My turn at the absurd question!

silvermouse · Post by **silvermouse** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 6:44 am

I was just looking at Kurt's bio on marvel.com, and he made his debut in 1975. So IRL, he is about 27ish. How old is he in the comics?

Nandireya · Post by **Nandireya** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 6:52 am

Um...'bout the same actually...

His 21st birthday was shown in Annual #4...Nightcrawler's Inferno...and 13 and a half year old Kitty had just joined the team (she was still freaked by him at the time)...

She's at least 18 now...she was working behind the bar in a X-Men Unlimited not too long ago...

13 + 5 = 18 for

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21 + 5 = 26 for

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Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:01 am

Kitty Pryde, the determining factor of nearly all X-Men ages.

she is actually 19 tho, it said so in that lead in story to Mekanix. so that makes Kurt 27

Nandireya · Post by **Nandireya** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:06 am

What story is that?

I was estimating any way...but

:,

: and

: are about the only X-Men that have actually had their ages either mentioned or shown...

Didn't :beast: turn 30 (the first X-Man to do so) a few years back?

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 5:43 pm

I remembered he mentions the big 3-0 (

: I mean).
It seems like that happened in the FOX show or maybe only the FOX show.
I don't know. I'm having trouble!
Dave was actually saying that if Kurt WAS born in 75, he would've been a pretty big baby!:eek::laugh: Still comic book characters age quite oddly so...

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 5:50 pm

i remembered a conversation about this at hostboard and our conclusion was mid/late twenties for his age.
where did you saw that Lucy? i wanna know

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 5:54 pm

In Cockrum's Corner the Dave's New Forum thread.
I can't remember exactly what he said. I'm actually the one who mentioned the big baby thing. Then Dave says imagine the size of Mystique's maternity clothes!:shocked::laugh:

kurtlover · Post by **kurtlover** » Wed Aug 21, 2002 5:59 pm

hehehehehe!

silvermouse · Post by **silvermouse** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 12:18 am

Oww...that seems the tiniest bit painful! If he's 27ish, what does that make Warren, Bobby, Scott, Jean, Ororo, etc. Any guesses?

MoonbeamDancer · Post by **MoonbeamDancer** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 12:59 am

Not sure about Storm, but it would put the rest somewhere in their 30's I think.

silvermouse · Post by **silvermouse** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:56 pm

None of them seem it. I know that Gambit is about 24-25, but he hardly ever seems quite that. Or at least, he was those ages. I have to reread the comics to find the age pointers. Sadly, I almost wish Kurt were a hair younger. But I always thought Kitty was also older. Hm.

Post by **Slarti** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 9:25 pm

Most all Marvel ages are guesstimates anyway...

Yep, I think :beast: is supposed to be 30
Scott next with Warren in late 20's
Jean maybe a bit younger
Iceman is the youngest, mid-20s?

We all know Logan's older than dirt
Banshee is next, he looked in his 40s in the 1970s! He seems to have de-aged actually!
And, honestly, I think

: is supposed to be older than most of the New X-Men too, so she may be at 30.
I think Kurt is prolly next oldest at mid-late-20s
Peter was youngest, and now will always be

Later, of course is Kitty. Yeah! She is the measure of all X-ages isn't she! :laugh:

Sunfire? No clue. Thunderbird? I thought he was older too, because wasn't he in the Army? Or am I hallucinating that?

Dark Bamf · Post by **Dark Bamf** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 9:48 pm

As for Storm's age--Chris and I always listed her as 'ageless'. We never wanted to state an age. She's probably older than the others, but will never show it.

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Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 2:58 am

These comic book ages things are difficult because, as we all know, the flow of time in a comic book is the most abstract thing in existance and the formula to understand it gives Hawkings migranes.

Beast mentioned he was a few weeks shy of thirty shortly before Scott and Jean's wedding. At Scott's bachelor party, Bobby still wasn't old enough to drink legally in the States. So that's about a ten year differance regardless of the fact that they were going to the same Highschool in Children of the Atom.

Twenty-seven sounds about right for Nightcrawler? Next issue he could be fourty-two though. Hell, Kitty Pryde went backwards in age when Davis was writing X-Men. Also regained her virginity when Claremont took the helm. That's a whole other discussion all together though.

Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:24 am

yeah, i was jsut thinking of that. anyone remember when Rogue first appeared and she was like, 40? now she's in her mid 20's....

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 4:49 am

Yeah I remember they kinda screwed up her history for that.

:laugh:

Dark Bamf · Post by **Dark Bamf** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 5:15 am

Originally posted by Bamfette
yeah, i was jsut thinking of that. anyone remember when Rogue first appeared and she was like, 40? now she's in her mid 20's....

When I drew Rogue in that Pentagon issue, I was under the impression she was in her 40s. I was very surprised to have her turn out to be a teenager later on.

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silvermouse · Post by **silvermouse** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 6:30 pm

Originally posted by Kyle

Hell, Kitty Pryde went backwards in age when Davis was writing X-Men. Also regained her virginity when Claremont took the helm. That's a whole other discussion all together though.

Wth? What issue run was that? I want to see that for myself.

Frumious Bandersnatch · Fri Aug 23, 2002 9:47 pm

"When I drew Rogue in that Pentagon issue, I was under the impression she was in her 40s. I was very surprised to have her turn out to be a teenager later on. "

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Yeah! I remember that! She looked like my schools librarian! :laugh: no offense!

silvermouse · Post by **silvermouse** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 5:39 pm

Rogue used to be old? Is she older than Gambit? Does he know that? I think I need to go laugh somewhere now.

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Sun Aug 25, 2002 5:16 am

Yes she's a fair bit older than Gambit actually (or in real life she would be):laugh:

Nightfollower · Post by **Nightfollower** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 3:26 am

I read somewhere that he was 23, and born on the 16th of November (8 days b4 my b/day! Yay!). Thats what I'm stickin' to.

Bamfette · Post by **Bamfette** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 3:32 am

ok i could buy the birthday, tho i dunno when it would have been published, but WHEN was it said he was 23? they do age, though slowly...

Nov 16 is my mom's birthday.. that's just weird...

jogurt · Post by **jogurt** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 7:20 am

Do we all have in November ? We should do a big PAAAARDYYY
(ok back to subject...)um I guess we got no real chance to find out because of long history a lot of agechanges....any Idea how to handle?

little Blue Lucy · Post by **little Blue Lucy** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 8:36 am

Dave says since his b-day is Nov 12 (I think that's right, maybe it's the eleventh), Nighty's could be then too!
Either way according to astrology, Nighty and I are incompatible. Good thing I don't give a pift about astrology!