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Illyana Rasputin

Created by Len Wein & Dave Cockrum
First Appearance
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Appearances
676
Primary Team
New Mutants
Debut Era
1970s

Colossus's little sister, kidnapped to the demonic dimension of Limbo as a child and returned as a teenage sorceress wielding the Soulsword. Illyana is both mutant and dark sorceress, constantly fighting the demonic corruption within her. Her story is one of the X-Men's most tragic — a child robbed of innocence who became something terrifying and magnificent in equal measure.

Appearances Over Time

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Series

Most Appearances By Series

The New Mutants (1983) 58 issues

Issues #1 – #81

58 of 100 issues (58%)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 46 issues

Issues #145 – #543

46 of 405 issues (11%)

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Uncanny X-Men (2013) 42 issues

Issues #1 – #9

42 of 36 issues (117%)

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X-Men (2024) 34 issues

Issues #10 (310) – #9 (309)

34 of 28 issues (121%)

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New Mutants (2009) 29 issues

Issues #1 – #9

29 of 50 issues (58%)

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X-Men (2021) 28 issues

Issues #1 – #4

28 of 35 issues (80%)

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All-New X-Men (2013) 28 issues

Issues #1 – #9

28 of 41 issues (68%)

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New Mutants (2020) 28 issues

Issues #1 – #9

28 of 33 issues (85%)

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Uncanny X-Men (2012) 23 issues

Issues #1 – #9

23 of 20 issues (115%)

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Extraordinary X-Men (2016) 18 issues

Issues #1 – #8

18 of 20 issues (90%)

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Events

Event Participation

First Appearance

Giant-Size X-Men #1

1975

First X-Men Appearance

The New Mutants #1

March 1983

Real Name

Illyana Rasputin

Teams
Created By

Len Wein & Dave Cockrum