Publication History
Mentor first appeared in X-Men #107-109 (October 1977-February 1978) as a member of the Shi'ar Imperium's Imperial Guard and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
The character subsequently appears in The Uncanny X-Men #157 (May 1982), ROM Annual #4 (1985), X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #2 (June 1990), Uncanny X-Men #275 (April 1991), Quasar #32 (March 1992), Imperial Guard #1-3 (January -March 1997), Inhumans Vol. 4 #4 (September 2000), JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003), Uncanny X-Men #477 (October 2006), #479-480 (December 2006-January 2007), #485-486 (June–July 2007), and X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #4-5 (February–March 2008).
He is also involved in the War of Kings storyline and the writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have described their take on the character: "We want to show Mentor as being terrifyingly able, and one of the most dangerous and capable members of the Imperial Guard. His astonishing brainpower is enhanced (in military terms) by sheer, analytical ruthlessness".
Mentor appeared as part of the "Imperial Guard" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.
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