Mystique
Raven Darkholme
Created by Chris Claremont & Jim Mooney
First Appearance
Ms. Marvel #16 (1978)
Appearances
579
Primary Team
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Debut Era
1970s
A shapeshifter who has lived for over a century, wearing countless faces and identities. Mystique is Nightcrawler's biological mother, Rogue's adoptive mother, and Destiny's wife — connections that make her the most dangerous kind of enemy, one who is also family. She leads through manipulation, fights for her own survival above all ideologies, and trusts no one completely.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
X-Factor (1986) 52 issues
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 50 issues
X-Men (2004) 33 issues
Mystique (2003) 29 issues
Immortal X-Men (2022) 21 issues
Wolverine (2010) 16 issues
Astonishing X-Men (2017) 15 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2013) 14 issues
X-Men Forever 2 (2010) 14 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2016) 12 issues
Events
Event Participation
Onslaught (1996) 2/31
Utopia (2009) 1/4
Age of X (2011) 1/6
AXIS (2014) 6/9
HoX / PoX (2019) 5/12
Age of X-Man (2019) 3/31
X of Swords (2020) 3/23
First Appearance
Ms. Marvel #16
1978
First X-Men Appearance
The X-Men #141
January 1981