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Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98, cover-dated February 1991, from Marvel Comics, created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld. Gideon and Domino (Copycat) also debut in #98.

First appearance
The New Mutants #98
Cover date
February 1991
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Creators
Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld

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  • Characters

    What is the first appearance of Deadpool?

    Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98, cover-dated February 1991, created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, as a mercenary hired to kill Cable. The same issue introduced Gideon and Domino (revealed later to be the impostor Copycat). It is the most valuable comic of the early 1990s and the standard example of a Modern Age key.

    Updated Sep 14, 2026

  • Key issues

    New Mutants #98 explained: the Deadpool key and its editions

    New Mutants #98 (February 1991) is the first appearance of Deadpool, Gideon and Domino (Copycat), by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, two issues before the title became X-Force. It is the most valuable comic of the 1990s. Supply is large, so the market is concentrated at 9.8; newsstand copies, which are much scarcer, and the second printing carry premiums, and several reprints and facsimiles exist.

    Updated Sep 14, 2026