Iceman
Robert 'Bobby' Drake
Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance
The X-Men #1 (1963)
Appearances
1,250
Primary Team
X-Men
Debut Era
1960s
The youngest of the original five X-Men, Bobby Drake can generate and control ice at an omega-level scale. For decades he was the team's comic relief, but later stories explored his vast untapped potential and his journey of self-acceptance as a gay man — making him one of Marvel's most prominent LGBTQ+ heroes.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 152 issues
The X-Men (1963) 96 issues
X-Factor (1986) 72 issues
X-Men (2004) 59 issues
X-Men (1991) 54 issues
All-New X-Men (2013) 46 issues
X-Men: Blue (2017) 36 issues
Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) 35 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 33 issues
X-Men The Hidden Years (1999) 22 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 6/14
X-Cutioner's Song (1992) 11/13
Bloodties (1993) 1/2
Age of Apocalypse (1995) 12/42
Onslaught (1996) 10/31
Decimation (2005) 3/10
Utopia (2009) 2/4
Messiah War (2009) 1/12
Necrosha (2009) 3/13
Second Coming (2010) 9/22
Age of X (2011) 4/6
Schism (2011) 9/12
AXIS (2014) 2/9
Age of X-Man (2019) 8/31
HoX / PoX (2019) 1/12
X of Swords (2020) 1/23
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
1963
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
September 1963