![[title] - X-Men: Colossus Bloodline #5](/sites/default/files/images/covers/mini/bloodline5.jpg)
early life
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #99](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-099.jpeg)
apparently dies as cosmonaut in space program
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #286](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-286.jpeg)
returns to Earth during the Sakhalin Island incident, returns with reality warping powers, accompanies brother Colossus to the X-Men
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #291](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-291.jpeg)
aids X-Men against crazed Morlocks, apparently sacrifices his life to stop them
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #325](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-325.jpeg)
survives along with a group of Morlocks, teleports them to a harsh dimension called the Hill where he lives for decades strengthening their descendants, sends the strongest of this "Gene Nation" back to Earth to vent their violent tendencies
![[title] - Storm (1st series) #1](/sites/default/files/images/covers/storm/stormv01-001.jpeg)
attempts to convince Storm to stay when she finds her way onto the Hill
![[title] - New Mutants : Truth or Death #1](/sites/default/files/images/covers/mini/nm_td1.jpg)
infected with Legacy virus, attempts to cleanse his cells by infecting the New Mutants
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #374](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-374.jpeg)
attempts to resurrect deceased sister Illyana
![[title] - Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #376](/sites/default/files/images/covers/uncannyxmen/uncannyxmenv01-376.jpeg)
captured by Apocalypse for use in his apotheosis machine
![[title] - X-Men: Colossus Bloodline #1](/sites/default/files/images/covers/mini/bloodline1.jpg)
captured by Mister Sinister, learns of family connection to the famous Grigory Rasputin