
Real Name:
Nathan Christopher Charles Summers
Identity:
Public
Height:
6' 8"
Weight:
350 lbs.
Hoping to create a powerful mutant he could control, the villainous Mr. Sinister engineered Nathan Summers's birth to Scott (Cyclops) Summers and Madelyne Pryor. But when Nathan became infected with the incurable Techno-Organic Virus, his father sent him into the future for treatment.
Nathan lived for decades in the future, becoming a hardened warrior and expert leader. He then returned to the present, vowing to prevent the horrible future he had lived through.
Created By:
Chris Claremont (Nathan Summers)
Created By:
Louise Simonson and Rob Liefeld (Cable)
First Appearance:
(as Nathan Summers) Uncanny X-Men #201 (January 1986)
First Appearance:
(as Cable) New Mutants #87 (March 1990)