Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance X-Factor #65 (April 1991) | Team affiliations Dark Riders Species Inhumans | |
Created by Jim Lee
Chris Claremont
Whilce Portacio Abilities Generation of miniature genetic duplicates
Superhuman strength Creators Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio Similar Foxbat, Gauntlet, Timberius, Stallior, Phaeder | ||
Tusk is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His name comes from the two large tusks that protrude out of his shoulders. He has superhuman strength and the ability to create smaller duplicates of himself that do his bidding.
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Publication history
Tusk first appeared in X-Factor #65 and was created by Jim Lee, Chris Claremont, and Whilce Portacio
Fictional character biography
Tusk is a member of The Dark Riders, a team of evil Inhumans that served Apocalypse by carrying out his "survival of the fittest" program of eliminating mutants that were deemed to be weak.
Tusk has rarely been present in later incarnations of The Dark Riders, such as the one that abducted Wolverine and attempted to infuse adamantium to his skeleton once more.
He and the Dark Riders reappear against Magneto's Uncanny X-Men. The Riders are trying to kill mutant healers, but are ambushed by Magneto on Genosha. It is assumed that they are dead, as Magneto tied them to a bomb that leveled the entire island.