Magneto, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, has been included in almost every media adaptation of the X-Men franchise, including films, television series and video games.
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Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
First appearance | X-Men #1 (September 1963) |
Two incarnations of Magneto appear in the X-Men film series, portrayed by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender as adults[4][5][6] while Brett Morris and Bill Milner portray him as a child in X-Men (2000) and X-Men: First Class, respectively. This version's real name is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr. McKellen's incarnation appears in X-Men (2000), X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand in addition to an uncredited appearance in the mid-credits scene of The Wolverine while Fassbender's incarnation appears in X-Men: First Class,[7][8][9] X-Men: Apocalypse,[10] and Dark Phoenix. Furthermore, both incarnations appear in X-Men: Days of Future Past.[11][12][13]
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