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Who Is Bamf? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bamf (Marvel): Bamf was a character in Kitty Pryde's fairytale.

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Bamf is a Marvel comic book character, with over 33 comic issue appearances. Bamf was a character in Kitty Pryde's fairytale.

Who is Bamf?

Brief History When Illyana Rasputin was still a little girl, Kitty Pryde told her a fantasy fairy tale that featured the X-Men in quirky new & different forms. His appearance was based upon that of Kitty's Bamf Doll (which itself was a 'chibi' version of Nightcrawler ). It later transpired that Kitty's fairy tale was real in an alternate dimension, where Nightcrawler & Lockheed met 'Bamf' and a whole race of Bamfs living in fear as their female population had been kidnapped by Shagreen . Note: Bamf is not to be confused with the whole race of Bamfs . Creation Bamf was first seen as a fictional character in Kitty's fairy tale from The Uncanny X-Men #153 , but the real Bamf made his first appearance at the end of Nightcrawler issue 2 .

Key facts

Bamf is of other origin and first appeared in "Kitty's Fairy Tale Theatre". The character is published by Marvel. With 33 recorded issue appearances, Bamf ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bamf?

Bamf was a character in Kitty Pryde's fairytale.

When did Bamf first appear?

Bamf first appeared in "Kitty's Fairy Tale Theatre".

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