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CHRIS CLAREMONT

b. 1950Active: 1973–2026

995

AS WRITER

1

AS ARTIST

127

KEY ISSUES

145

SERIES

Christopher Simon Claremont is an American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont worked for 16 years on Uncanny X-Men from 1975 to 1991, longer than that of any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters as well as introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives, turning the once underachieving comic into one of Marvel's most popular series. During his tenure, X-Men was the best-selling comic book in the world.

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The X-Men #129 cover

The X-Men

#129

First appearance of Emma Frost. The series was still titled X-Men at #129; it became Uncanny X-Men later. Earliest catalogued appearances of Kitty Pryde and Sebastian Shaw.

The Avengers Annual #10 cover

The Avengers Annual

#10

First appearance of Rogue, then a member of the Brotherhood. Earliest catalogued appearance of Madelyne Pryor.

The Uncanny X-Men #266 cover

The Uncanny X-Men

#266

First appearance of Gambit.

The New Mutants Annual #2 cover

The New Mutants Annual

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Betsy Braddock and Meggan.

Marvel Graphic Novel #4 cover

Marvel Graphic Novel

#4

Earliest catalogued appearances of Cannonball, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, and 2 more.

Iron Fist #14 cover

Iron Fist

#14

First appearance of Sabretooth.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 145 BY ISSUES CREDITED

The Uncanny X-Men

1981

176 credited issues

The New Mutants

1983

55 credited issues

The X-Men

1963

48 credited issues

Classic X-Men

1986

45 credited issues

X-Treme X-Men

2001

38 credited issues

Sovereign Seven

1995

36 credited issues

Marvel Team-Up

1972

28 credited issues

Excalibur

1988

28 credited issues

X-Men Forever

2009

24 credited issues

Ms. Marvel

1977

21 credited issues

New Exiles

2008

19 credited issues

Gen 13

2002

17 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

John Byrne 112 issues together Terry Austin 91 issues together Dan Green 81 issues together Dave Cockrum 74 issues together Bob Wiacek 65 issues together John Bolton 46 issues together John Romita Jr. 44 issues together Joe Rubinstein 41 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Storm Wolverine Nightcrawler Colossus Kitty Pryde Cyclops Professor X Rogue Jean Grey Betsy Braddock

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X-Men Unlimited #39 cover

X-Men Unlimited

#39