| Healer | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #179 (Mar 1984) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Paul Smith |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | unrevealed |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Morlocks |
| Abilities | healing powers. |
Healer is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe.
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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.
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.
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 fact, it was known to cause cancer in normal humans, as their physiology could not handle the mutations he induced.