We're back with another Character Corner. This time we're doing double the trouble with two classic X-Men villains: Apocalypse and Mister Sinister. It's actually pretty fitting that we do these two at this point. We recently did an episode on the Summers brothers, Scott & Alex. And we're also planning on doing an episode on Cable and the rest of the Summers bloodline. Throwing Sinister and Apocalypse in between those two seems pretty fitting considering how tied these villains are to the Summers clan. So in this episode we skip over some stuff but only because we'll be diving into more detail when we do that other episode.

The interesting thing about Apocalypse and Mister Sinister is how due to their longevity they've been incorporated into almost everything. Some for the good and some for the bad. But their tale is one that spans generations and overall, is pretty damn good. So sit back and give this episode a listen to find out just out evil these two are.

And for the record, we should make it very clear, neither of these characters are #VillainAgenda. They're just pure evil. It's like Hitler and Josef Mengele. 

Oh and Louise Simonson is a national fucking hero. Put some respect on her name.

Key Issues:

Apocalypse

• X-Factor Volume 1
  • Issue #5 – First Cameo
  • Issues #6 – First full appearance
  • Issue #15 = First appearance of The Horsemen
  • Issue #24 – Archangel revealed as Death
  • Issues #65 – 68
    • First appearance of the Dark Riders
    • Infects baby Nate Summers with techno-organic virus
  • Cable Volume 1
    • #75
  • X-Cutioner’s Song
  • Cable Vol 2 #19 – Resurrected
  • Age of Apocalypse
  • The Twelve
  • Uncanny X-Force

Mister Sinister

• Mutant Massacre
  • Uncanny X-Men #213 – Sabretooth first mentions the character
  • Uncanny X-M3n #221 – First appearance
• Inferno
  • Uncanny X-Men #241 – Reveals that he cloned Madelyne Pryor from Jean Grey
  • X-Factor #39 – Cyclops “Destroys”
• Classic X-Men #41 – 42
• X-Factor
  • #74 & #75 – The Nasty Boys
• X-Cutioner’s Song (1992-1993)
• X-Men #23 – Brothers
• The Further Adventures of Phoenix and Cyclops
• Cable Annual 1999
• Gambit Ties
  • X-Men Volume 2 #6 – Sabretooth suggests that he has ties to Remy
  • X-Men #41 – 45
  • Uncanny X-Men #350
  • Gambit #13 – 23
    • Explains some of Sinister’s new powers including shapeshifting (got them from experimenting on Courier)
  • X-Men 99 – 103
  • Messiah Complex
    • Mystique “kills” him
  • X-Men Legacy #211 – 214
    • Xavier Ties
  • X-23
  • Uncanny X-Men #544
  • Uncanny X-Men #14 - 17 (AvX Tie-In)

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