Team X (comics)

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Team X
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Cover art for Wolverine: Origins #7.
Art by Joe Quesada.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Men (vol. 2) #5 (1992) [ citation needed ]
In-story information
Type of organizationEspionage
Agent(s)Original version Marvel Comics:
Victor Creed
Kestrel
Wolverine (as Logan)
Major Arthur Barrington
Mastodon
Maverick
Silver Fox
Vole (Aldo Ferro) [1]
Wildcat [1]

Team X is a fictional black ops team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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In the Marvel Universe, Team X was a CIA black ops team that operated during the 1960s and was linked to Weapon Plus. It was made up of Logan (James Howlett) (the future Wolverine), Victor Creed (the future Sabretooth), Mastodon, David North/Christoph Nord (Maverick), the Major Arthur Barrington, Silver Fox, Noel Higgins (Wildcat), Aldo Ferro (Vole) and John Wraith (Kestrel).

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Video games

Team X appears in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine tie-in game, consisting of Logan, Victor Creed, Wade Wilson, John Wraith, Fred Dukes, and Agent Zero.

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References

  1. 1 2 Wolverine vol. 2 #50