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Marvel Comics
Deadpool
Deadpool began as a fairly straight 1991 mercenary — visually and nominally close enough to DC's Deathstroke that the resemblance is usually treated as the joke's origin — and became something no other Marvel character is: a comedy lead who knows he is in a comic. The fourth-wall breaking was introduced gradually and is the character's defining device, but the reason it holds up is that the joke has a floor under it.
- First appearance
- The New Mutants #98 (1991), Marvel Comics
- Created by
- Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza
- Also known as
- Wade Wilson, The Merc with a Mouth
- Universe
- Marvel Universe
- Appears in
- comics, film, television, animation, games
Who is Deadpool?
Deadpool began as a fairly straight 1991 mercenary — visually and nominally close enough to DC's Deathstroke that the resemblance is usually treated as the joke's origin — and became something no other Marvel character is: a comedy lead who knows he is in a comic. The fourth-wall breaking was introduced gradually and is the character's defining device, but the reason it holds up is that the joke has a floor under it. Wade Wilson's healing factor came from an experimental cancer treatment that left him disfigured and functionally unable to die, so the relentless patter reads as a coping mechanism rather than simple gag delivery. The 2016 film, made cheaply after years of studio reluctance and a leaked test reel, became the highest-grossing R-rated film to that point and proved that adult-rated superhero comedy had a mass audience.
Deadpool: the details
- First appearance
- The New Mutants #98, February 1991
- Created by
- Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza
- Design lineage
- Widely noted as resembling DC's Deathstroke; the civilian name Wade Wilson plays on Slade Wilson
- Fourth-wall awareness
- Not present at the start — it developed through the 1990s and became central to the character in the 2000s
- Origin
- A terminal cancer diagnosis and an experimental healing-factor treatment that left him disfigured and effectively unable to die
- Film breakthrough
- Deadpool (2016) became the highest-grossing R-rated film to that date, greenlit after test footage leaked online
- Not a kids' character
- The comics and films are explicitly adult in violence and content, which this site reflects in its age filtering
Why Deadpool endures
The character who proved adult-rated superhero comedy could carry a blockbuster franchise, and the most sustained example of metafiction in mainstream comics. Commercially he transformed what studios believed the genre's rating ceiling was.
What Deadpool looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The red-and-black mask with white eye patches
The mask is essentially two shapes and reads at any size, and the red/black split gives designs a graphic strength most character marks lack. This character's apparel leans harder on printed text and joke graphics than any other in Marvel's line.
The two-tone mask is graphically the strongest asset. This line carries far more text-led and joke-led designs than the rest of Marvel, which suits adult sizing. Deliberately excluded from the kids' pages on this site.
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Sizes: kids to adult
Deadpool shirts are produced across the full US size range. These links run a live Amazon search filtered to each band, so they show what is genuinely in stock rather than a cached list.
| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Deadpool
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Reynolds | Deadpool | 2016 | Live action |
| Nolan North | Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 2011 | Voice |
Deadpool T-shirts: common questions
Who created Deadpool?
Deadpool was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, first appearing in The New Mutants #98 in 1991 (Marvel Comics).
What does a Deadpool T-shirt usually look like?
The red-and-black mask with white eye patches. The two-tone mask is graphically the strongest asset. This line carries far more text-led and joke-led designs than the rest of Marvel, which suits adult sizing. Deliberately excluded from the kids' pages on this site.
Are Deadpool T-shirts made for children?
No. Deadpool comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Deadpool?
Deadpool has been played on screen by Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, 2016), and voiced by Nolan North (Marvel vs. Capcom 3, 2011).
How much does a Deadpool T-shirt cost?
Deadpool shirts we currently track start from around $14.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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