Gambit
Remy LeBeau
Created by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990)
Appearances
878
Primary Team
X-Men
Debut Era
1990s
A Cajun thief from the New Orleans Thieves Guild with the mutant ability to charge objects with explosive kinetic energy. Gambit arrived in the X-Men fully formed — charming, mysterious, carrying playing cards and a bo staff and a secret history with Mister Sinister that would haunt him for years. His romance with Rogue, two people who literally cannot touch, became one of the franchise's most iconic love stories.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 95 issues
X-Men (1991) 74 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 53 issues
X-Men (2004) 42 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2024) 37 issues
Gambit (1999) 31 issues
X-Men Forever (2009) 25 issues
Excalibur (2019) 23 issues
X-Men Unlimited (1993) 21 issues
Gambit (2012) 21 issues
Events
Event Participation
Bloodties (1993) 1/2
Onslaught (1996) 9/31
Utopia (2009) 2/4
Messiah War (2009) 1/12
Necrosha (2009) 1/13
Second Coming (2010) 4/22
Schism (2011) 3/12
Age of X (2011) 5/6
X of Swords (2020) 1/23
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #266
1990
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #266
August 1990