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Deadpool
Wade Wilson
A mercenary whose healing factor is derived from Wolverine's and amplified by cancer, producing functional immortality with permanent disfigurement.
First appearance: The New Mutants #98 (1991), Marvel Comics
Powers
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- First appearance · 1991
The New Mutants #98 Marvel Comics
Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld. - debut · 1991
The New Mutants #98 Marvel Comics
First appearance, created as a Deathstroke pastiche down to the name Wilson - key · 1997
Deadpool #1 Marvel Comics
The ongoing series that established the comedic voice the character is now known for - key
X-Force Marvel Comics
Joins the black-ops X-Force, played straight rather than for comedy
Runs
Recorded as ranges rather than one row per issue — the question a reader actually asks, without claiming a completeness we cannot verify.
| Series | Issues | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Deadpool | 1-69 | lead |
On screen
Canonical productions only. Parody and fan work is classified and excluded — Wikidata makes no such distinction, so without it these lists fill with material that is not canon.
| Performer | Production | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Reynolds | Deadpool and Korg React | 2021 |
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Deadpool's healing factor is a straight upgrade on Wolverine's.
Actually It is derived from Wolverine's and amplified by cancer, which is why it leaves him permanently disfigured and in constant pain. The power and the disease are the same thing.
Commonly believed Deadpool cannot die because of his healing factor.
Actually The healing factor came from the Weapon X programme and heals injury; it is not what makes him unkillable. His actual immortality comes from a curse placed by Thanos so that he could never meet Death. Remove the curse and he can be killed.
Commonly believed Deadpool has always broken the fourth wall.
Actually His 1991 debut is a straight mercenary with no comedic self-awareness at all. The fourth-wall voice was developed years later and is now so dominant that the original characterisation reads as a different person.
The feat ledger
His healing factor is derived from Wolverine's and amplified by cancer, leaving him permanently disfigured and in constant pain
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Earth-616 — The main Marvel Comics continuity
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