Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Hiram Shaw
Created by Chris Claremont & John Byrne
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #129 (1980)
Appearances
276
Primary Team
Hellfire Club
Debut Era
1980s
The Black King of the Hellfire Club, a mutant who absorbs kinetic energy and converts it to raw strength. Shaw is old money, old power, and old corruption — a man who has manipulated governments and corporations for decades. On Krakoa, he ran the Hellfire Trading Company and plotted against anyone who threatened his position, including murdering Kate Pryde.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 31 issues
Immortal X-Men (2022) 24 issues
Marauders (2019) 22 issues
The New Mutants (1983) 17 issues
Astonishing X-Men (2004) 12 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 10 issues
Classic X-Men (1986) 9 issues
X-Man (1995) 8 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2016) 7 issues
Cable (1993) 7 issues
Events
Event Participation
Inferno (1989) 2/14
Onslaught (1996) 1/31
Necrosha (2009) 3/13
Second Coming (2010) 2/22
HoX / PoX (2019) 1/12
X of Swords (2020) 3/23
First Appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #129
1980
First X-Men Appearance
The X-Men #129
January 1980