X-Characters by the Number of Appearances...

[DetectiveStrange]

I was curious as to which X-Men related characters would be in the top 150 in terms of most appearances, so made this list using Marvel Database (with a little cross referencing in Comic Vine). A few surprises for me (Cannonball's appeared more than Gambit, Apocalypse not as many times as I'd have thought, Hank edges Cyke out). I rounded up to the teen numbers (for example, Storm's had 1804 appearances, but I put 1810).

This list isn't 100% accurate - but I think it does give a very good sense of how often these characters are used by Marvel. [If we're thinking solely in terms of the X-books, in the case of Namor, Wanda, Quicksilver, Beast, and even Wolverine, it's a bit misleading, because they've had substantial appearances in Avengers books (and in Namor's case, FF and solo books too).]

Did I miss anybody? Apologies to Goldballs for not making the cut!

EDIT: My bad - I forgot Arcade, Bastion, and Shadow King! I edited the list - that pushes out Darwin, E.V.A., and Honey Badger. Please let me know if I missed anyone!

1. Wolverine (3140)
2. Beast (1970)
3. Cyclops (1960)
4. Storm (1810)
5. Namor (1590)
6. Iceman (1370)
7. Scarlett Witch (1320)
8. Colossus (1280)
9. Archangel (1270)
10. Professor X (1250)
11. Nightcrawler (1230)
12. Jean Grey (1110)
13. Kitty Pryde (1100)
14. Rogue (1020)
15. Emma Frost (940)
16. Deadpool (900)
17. Quicksilver (870)
18. Magneto (830)
19. Psylocke (790)
20. Cannonball (750)
21. Gambit (730)
22. Cable (690)
23. Havok (610)
24. Captain Britain (560)
25. Sunspot (550)
26. Rachel Summers (530)
27. Magik (520)
28. Sabertooth (510)
29. Polaris (500)
30. Jubilee (500)
31. Wolfsbane (470)
32. Bishop (460)
33. X-23 (450)
34. Mystique (450)
35. Moonstar (420)
36. Domino (420)
37. Banshee (400)
38. Dazzler (390)
39. Warpath (380)
40. Boom-Boom (350)
41. Sasquatch (350)
42. Northstar (340)
43. Firestar (340)
44. Forge (330)
45. Juggernaut (330)
46. Puck (330)
47. Rockslide (300)
48. Moira MacTaggert (290)
49. Warlock (290)
50. Madrox (290)
51. Siryn (280)
52. Strong Guy (280)
53. M (270)
54. Pixie (270)
55. Vindicator (270)
56. Rictor (260)
57. Lockheed (260)
58. Magma (250)
59. Meggan (250)
60. Anole (240)
61. Auora (240)
62. Val Cooper (240)
63. Toad (240)
64. Mastermind (240)
65. Old Man Logan (240)
66. Shaman (230)
67. Daken (230)
68. Karma (230)
69. Husk (230)
70. Hope Summers (220)
71. Longshot (220)
72. Shatterstar (220)
73. Stepford Cuckoos (220)
74. Blob (220)
75. Gladiator (210)
76. Sebastion Shaw (210)
77. Chamber (210)
78. Cypher (200)
79. Hellion (200)
80. Mr. Sinister (200)
81. Sunfire (190)
82. Apocalypse (190)
83. X-Man (190)
84. Quentin Quire (190)
85. Sage (190)
86. Armor (190)
87. Lady Deathstrike (180)
88. Guardian (180)
89. Surge (170)
90. Doctor Nemesis (170)
91. Snowbird (160)
92. Mercury (160)
93. Arcade (150)
94. Fantomex (150)
95. Doop (140)
96. Glob Herman (140)
97. Dust (140)
98. Marrow (140)
99. Danger (140)
100. Caliban (140)
101. Pete Wisdom (140)
102. Corsair (140)
103. Hepzibah (140)
104. Goblin Queen (140)
105. Dark Beast (140)
106. Callisto (130)
107. Blink (130)
108. Prodigy (130)
109. Morph (120)
110. Elixir (120)
111. Pyro (120)
112. Sauron (120)
113. Talisman (120)
114. Raza (120)
115. Ch’od (120)
116. Layla Miller (110)
117. Lilandra (110)
118. Avalanche (110)
119. Selene (110)
120. Bling! (110)
121. Blindfold (110)
122. Spiral (110)
123. G. W. Bridge (110)
124. Skin (110)
125. Synch (110)
126. Skids (100)
127. Mojo (100)
128. Destiny (100)
129. Vanisher (100)
130. Deathbird (100)
131. Stryfe (100)
132. Oracle (100)
133. Donald Pierce (100)
134. Bastion (100)
135. Black Tom (90)
136. Nocturne (90)
137. Silver Samurai (90)
138. Omega Red (90)
139. Scalphunter (90)
140. Feral (90)
141. Beak (90)
142. Trance (80)
143. Rusty (80)
144. Mimic (80)
145. Gentle (80)
146. Ernst (80)
147. Alistair Stuart (80)
148. Exodus (80)
149. Cameron Hodge (80)
150. Shadow King (80)

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[Personamanx]

Interesting. I do wonder how accurate the list is without curation. ComicVine tends to count reprints, and collected editions as unique appearances. Oftentimes they also count translated editions. I suppose they all still count as appearances in unique issues, but individual stories would feel more accurate to me. Granted, that would take a while to sort out.

