Cable, a.k.a.Nathan Christopher Charles SummersorNathan Dayspring, is a character appearing in American comic books published byMarvel Comics, commonly in association with X-Force and theX-Men. Nathan first appeared as the newborn son ofScott SummersandMadelyne Pryorin The Uncanny X-Men #201 (Jan. 1986) created by writer Chris Claremont and penciler Rick Leonardi, while Cable first appeared in The New Mutants #87 (March 1990) created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writerRob Liefeld. Cable's origin initially was undecided and he was assumed to be a separate character, but it was later decided that he was actually an older version of Nathan due to being a time traveler.