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Frederick Dukes
133 appearances · Silver Age · 1964–2025 · 10 key issues
Who is Frederick Dukes?
Frederick Dukes is one of Marvel's most enduring heavy-hitters, crashing onto the scene in The X-Men #3 back in 1964 — a Silver Age debut courtesy of the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby themselves. Over more than six decades, he's remained a fixture of the X-Men corner of the Marvel Universe, racking up 133 catalog appearances across The X-Men, The Uncanny X-Men, and X-Force, with ten of those issues recognized as collector-significant keys. Whether standing opposite founding X-Men like Scott Summers, Hank McCoy, and Charles Xavier, or carrying team affiliations with both Freedom Force and — remarkably — the X-Men themselves, Dukes has proven himself a character of surprising range and staying power, well worth a deep dive for any serious Marvel collector.
Teams & affiliations
Freedom ForceX-Men
The X-Men
#3
#3
★ First appearance
The X-Men #3
Trivia
- 🗓️ Frederick Dukes first appeared in The X-Men #3 in 1964 — that's 62 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
- 🏆 Ranks #1,080 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
- 📚 Appears in 133 issues across 94 different series.
- ⭐ 10 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 61 years (1964–2025) — a true Silver Age mainstay.
- 🛡️ Runs with Freedom Force, X-Men.
Covers through the years — 1972–2024
1972 
1981 
1985 
1986 ![Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/0871358107.jpg)
1991 
2009 
2018 
2024 Appearances
The Avengers (1963)
The Champions (1975)
Marvel Comic (1979)
The Avengers Annual (1967)
Rom (1979)
The Daredevils (1982)
X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (1983)
Secret Wars II (1985)
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
Captain America (1968)
The Punisher (1987)
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
The New Mutants Annual (1984)
X-Men Annual (1970)
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault (1991)
X-Factor Annual (1986)
X-Force Annual (1992)
Cable and the New Mutants (1992)
Marvel Collector's Edition [X-Men Stri-Dex Custom Comic] (1993)
The X-Men Premium Edition [Toys R Us] (1993)
X-Men Collector's Edition [Pizza Hut] (1993)
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (1993)
X-Men Firsts (1996)
X-Men (1991)
X-Men Universe (1999)
Essential X-Men (1996)
New X-Men: Childhood's End (2006)
Essential X-Factor (2005)
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
X-Men: First Class Special (2007)
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special (2008)
X-Men / Spider-Man [X-Men and Spider-Man] (2009)
Essential Punisher (2004)
X-Men: Legacy (2008)
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection (2009)
X-Men: Prelude to Onslaught (2010)
Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men (2010)
Wolverine: Wolverine Goes to Hell (2011)
X-Force: Under the Gun (2011)
X-Force: Assault on Graymalkin (2011)
Spider-Man: The Next Chapter (2011)
X-Force Omnibus (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino (2014)
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus (2017)
Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014)
X-Factor Epic Collection (2017)
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)
Wolverine (2020)
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008)
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)
Wolverine by Benjamin Percy (2020)
Women of Marvel (2021)
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue (2021)
Punisher Epic Collection (2018)
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus (2021)
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)
Excalibur by Tini Howard (2020)
Deadpool Epic Collection (2021)
Sabretooth: The Adversary (2022)
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006)
Avengers Annual #10 Facsimile Edition (2024)
Defenders Epic Collection (2016)
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023)
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)
X-Men by Chris Claremont: Prelude to a Future Past (2025)