[DetectiveStrange]

Interesting. I do wonder how accurate the list is without curation. ComicVine tends to count reprints, and collected editions as unique appearances. Oftentimes they also count translated editions. I suppose they all still count as appearances in unique issues, but individual stories would feel more accurate to me. Granted, that would take a while to sort out.

Yeah, Comic Vine isn't that reliable - to clarify, I used ComicVine to to give me an idea of which characters appeared most in each volume of Uncanny, X-Force, etc. Then I looked those characters up on Marvel Database (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Database) to get their number of appearances.

[Uncanny X-Man]

It's curious how high Namor is on that list.

[DetectiveStrange]

It's curious how high Namor is on that list.

Between his original comic run in the 30s and 40s, his recurring role in FF and some X-books, his stints as an Avenger, his various guest spots, and his later solo runs by Byrne and others...it adds up!

[Tycon]

Weird that wikias don't count Age of X & Age of X-Man appearances, because they're still the same people.

[JaffyJayne]

Between his original comic run in the 30s and 40s, his recurring role in FF and some X-books, his stints as an Avenger, his various guest spots, and his later solo runs by Byrne and others...it adds up!

If it didn’t happen in an X-Book, then it didn’t happen.
So get rid of Namor, SW, Beast and FLOPsilver.

[Personamanx]

Yeah, Comic Vine isn't that reliable - to clarify, I used ComicVine to to give me an idea of which characters appeared most in each volume of Uncanny, X-Force, etc. Then I looked those characters up on Marvel Database (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Database) to get their number of appearances.

Ah, wasn't sure of the process. Thanks. Some of those numbers seem fishy, but it's not as easy a thing to figure out as one might think. I have to imagine there's nothing meaningfully distinct about alternate universe counterparts, and their appearances.

[Del torro]

Do wanda and Namor count as x characters

Shhhh, I'm just trying to move Kurt and Jean into top 10

[Witchfan]

Do wanda and Namor count as x characters

Shhhh, I'm just trying to move Kurt and Jean into top 10

Most of Scarlet Witch’s appearances are in Avengers or other non-mutant titles. She has appeared in very few issues of X-titles.

[DetectiveStrange]

So these numbers are rough, but counting only their appearances in X-related books, Namor, Quicksilver, and Wanda would drop in their rankings from the top ten to somewhere between the #50 and #90 (still in the top 100 though!):
Quicksilver (250 issues)
Wanda (200 issues)
Namor (170 issues)

Those X-Factor stints helped Pietro out!

As for Beast and Wolvie, knocking out their Avengers stints leaves them with these numbers:
Wolverine (2940)
Beast (1780)

So Hank'd drop below Storm, and, of course, Wolverine would remain in the top spot. He's the best there is at what he does - appearing in comics!

And as for Bobby and Warren, they each had around 30 appearances in the Defenders, but that doesn't make too much a difference.

[AHRNIHAL]

Don't know where exactly you are getting your data.But JDW put it on twitter sometime ago.
https://twitter.com/cracksh0t/status...20870387019777

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[Ambaryerno]

Don't know where exactly you are getting your data.But JDW put it on twitter sometime ago.
https://twitter.com/cracksh0t/status...20870387019777

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Some interesting data on that chart.

[Heroine Addict]

Don't know where exactly you are getting your data.But JDW put it on twitter sometime ago.
https://twitter.com/cracksh0t/status...20870387019777

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Wow, how the X-Women dominate Marvel's femme brand:

1. Storm
2. Invisible Woman
3. Jean Grey*
4. Scarlet Witch
5. Captain Marvel
6. Rogue
7. Black Widow
8. Wasp
9. Kitty Pryde
10. She-Hulk*
11. Emma Frost
12. Psylocke
13. Spider-Woman
14. Medusa
15. Jubilee
16. Hellcat
17. Crystal
18. Magik
19. Maria Hill
20. Rachel Grey
21. Mystique
22. Polaris*
23. Dazzler
24. Wolfsbane
25. X-23
26. Betty Ross
27. Thor
28. Black Cat
29. Mockingbird
30. Sif
31. Gwen Stacy
32. Monica Rambeau
33. Domino
34. Tigra
35. Dani Moonstar
36. Elektra*
37. Banshee
38. Sharon Carter
39. Gamora
40. Firestar

... 17 vs. 23 (*Spidey/F4 supports Mary-Jane, Aunt May, Betty Brant, & Alicia Masters not counted).

[AHRNIHAL]

Wow, how the X-Women dominate Marvel's femme brand:

1. Storm
2. Invisible Woman
3. Jean Grey*
4. Scarlet Witch
5. Captain Marvel
6. Rogue
7. Black Widow
8. Wasp
9. Kitty Pryde
10. She-Hulk*
11. Emma Frost
12. Psylocke
13. Spider-Woman
14. Medusa
15. Jubilee
16. Hellcat
17. Crystal
18. Magik
19. Maria Hill
20. Rachel Grey
21. Mystique
22. Polaris*
23. Dazzler
24. Wolfsbane
25. X-23
26. Betty Ross
27. Thor
28. Black Cat
29. Mockingbird
30. Sif
31. Gwen Stacy
32. Monica Rambeau
33. Domino
34. Tigra
35. Dani Moonstar
36. Elektra*
37. Banshee
38. Sharon Carter
39. Gamora
40. Firestar

... 17 vs. 23 (*Spidey/F4 supports Mary-Jane, Aunt May, Betty Brant, & Alicia Masters not counted).

Lois lane has the most appearance among women.