Piper is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

Marvel Universe

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Publication history

Piper first appeared in X-Men

X-Men

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vol. 1 #62-63 (November-December 1969), and was created by Roy Thomas

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 and Neal Adams

Neal Adams

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The character subsequently appears in Avengers #110-111 (April-May 1973), and Cable & Deadpool #49 (March 2008).

Piper appeared as part of the "Savage Land Mutates" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition

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#11. He received his own entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #12.

Fictional character biography

The Piper is a mutate, a member of the Swamp Men that was changed by Magneto

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, that lived in the Savage Land

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, a tropical preserve hidden in Antarctica. In his first appearance as one of the Savage Land Mutates

Savage Land Mutates

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, Piper sent a monster to attack the X-Men

X-Men

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 and Ka-Zar.

Piper later aided Magneto, by causing dinosaurs to attack the Avengers

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 in the Savage Land. With the Savage Land Mutates, Piper was later employed by Zaladane

Zaladane

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in her attempt to conquer the Savage Land. With the other Savage Land Mutates, Piper again aided Zaladane in battle with Magneto, Ka-Zar, and their allies.

Powers and abilities

The Piper can psionically control animals, using the music he plays on his set of pipes. Piper is a skilled musician, but is dependent on his music as a focus for his psionic powers.