Mastermind is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964). He was given his "real name," Jason Wyngarde, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
The original Mastermind was a mutant with the power to generate complex telepathic illusions. He was a founding member of the first Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and later a probationary member of...
more
Mastermind is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964). He was given his "real name," Jason Wyngarde, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
The original Mastermind was a mutant with the power to generate complex telepathic illusions. He was a founding member of the first Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and later a probationary member of the Lords Cardinal of the Hellfire Club, where he played an important role in the "Dark Phoenix Saga."
The visual appearance of Jason Wyngarde was originally based by artist John Byrne on that of British actor Peter Wyngarde, who played the leader of the Hellfire Club in an episode of The Avengers. Peter Wyngarde is best known for playing Jason King, whose character visually resembles that of Jason Wyngarde a great deal.
After Wyngarde's death from the Legacy Virus, his two daughters appeared, both possessing their father's illusion-creating...
less
