Archangel (comics)

Warren Worthington III
Art from Marvels by Alex Ross
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The X-Men #1 (September 1963)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Warren Kenneth Worthington III
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Men X-Force X-Club Mutantes Sans Frontières X-Factor Renegades Champions of Los Angeles Defenders/Secret Defenders Hellfire Club Horsemen of Apocalypse X-Terminators Worthington Industries Cheyarafim Jean Grey School Students
Notable aliases	Angel, Avenging Angel, Archangel, Dark Angel, Death, Master of the Seven Seeds
Abilities	As Angel: Flight via feathered wings and hollow bones Aerial adaptation As Archangel: Flight via metal wings Razor sharp feather projection Superhuman durability Aerial adaptation

As Angel:

As Archangel:

Warren Kenneth Worthington III, originally known as Angel and later as Archangel, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963).

Angel is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He originally possesses a pair of large feathered wings extending from his back, enabling him to fly. He is the heir to a multibillion-dollar corporation called Worthington Industries. This privileged background results in Warren being stereotyped as a self-absorbed playboy during his early years with the X-Men. This personality was ultimately replaced with a more introspective and brooding personality in the late 1980s, when the character was changed into the darker "Archangel" persona.

One of the original X-Men, Archangel has had a frequent presence in X-Men-related comic books throughout the years. He appeared occasionally in X-Men animated series and video games. Ben Foster played the role of Angel in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand and Ben Hardy portrays him in the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse.

The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-creator Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963) as Angel. He appeared as a regular character in that title until it was cancelled with issue #66. The title was revived shortly after, reprinting earlier issues from issue #67 to #93. In 1970 and 1971, a three-part Angel solo feature was published as a back-up strip in Ka-Zar #2 and #3 and Marvel Tales #30.