Havok (comics)

Havok
Havok from the cover of X-Men: Emperor Vulcan No.1
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men No. 54 (March, 1969)
Created by	Arnold Drake (writer) Don Heck (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Alexander "Alex" Summers
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Avengers Unity Squad X-Factor Investigations Starjammers X-Men The Six X-Factor Brotherhood Genoshan Magistrates "Defenders for a Day"
Notable aliases	Mutant X, Magistrate Summers, Goblin Prince
Abilities	Energy blasts Immunity to Cyclops' optic blasts Ability to absorb cosmic energy

Havok (Alexander "Alex" Summers) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. He first appears in Uncanny X-Men No. 54 (March 1969), and was created by writer Arnold Drake and penciller Don Heck. Havok generates powerful "plasma blasts", an ability he has had difficulty controlling. One of the sons of Corsair, he is the younger brother of the X-Men's Cyclops, and the older brother of Vulcan. He often resents Cyclops' authoritarian attitude and reputation as a model X-Man.

In contrast, Havok and his longtime love interest Polaris have had a love-hate relationship with the team, often finding themselves roped into it. Both were also members of the 1990s-era Pentagon-sponsored mutant team X-Factor. After X-Factor disbanded, Havok starred in Mutant X, a series in which he explored a strange alternate reality. He has since returned to the X-Men, later taking over his father's role as leader of the Starjammers to bring Vulcan's reign over the Shi'ar to an end.

In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Havok as #44 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".Lucas Till played Havok, as a member of the X-Men, in 2011's superhero film X-Men: First Class. Till returned as Havok in the 2014 film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and reprised the role again in 2016 film, X-Men: Apocalypse.