600 (a follow-up to last April's reveal that a younger version of the character was gay - more on this in a bit).
And on Wednesday, November 4, he came out as a gay man in the pages of Uncanny X-Men No. His sense of humor has made him a major fan favorite. Bobby Drake, is one of the team's powerhouses. And for all those years, he's been living in a closet.
For the past 52 years, Iceman has been a stalwart member of the X-Men.
