Magneto
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr
Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance
The X-Men #1 (1963)
Appearances
978
Primary Team
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Debut Era
1960s
The Master of Magnetism and Xavier's oldest friend turned greatest enemy. A Holocaust survivor who swore that mutants would never face the same fate, Magneto's methods — violence, separatism, supremacy — represent the path Xavier rejected. But Claremont's genius was making Magneto sympathetic: a man whose rage is righteous even when his actions are monstrous. He has been villain, X-Man, headmaster, and co-founder of Krakoa. He is never one thing for long.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 85 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 46 issues
X-Men (1991) 38 issues
The New Mutants (1983) 34 issues
X-Men: Blue (2017) 34 issues
X-Men (2024) 33 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2013) 28 issues
The X-Men (1963) 27 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2012) 25 issues
Magneto (2014) 22 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 1/14
Age of Apocalypse (1995) 17/42
Onslaught (1996) 3/31
Messiah War (2009) 1/12
Necrosha (2009) 6/13
Second Coming (2010) 7/22
Schism (2011) 10/12
Age of X (2011) 6/6
AXIS (2014) 8/9
Age of X-Man (2019) 8/31
HoX / PoX (2019) 9/12
X of Swords (2020) 6/23
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
1963
First Appearance
The X-Men #1
September 1963
Real Name
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr
Created By
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby