MAGNETO
Earth-8101
Real Name: Max Eisenhardt
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate mutant
Occupation: Unrevealed
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Dazzler (Alison Blaire), Iron Mandrill (Tony Stark), New Mutants (Cannonball/Sam Guthrie, Magik/Illyana Rasputin, Mirage/Danielle Moonstar, Sunspot/Bobby Da Costa, Warlock, Wolfsbape/Rahne Sinclair), X-Apes (Colobbus/Piotr Rasputin, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Rogue/Anne-Marie, Rachel Summers, Wolverine/James Howlett);
formerly "Captain America" (John Falsworth)
Enemies: Beyonder
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#3/3 (December, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Magneto can generate and control magnetic fields, allowing him to manipulate metal and electromagnetic forces on a massive scale. His powers enable him to levitate, create powerful force fields, generate electromagnetic pulses, and reshape or weaponize metal with extreme precision.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 180 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Marvel Apes I#3/3 (fb) - BTS) - The Beyonder became fascinated with the nature of simian heroism, curious about what it truly meant to be simian he traveled to Earth. His arrival quickly escalated into violence when his unstable emotions and immense cosmic power threatened the world.
(Marvel Apes I#3/3) - Magneto joined a large force of assembled heroes, including Iron Mandrill, Captain America, the New Mutants and the X-Apes, to oppose the Beyonder. Their coordinated assault pushed the Beyonder to the brink, and Iron Mandrill eventually unleashed a powerful energy blast that helped tip the battle, leading to the Beyonder's defeat.
Comments: Created by Tom Peyer.
The storyline in which this ape version of Magneto appears mirrors events depicted on Earth-616 during Secret Wars II. During the time of Secret Wars II, Magneto was acted as the primary authority figure at Xavier's School, taking responsibility for the New Mutants' safety and guiding them through crises.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from Earth-8101 when zombies invaded their world. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #5 indicates that the timelines designated Earth-95019 and Earth-21050 were seemingly erased when Earth-616's Gorilla Girl went back to the moment the portal was opened and destroyed it.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Magneto has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p30, pan1 (main image)
Marvel Apes I#3, p31, pan2 (facing the Beyonder)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#3/3 (December, 2008) - Tom Peyer (writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning, Cam Smith (inkers), Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennan (editors)
First Posted: 1/13/2026
Last Updated: 1/13/2026
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