The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of supervillain characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Led by Apocalypse, they are loosely based on the Biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation, though its members vary throughout the canon.
Second incarnation of the Four Horsemen: War (Deathbird), Pestilence (Caliban) and Famine (Ahab). Panel from X-Men #97. Pencils by Alan Davis.
The Four Horsemen in the "Age of Apocalypse".
Apocalypse is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of the world's first mutants, and was a principal villain for the original X-Factor team and later the X-Men and related spin-off teams. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice, Apocalypse first appeared in X-Factor #5. Apocalypse is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe where he is the husband of Genesis and the father of the original incarnation of the Horsemen of Apocalypse.
Apocalypse on Ariel Olivetti's variant cover of Cable (vol. 2) #15 (August 2009)
En Sabah Nur as featured on the cover of Rise of Apocalypse #1, by Adam Pollina
Apocalypse, as depicted in the pages of X-Men Alpha (February 1995), during the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline. Art by Roger Cruz.
