Hank seems to love Christmas. He gets into the festive spirit whether it's romantic, gift giving, visiting his parents, or playing Santa. This isn't super introspective, but it does play into Hank's personality. He has a very social side to him and Christmas allows him to indulge in that. The Merry X-Men Holiday Special, 2018. Here are two Christmas X-Men pin ups. X-Men #165. Beast plays Santa in X-Men #165. I think this speaks to his natural jovial nature, when he's not

The most recent pseudo-pairing for Hank is with Jen Starkey (aka Animalia). I really DISLIKE this pairing. It just seems way too off-kilter for me, so I want to look at Jen Starkey and profile her, while also giving everyone the run-down on these two. Jennifer Starkey first showed up in X-Men #4 (2024) as one of two new people with adult-onset mutation (Ben Liu being the other). The X-Men came to Jen's rescue in Detroit and brought her back to Alaska with them. In issue #6,

Patents According to this panel from Uncanny X-Men #48, Hank claims to have 37 patents. This is before he leaves the X-Men to work for the Brand Corporation. The real question now is: how many patents does Hank have currently? Uncanny X-Men #48 Cerebro Maintenance & Upgrades There have been several instances featuring a younger Hank working on cerebro, whether he was really allowed to or not. Like a lot of people who are a little too smart for their own good, he crosses bo

Before he joined up with the X-Men, Hank had at least two short-term girlfriends in high school. Jennifer Nyles At some point, Hank had a friend/girlfriend named Jennifer Nyles in high school. X-Men Origins: Beast. Issue #1 In Marvel Comics Presents #85-, we learn that Charles Xavier mind-wiped Jennifer Nyles, and Hank loses his shit. Marvel Comics Presents #85 marvel comics presents #86 Jennifer, as we learn, was the girl that Hank completely confided in. She even ditched h

The first instance of Hank using a physical mask is in Amazing Adventures #12 (1972). This is right after his second mutation. He also creates an entire body brace for himself because his new furry form is in an “animal crouch”. We can see, from issue 12 below, that it’s not an easy system to get into. Anyone who has worn a latex Halloween mask and/or gloves for any length of time will know that it wouldn’t be comfortable to wear them for an entire work shift, day after d

Born This Way Hank McCoy was a mutant from birth, instead of it manifesting when he reached puberty. I covered this a little in Early Years. When he joined the X-Men, as one of the original five, he was 5'-11" and 402 lbs. His mutation ended up with him being overly muscular with extra large feet and hands, dexterity of feet, highly agile, highly intelligent, very durable, can jump up to 32 feet, can run on all fours up to 40 mph for short sprints. Uncanny X-Men. Issue #5

By the time Hank was in elementary school, the principal pulled his parents aside because Hank was starting to get into trouble, taking things apart to understand them. He was the smartest kid in the school and they ended up putting him in an accelerated program. It might seem a little odd to bring up Hank's parents, but there is an important dynamic between Hank and his parents the affects his personality and his life. Norton McCoy had been working at a nuclear power plant i

Hank McCoy was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to be the fifth member of the original X-Men. The original five being: Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Angel, and Beast. Upon being recruited, we found out that Hank was the oldest of the five. Hank's Stats Height 5'-11" Weight 402 lbs Abilities: Overly muscular with extra large feet and hands, dexterity of feet, highly agile, highly intelligent, very durable, can jump up to 32 feet, can run on all fours up to 40 mph for sh