Deadpool
Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in New Mutants #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is initially depicted as a supervillain of the New Mutants and X-Force, though later stories would portray him as an antihero. Deadpool is the alter ego of Wade Wilson, a disfigured Canadian mercenary with superhuman regenerative healing abilities. He is known for his tendency to joke incessantly and break the fourth wall for humorous effect.
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Derived variant cover art of Deadpool #1 (June 2018) Art by Rob Liefeld | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated February 1991; published December 11, 1990) | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld | ||||||||||||||||
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Alter ego | Wade Winston Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
Species | Human mutate | ||||||||||||||||
Team affiliations | X-Men Avengers Astonishing Avengers Avengers Unity Division Code Red Deadpool Corps Frightful Four Great Lakes Initiative Heroes for Hire Landau, Luckman, and Lake Mercs for Money Secret Defenders Six Pack Thunderbolts Weapon X X-Force | ||||||||||||||||
Partnerships | Cable Domino Bob, Agent of Hydra Wolverine | ||||||||||||||||
Notable aliases | Merc with a Mouth, Regenerating Degenerate, Deady-Pool, Jack, Wade T. Wilson, Mithras, Johnny Silvini, Thom Cruz, Hulkpool, Wildcard, Zenpool, Weapon XI, | ||||||||||||||||
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The character's popularity has seen him featured in numerous forms of other media. In the 2004 series Cable & Deadpool, he refers to his own scarred appearance as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei". Reynolds himself would eventually portray the character in the X-Men film series, appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Deadpool (2016), and its sequel Deadpool 2 (2018). Reynolds first familiarized himself with the character via Cable & Deadpool #2, which explicitly referenced the actor. He is set to reprise the role in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.