Leech (comics)
| Leech | |
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Art by Jim Muniz
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #179 (March 1984) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont John Romita Jr |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | James 'Jimmy' |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | |
| Notable aliases | The Cure |
| Abilities | Power negation |
Leech is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Leech made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men as a Morlock, a group of mutants whose deformities force them to live in the sewers under Manhattan. He is usually depicted as being around twelve years old (his exact age is unrevealed). He speaks in broken English and refers to himself in the third person.
Leech first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #179 (March 1984), and was created by Chris Claremont.
Leech appeared as part of the "Morlocks" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.
The green-skinned Leech was orphaned as a toddler. His parents left him to die when his mutations became apparent. He was found by the Morlock Caliban and taken to a human-looking mutant woman named Annalee who raised him and several other young mutant orphans as her children. He made friends with X-Factor's ward named Artie Maddicks and had a few brief encounters with the X-Men.
During the Mutant Massacre story arc, Mister Sinister rallies his henchmen, the Marauders, to infiltrate the sewers and all the Morlocks living there in an effort to rid the world of "genetically impure" mutants. While many Morlocks are killed, Leech and Caliban survive, rescued by Power Pack and the X-Terminators (X-Factor in their role of mutant hunters). Leech joins Artie in the care of X-Factor until they could be enrolled in St. Simons, a private school that willingly accepts mutant children.
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