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Mystique Reading Order

December 5, 2018 by Dave Leave a Comment

Raven Darkholme, aka Mystique, is one of the most popular X-Men villains (and part time ally!). While she was a strong supporting character throughout the 1980s and 1990’s, the character’s prominent standing as Magneto’s right-hand in the film franchise led to a surge of newfound attention.

Mystique is uniquely tied to the X-Men universe, with deep connections to Rogue, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Sabretooth, and Professor Xavier. Her shifting allegiances mirror her own shape-shifting abilities as one of the most elusive characters in superhero comics.

Below you’ll find a complete guide to Marvel Comics starring Mystique, from her supporting roles to her on solo ongoing series. My picks for favorites in the guide are noted with the Comic Book Herald logo next to the book title.

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Mystique debuts in the pages of Marvel's Ms. Marvel comic book

Mystique Comics

Origins in Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel Epic Collection: The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Collects: Ms. Marvel (1977) 15-24, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) 51, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) 10-11, Avengers (1963) 200, Annual (1967) 10 And Material From Avengers (1963) 197-199 And Marvel Fanfare (1982) 24

Issues #16 through #18 detail Mystique’s origin, in the iconcic confrontation between her, Rogue, and Carol Danvers, aka Ms. Marvel.

comic book herald blog logoUncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 6 

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #141-150

Perhaps Mystique’s most notorious story, as documented on X-Men the Animated Series, as she attempts to lead a Brotherhood assasination of Senator Robert Kelly in Uncanny X-Men #141 to #142.

Mystique in Uncanny X-Men




Mystique and the Brotherhood

Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 7 

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #151-159, Avengers Annual #10, X-Men Annual #5

Really once Claremont’s run writing X-Men hits 1983 and 1984, Mystique and her new brotherhood of evil mutants (soon to be Freedom Force) are recurring baddies. Uncanny X-Men #158 here marks the return of Mystique and Rogue.

Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 9 

Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) #7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #5, Wolverine (1982) #1-4

Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 10 

Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #176-188, Magik (1983) #1-4, Material From Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40

X-Factor Epic Collection: Genesis & Apocalypse

Collects: X-Factor #8 To #9

Mystique’s freedom force takes on the new X-Factor.

X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Vol. 1

Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1963) #220-227, Hulk (1968) #340, New Mutants (1983) #55-61

Uncanny X-Men — X-Factor Reborn

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #254 To #255

Mystique in the 90’s

Sabretooth: Death Hunt

Collects: Sabretooth: Death Hunt #1 To #4

Uncanny 289 to 290

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #289 To #290

X-Factor #108 to #109

Collects: X-Factor #108 To #109

comic book herald blog logoX-Men: Age of Apocalypse

Collects: Uncanny X-Men 320-321, X-Men 40-41, Cable 20, X-Men Alpha, Amazing X-Men 1-4, Astonishing X-Men 1-4, Factor X 1-4, Gambit & The X-Ternals 1-4, Generation Next 1-4, Weapon X 1-4, X-Calibre 1-4, X-Man 1-4, X-Men Omega, Age Of Apocalypse: The Chosen, X-Men Ashcan 2

You can find a full reading order using Comic Book Herald’s Age of Apocalypse guide.

X-Men #93 to #94

Collects: X-Men #93 To #94

X-Men: Dream’s End 

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #388, Cable #87, Bishop The Last X-Man #16, Uncanny X-Men #389, X-Men #108

Solo Mystique and the 2000’s

comic book herald blog logoMystique by Brian K. Vaughan Ultimate Collection

Collects: Mystique (2003) #1-13

Mystique By Sean McKeever Ultimate Collection

Collects: Mystique (2003) #14-24

House of M

Collects: House Of M #1-8

House of M: World of M, Featuring Wolverine

Collects: Wolverine #33-35, Black Panther #7, Captain America #10 & Pulse #10

X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle

Collects: X-Men (2004) #171-174

X-Men: Blood of Apocalypse

Collects: X-Men #182- 187

X-Men: Supernovas

Collects: X-Men #188-199 & Annual #1

Messiah Complex Through Marvel Now!

comic book herald blog logoX-Men: Messiah Complex

Collects: X-Men: Messiah Complex One-Shot, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #492-494, New X-Men (2004) #44-46, X-Men (2004) #205-207, X-Factor (2005) #25-27

Wolverine: Get Mystique

Collects: Wolverine (2003) #62-65

X-Men: Legacy – Salvage

Collects: X-Men Legacy #219-225

X-Men: Manifest Destiny

Collects: Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1-4, X-Men Manifest Destiny: Nightcrawler #1 And X-Men: Manifest Destiny: Iceman, Nightcrawler, Boom-Boom & Avalanche

Dark X-Men

Collects: Dark X-Men (2009) #1-5

Wolverine Goes to Hell Omnibus

Collects: Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine 1-6; Wolverine (2010) 1-20, 5.1, 300-304; X-Men: Schism 1-5

Wolverine: Back In Japan

Collects: Wolverine #300-304

comic book herald blog logoUncanny X-Force Vol. 6: Final Execution Book One

Collects: Uncanny X-Force #25-29

Uncanny X-Force Vol. 7: Final Execution Book Two

Collects: Uncanny X-Force (2010) #30-35

All-New X-Men Vol. 2: Here To Stay

Collects: All-New X-Men #6-10

X-Men: Battle of the Atom

Collects: X-Men: Battle Of The Atom #1-2, All-New X-Men #16-17, X-Men (2013) #5-6, Uncanny X-Men (2013) #12-13 And Wolverine & The X-Men #36-37

Mystique as a profiled villain in X-Men Black

Mystique Comics After 2015

Astonishing X-Men: Unmasked 

Collects: Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-59, 62-68

Astonishing X-Men by Charles Soule Vol. 1: Life of X

Collects: Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-6

Soule run

Astonishing X-Men by Charles Soule Vol. 2: A Man Called X

Collects: Astonishing X-Men (2017) #7-12

X-Men Black Mystique

Collects: X-Men: Black – Mystique (2018) #1

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