Kevin Plunder
Born from the legendary minds of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The X-Men #10 (1965), Kevin Plunder is a genuine Silver Age Marvel creation whose jungle-adventure spirit has kept him a fixture in the House of Ideas for an extraordinary six decades. His appearances span Astonishing Tales, Ka-Zar, and even Planet of the Apes, painting the portrait of a character versatile and compelling enough to roam across wildly different corners of the Marvel universe. He keeps remarkable company — sharing pages with Zabu, Spider-Man, Captain America, and Peter Parker — and ten of his appearances carry key-issue status, making his run genuinely rewarding for collectors to hunt down. With 235 catalog appearances stretching from 1965 all the way to 2026, Kevin Plunder is the rare Silver Age adventurer who never stopped mattering.
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Trivia
- 🗓️ Kevin Plunder first appeared in The X-Men #10 in 1965 — that's 61 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
- 🏆 Ranks #539 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
- 📚 Appears in 235 issues across 129 different series.
- ⭐ 10 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 61 years (1965–2026) — a true Silver Age mainstay.
- 🛡️ Runs with X-Men.
Covers through the years — 1968–2024
1968
1971
1988
1998
2005
2012
2013
2018
2024