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Why do we ship Tom/Cain? - A Reading Guide

Cain Marko and Tom Cassidy are X-Men affiliated characters from Marvel comics. Full reading lists for each characters can be found by clicking on their names in the previous sentence. The two are officially a platonic partnership but as the two are deeply connected, openly physically affectionate, have essentially coparented, and try to share their powers with each other....they are often seen as a romantic couple. But don't just take my word for it- read their story yourself!

Below is a complete list of their mutual appearances (some with issues for just one character added for context)!

X-Men (1963) #101-103, 122

Spider-Woman (1978) #37-38

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #229-230

Marvel Team-Up (1972) #150

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #217-218

X-Force (1991) #1-5

Deadpool (1993) #1-2

Venom: The Madness (1993) #1-2

X-Force (1991) #30-31

Deadpool (1994) #1-4

X-Men (1991) #88

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #369

Generation X (1994) #60-61

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #411-412

X-Men (1991) #158, 160-164

New Excalibur (2006) #6, 7, 13

Juggernaut (2020) #5

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #15

Legion of X (2022) #2, 5

X-Force (2019) #39