Who Is Fabian Cortez? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fabian Cortez is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Fabián Cortez, with over 443 comic issue appearances. Though a member of Magneto's Acolytes, Cortez often rebelled against him.

Who is Fabian Cortez?

Origin Fabian Cortez organized the original Acolytes , who pledged themselves to Magneto and his cause. Cortez was always goading and manipulating Magneto into combat with humanity and the X-Men at every turn. This would lead to the destruction of Magneto's space-station Asteroid M and the deaths of the other Acolytes including Cortez's own sister Anne Marie . Creation Fabian Cortez was created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee in 1991 and first appeared in X-Men # 1. Story Arcs With the belief that Magneto was dead, Cortez then recruited a new group of Acolytes to follow him in Magneto's name. Now worshiping Magneto as the Acolytes god. They launched several strikes on humanity, ranging from attacks on a military base where new Sentinels were being built, to slaughtering helpless humans in a hospital. However Magneto eventually resurfaced, sending his chosen heir Exodus , to inform the Acolytes of Cortez's betrayal.

Key facts

Fabian Cortez is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Rubicon". The character is published by Marvel. With 443 recorded issue appearances, Fabian Cortez ranks among the most featured characters in comics.