Born in
Milton, Massachusetts, Vanisher is a
mutant and a professional criminal with the ability to teleport to any place imaginable. He commits a series of spectacular crimes, including building a large criminal organization, stealing confidential defense plans, and attempting to extort millions of dollars from the U.S. government. With support from a large group of non-mutant followers, he goes to the front lawn of the
White House to await his payment.
Professor X and the
X-Men intervene when Xavier induces
amnesia upon Vanisher. Vanisher, unable to teleport away, is taken into police custody while the X-Men defeat his mob. Vanisher regains his memory and joins
Factor Three, a subversive organization of mutants who seek world domination. Factor Three attempts to start
World War III between the United States and the
Soviet Union. After learning that their leader,
Mutant Master, is an alien who intends to conquer Earth, the members of Factor Three work with the X-Men to defeat him. Vanisher disappears for a period, but comes out of hiding to fight the
Champions with the
Brotherhood of Mutants. He is defeated by the Champions and is trapped in mid-teleportation by
Darkstar. Half of Vanisher's body is stranded in another dimension, with the other half in
Poughkeepsie, New York, where he is found by the X-Men. After returning to Earth, Vanisher organizes a group of young mutant thieves, known as the
Fallen Angels. Eventually, the Fallen Angels disband and Vanisher is left to his own devices. Vanisher later joins a second incarnation of the
Enforcers, called the
New Enforcers. Along with
Eel and Blitz, Vanisher becomes involved in a clash between
A.I.M. and
Hydra.
X-Force Vanisher is one of the few mutants who retain their superhuman powers after
M-Day. He is hired to steal a vial of the
Legacy Virus from one of
Mister Sinister's labs, which is also sought by
X-Force. In a confrontation with X-Force, Vanisher is injured and given a terminal brain tumor by
Elixir to secure his cooperation in retrieving the virus. Vanisher is later forcibly inducted into the ranks of X-Force for use as transport and extraction. When the
Sapien League starts abducting mutants and infecting them with a modified version of the Legacy Virus, Vanisher teams with
Warpath. He teleports X-Force to the
Leper Queen and manages to disarm her, but is sent into the future by
Cyclops.
Messiah War Upon arriving in the future, Vanisher tries to teleport but his powers are blocked. He is then shot in the neck by
Deadpool, but is healed by Elixir. After ambushed by Stryfe's forces, Vanisher is ordered to protect Elixir and
Hope Summers. After defeating
Stryfe's forces, Vanisher,
Domino,
X-23 and Deadpool investigate what has been blocking his powers and their time-travel devices. Together with
Laura they find the problem is
Kiden Nixon, who has been forced to freeze time across the United States. When Vanisher removes his time-travel device, he appears in the present at the ruins of the Xavier Institute.
Necrosha After returning from the future, Vanisher's condition worsens. He teleports to Utopia for help and finds himself in the middle of the battle between
Selene's forces and the X-Men. Vanisher meets with Elixir, who reveals that he secretly removed Vanisher's tumor while he was in the future and that Vanisher now has
syphilis. After leaving, Vanisher teleports into Selene's fortress to rescue Warpath. He engages in a battle with
Blink, who teleports his left arm off. After rescuing the other members of X-Force and getting them to safety, Vanisher demands to be healed. Elixir restores Vanisher's arm, but does not cure his syphilis.
Second Coming After
Cable and
Hope Summers return to the present, Cyclops orders Domino and Vanisher to wait in San Francisco. Learning that
Bastion was targeting teleporters to prevent Hope from reuniting with the X-Men, Cyclops gives Domino instructions to bring Vanisher back to Utopia. Hearing this, Vanisher teleports to his hideout in
Portugal, but is confronted by
Steven Lang and his men. Vanisher is shot multiple times and left for dead.
Regenesis Vanisher appears in New York as a member of a group of
Marauders who are brainwashed to attack the X-Men. Vanisher later joins the
Hellfire Club with Emma Frost as its Black King, but is killed by Robert Callahan. He resurfaces during the
Krakoan Age, having been resurrected through unknown means. After the end of the Krakoan Age, Vanisher begins working for the
Office of National Emergency. ==Powers and abilities==