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Murray Reese

Murray Reese

28 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2025 · 2 key issues
Who is Murray Reese?

Murray Reese made his entrance in the pages of The X-Men #133 in 1980, born from the Bronze Age brilliance of Chris Claremont and John Byrne at the height of their legendary run. Over the decades he's carved out a niche in Marvel's darker corners, racking up affiliations with the Reavers, Freedom Force, the Sentinels, and even the X-Men themselves — a remarkable range that speaks to a character who keeps turning up wherever the action is most dangerous. He shares his pages with heavy hitters like Donald Pierce, Lady Deathstrike, and Yuriko Oyama, and his adventures have spilled beyond mutant territory into the gritty world of The Punisher. With two key collector issues to his name and a presence stretching across 45 years of Marvel history, Reese is exactly the kind of deep-cut character that rewards fans who dig past the headlines.

Teams & affiliations
ReaversX-MenFreedom ForceSentinels
The X-Men
#133
★ First appearance
The X-Men #133
May 1980

Covers through the years — 1986–1990

The Uncanny X-Men #205 1986
The Uncanny X-Men #205
The Uncanny X-Men #255 1989
The Uncanny X-Men #255
The Uncanny X-Men #269 1990
The Uncanny X-Men #269

Appearances

The X-Men (1963)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Classic X-Men (1986)
#39
The Punisher (1987)
The X-Men Annual (1992)
#1
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#29
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Wolverine 2004 (2004)
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006)
Essential Punisher (2004)
#3
Wolverine: Old Man Logan (2015)
#2
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue (2021)
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)
#13
Punisher Epic Collection (2018)
#4
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood Treasury Edition (2021)
X-Men Epic Collection (2014)
#20
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006)
#5
Wolverine: Deep Cut (2025)
Wolverine by Saladin Ahmed (2025)
#1