Who Is William Drake? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

William Drake is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of William Robert Drake, with over 202 comic issue appearances. Father of Bobby Drake, better known as the X-Men's Iceman.

Who is William Drake?

Origin William Drake was a very strict man whom lived happily with his wife Maddie Drake and their son Bobby. He is an accountand and raised his family in the suburbs of Long Island. Creation William Drake was created by Gary Friedrich and George Tuska and first appeared in The (Uncanny) X-Men Vol.1 issue 44 (1968). Major Story Arcs A Mutant Son At first William Drake had great problems with his son being a mutant. He was mad at him for being a mutant and hoped to conceal it for the neighbours. However, when Bobby was chased down by an angry mob of townspeople, he protected his son from harm and later send him to Xavier's school for Gifted Youngsters in hope of letting him cope with his mutant powers. William and his son never had an easy relationship. This came to a heat when he frowned upon his son's relation with an Asian girl, telling Bobby she wasn't good enough for him.

Key facts

William Drake is of human origin and first appeared in "Red Raven,Red Raven...!; The Iceman Cometh!". The character is published by Marvel. With 202 recorded issue appearances, William Drake ranks among the most featured characters in comics.