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Kwannon

Kwannon

197 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1989–2026 · 7 key issues
Who is Kwannon?

Few characters in the Marvel Universe carry as layered and fascinating a history as Kwannon, who first stepped onto the page in The Uncanny X-Men #255 back in 1989, born from the creative partnership of Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri at the height of the Copper Age. A card-carrying X-Men member, she's kept extraordinary company across nearly four decades — sharing adventures with icons like Wolverine, Cyclops, and Ororo Munroe — and her 197 catalog appearances, spread across X-Men, The Uncanny X-Men, and her own Psylocke series, speak to a staying power that only the most compelling Marvel figures achieve. With seven key-issue appearances flagging her importance to collectors and a publication run stretching all the way to 2026, Kwannon is no footnote — she's a character whose place in the X-Men's rich tapestry has only deepened with time, and absolutely worth your attention.

Teams & affiliations
X-Men
★ First appearance
The Uncanny X-Men #255
Dec 1989

Trivia

Covers through the years — 1989–2026

The Uncanny X-Men #255 1989
The Uncanny X-Men #255
The Uncanny X-Men #308 1994
The Uncanny X-Men #308
The Uncanny X-Men #325 1995
The Uncanny X-Men #325
The Uncanny X-Men #353 1998
The Uncanny X-Men #353
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #[nn] 2022
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #[nn]
Amazing X-Men #3 2026
Amazing X-Men #3

Appearances (most recent 150 of 197)

Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
#1
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
#89
Hook (1992)
#1
Brigade (1992)
#1
Slapstick (1992)
#1
X-Men Firsts (1996)
#1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005 (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
#9
Uncanny X-Men: Sisterhood (2009)
X-Men: Psylocke (2010)
Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men (2010)
#1
X-Men: Fatal Attractions (2012)
Fallen Angels (2020)
Marvel Tales: Wolverine (2020)
Dawn of X (2019)
#5
Fallen Angels by Bryan Hill (2020)
#1
Hellions (2020)
Hellions by Zeb Wells (2020)
Reign of X (2021)
X of Swords (2021)
Excalibur by Tini Howard (2021)
Inferno (2021)
Trials of X (2022)
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022)
Marauders Annual (2022)
#1
Marvel's Voices: Identity (2022)
Marauders (2022)
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022)
#1
Knights of X (2022)
#5
Marauders by Steve Orlando (2022)
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen (2022)
#2
Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers / X-Men (2023)
#1
X-Treme X-Men by Claremont & Larroca: A New Beginning (2023)
Immortal X-Men (2022)
#13
X-Men by Jed MacKay (2024)
Rise of the Powers of X (2024)
#1
Wolverine (2020)
#41
X-Force by Benjamin Percy (2020)
#8
Fall of the House of X / Rise of the Powers of X (2024)
X-Men by Gerry Duggan (2021)
#6
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
#7
Exceptional X-Men (2024)
#2
Psylocke (2024)
Avengers (2023)
Magik (2025)
#1
Laura Kinney: Wolverine (2025)
X-Manhunt Omega (2025)
#1
Storm (2024)
X-Factor (2024)