CHARACTER PROFILES
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Spider-Man
With great power there must also come great responsibility.
Real Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, Fantastic Four
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Wolverine
The best there is at what he does.
Real Name: James "Logan" Howlett
First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #181 (1974)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers, X-Force
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Batman
I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.
Real Name: Bruce Wayne
First Appearance: Detective Comics #27 (1939)
Teams: Justice League, Outsiders, Batman Inc.
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Captain America
I can do this all day.
Real Name: Steven Grant Rogers
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
Teams: Avengers, Invaders, S.H.I.E.L.D.
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The Incredible Hulk
The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets.
Real Name: Dr. Robert Bruce Banner
First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, Defenders, Warbound
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Doctor Doom
Doom does as he pleases.
Real Name: Victor Von Doom
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #5 (1962)
Teams: Ruler of Latveria, Cabal
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Magneto
Mutants are the future, Charles. Not them.
Real Name: Max Eisenhardt (Erik Lehnsherr)
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: Brotherhood of Mutants, X-Men, Acolytes
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Green Goblin
You and I are not so different, Spider-Man.
Real Name: Norman Virgil Osborn
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964)
Teams: Sinister Six, Dark Avengers, H.A.M.M.E.R.
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Harley Quinn
Nice to meetcha! Pleased ta beat ya!
Real Name: Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel
First Appearance: Batman Adventures #12 (1993)
Teams: Suicide Squad, Gotham City Sirens, Birds of Prey
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Deadpool
Maximum effort!
Real Name: Wade Winston Wilson
First Appearance: New Mutants #98 (1991)
Teams: X-Force, Mercs for Money, Avengers Unity Division
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Doctor Octopus
The power of the sun... in the palm of my hand.
Real Name: Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963)
Teams: Sinister Six, Masters of Evil
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Daredevil
I'm Daredevil. The Man Without Fear.
Real Name: Matthew Michael Murdock
First Appearance: Daredevil #1 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, Defenders, Marvel Knights
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The Punisher
If you're guilty, you're dead.
Real Name: Frank Castle
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974)
Teams: U.S. Marine Corps, Thunderbolts
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The Joker
All it takes is one bad day.
Real Name: Unknown
First Appearance: Batman #1 (1940)
Teams: Injustice League, Legion of Doom
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Cyclops
To me, my X-Men.
Real Name: Scott Summers
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, Avengers
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Jean Grey
I am fire and life incarnate! I am Phoenix!
Real Name: Jean Elaine Grey-Summers
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force
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Gambit
The name is Gambit, mon ami. Remember it.
Real Name: Remy Etienne LeBeau
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990)
Teams: X-Men, Thieves Guild, Excalibur, Marauders
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Rogue
Don't touch me, sugah. Trust me — it ain't worth it.
Real Name: Anna Marie LeBeau
First Appearance: Avengers Annual #10 (1981)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Excalibur
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Storm
I am Storm. I am all these things.
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers, Marauders, Great Ring of Arakko
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Colossus
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Real Name: Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, X-Force, Excalibur, Phoenix Five
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Nightcrawler
Faith is my sword. Hope is my shield.
Real Name: Kurt Wagner
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, Excalibur, X-Force
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Sabretooth
Happy birthday, runt.
Real Name: Victor Creed
First Appearance: Iron Fist #14 (1977)
Teams: Brotherhood, Marauders, Weapon X, Team X
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Omega Red
I am the death that walks.
Real Name: Arkady Rossovich
First Appearance: X-Men #4 (1992)
Teams: Soviet Super-Soldiers, Krakoan Mutants
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