Healer (comics)

Healer (comics)

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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Healer
real_name=unrevealed
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Uncanny X-Men" #179 (Mar 1984)
creators=Chris Claremont and Paul Smith
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
status=Deceased
alliances=
previous_alliances=Morlocks
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powers=healing powers.|

Healer is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe.

Publication history

The Healer's first appearance was in "Uncanny X-Men" #179 (March 1984), and he was created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith.

The character first appeared in "The Uncanny X-Men" #179 (March 1984), "The New Mutants" #20 (October 1984), "The Uncanny X-Men" #254 (December 1989), and #291 (August 1992).

The Healer appeared as part of the "Morlocks" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #9.

Fictional character biography

Virtually nothing is known of the past of the man known only as the Healer before he joined the underground community of mutants known as the Morlocks who lived in "The Alley", a huge tunnel located beneath Manhattan.

The Healer was amongst the few Morlocks that managed to escape the massacre of their community by the superhuman team of assassins known as the Marauders. The Healer was dispatched to Muir Island, home of the genetic research station run by Moira MacTaggert, to tend to the wounded survivors of the massacre.

Later, the Healer sought out the Morlocks' former leader, Callisto, to enlist her aid in resuming leadership of the Morlocks following the death of the usurper, Masque. Rejecting the Healer's request, Callisto was attacked by the Morlocks and both she and the Healer were injured in the battle. Seeking refuge with the superhuman mutant adventurers known as the X-Men, the Healer gave the final measure of his power to heal Callisto, leaving him a lifeless husk.

Powers and abilities

The Healer was a mutant possessed of the superhuman ability to tap into the specific gene that causes superhuman mutations, directing the mutagenic energy those cells produce into rapidly healing their owner's body from wounds or diseases. Healing particularly severe damage to another's body caused the Healer great physical strain. His ability could not affect normal humans, only active mutants.

In other media

The Healer is one of the Morlocks to appear in the "X-Men" TV series.

The Healer made several appearances in the RPG/ fighting game, "X-Men Legends", voiced by Edward Asner. He was featured as an ally to the Gene Nation leader, Marrow. He would also equip characters with certain items such as health or energy packs.


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