. A card-carrying member of both the Serpent Society and the Serpent Squad β€” Marvel's reptilian rogues' galleries β€” this villain has spent decades keeping dangerous company, sharing pages with the likes of Anaconda and, most tellingly, Captain America himself across the series where he appears most. With three key-issue appearances to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way from 1980 to 2025, Sidewinder is a Bronze Age original who has proven far more enduring than his modest appearance count might suggest β€” a cult favorite for collectors who love their Marvel villainy with a little cold-blooded style.

Teams & affiliations
Serpent SocietyA.I.M.Serpent Squad
β˜… First appearance
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Jun 1980

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1980–2025

Marvel Two-in-One #64 β˜… 1980
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Captain America #310 β˜… 1985
Captain America #310
X-Men Annual #13 β˜… 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