X–Men Explorer v.02
Omega Red

Omega Red

Arkady Rossovich

Created by Jim Lee
First Appearance
X-Men #4 (1992)
Appearances
164
Primary Team
Debut Era
1990s

A Soviet super-soldier with retractable carbonadium tentacles and a death factor that drains the life force of those around him. Omega Red was created as a dark counterpart to Wolverine and Captain America — a product of Cold War experimentation who became one of the X-Men's most physically dangerous foes.

Appearances Over Time

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Series

Most Appearances By Series

X-Force (2020) 30 issues

Issues #11 – #50

30 of 50 issues (60%)

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Wolverine (2020) 15 issues

Issues #1 – #8 (350)

15 of 50 issues (30%)

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Wolverine: Origins (2006) 14 issues

Issues #10 – #9

14 of 50 issues (28%)

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Weapon X (2017) 11 issues

Issues #17 – #27

11 of 27 issues (41%)

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X-Men (1991) 8 issues

Issues #17 – #7

8 of 118 issues (7%)

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Uncanny X-Men (2019) 8 issues

Issues #10 (629) – #9

8 of 22 issues (36%)

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Uncanny X-Force (2010) 7 issues

Issues #25 – #34

7 of 37 issues (19%)

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Wolverine (1988) 7 issues

Issues #170 – #61

7 of 190 issues (4%)

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Wolverine (2003) 6 issues

Issues #67 – #70

6 of 81 issues (7%)

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X Lives of Wolverine (2022) 5 issues

Issues #1 – #5

5 of 5 issues (100%)

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Events

Event Participation

First Appearance

X-Men #4

1992

First Appearance

X-Men #4

January 1992

Real Name

Arkady Rossovich

Created By

Jim Lee