Beast
Henry 'Hank' McCoy
Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance
The X-Men #1 (1963)
Appearances
1,578
Primary Team
X-Men
Debut Era
1960s
A mutant of extraordinary intellect and increasingly monstrous appearance. Originally nimble and ape-like, Hank McCoy's secondary mutations transformed him into a blue-furred cat-like creature, then something even more bestial. His journey from jovial scientist to morally compromised government operative mirrors the X-Men's own loss of innocence.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 140 issues
The X-Men (1963) 107 issues
X-Men (1991) 79 issues
X-Factor (1986) 72 issues
Astonishing X-Men (2004) 62 issues
X-Force (2020) 46 issues
All-New X-Men (2013) 46 issues
X-Men: Blue (2017) 38 issues
New X-Men (2001) 38 issues
X-Men (2024) 36 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 6/14
X-Cutioner's Song (1992) 10/13
Bloodties (1993) 1/2
Onslaught (1996) 7/31
Decimation (2005) 5/10
Utopia (2009) 2/4
Messiah War (2009) 1/12
Second Coming (2010) 8/22
Schism (2011) 5/12
AXIS (2014) 2/9
Age of X-Man (2019) 6/31
HoX / PoX (2019) 3/12
X of Swords (2020) 5/23
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
1963
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
September 1963