No recent wiki edits to this page.   Fabian Cortez organized the
original Acolytes, who pledged themselves to Magneto and his
cause. Cortez was always goading and manipulating Magneto into
combat with humanity and the X-Men at every turn. This would
lead to the destruction of Magneto's space-station Asteroid M
and the deaths of the other Acolytes including Cortez's own
sister Anne Marie .   Fabian Cortez was created by Chris
Claremont and Jim Lee in 1991 and first appeared in X-Men # 1. 
Story Arcs  With the belief that Magneto was dead, Cortez then
recruited a new group of Acolytes to follow him in Magneto's
name. Now worshiping Magneto as the Acolytes god. They launched
several strikes on humanity, ranging from attacks on a military
base where new Sentinels were being built, to slaughtering
helpless humans in a hospital. However Magneto eventually
resurfaced, sending his chosen heir Exodus, to inform the
Acolytes of Cortez's betrayal. The Acolytes welcomed Exodus as
their new leader, and Cortez was left be