Although he is usually represented as a small child, Artie was 11 when
his mutancy first manifested. Carl Maddicks' efforts to return his son
to normalcy led him to kidnap Beast and subject him to a de-mutating
treatment, which transformed Hank back to his original non-furry state.
Unfortunately, Carl died when he used himself as a diversion to allow
Artie and Hank to escape the Secret Empire, who were his backers. Artie
went to live with X-Factor, and met his best friend Leech in the Morlock
tunnels shortly before the Massacre. Some time later, they were part of
the X-Terminators, and after Inferno were transferred to a private
school. After Leech was rescued from Gene Nation by Generation X, he and
Artie came to live at the Massachusetts Academy, where they soon met
Franklin Richards who rounded out the trio of "The Daydreamers." The
trio went on some adventures with Man-Thing and Howard the Duck, but
when Franklin's family returned from an alternate universe (of his own
creation), Artie and Leech returned to the School, where they started to
take a more active role. They were given image inducers to hide their
appearances, and frequently used them to wreak playful havoc. Artie's
current whereabouts are unknown at this time, as the Academy has been
closed. Presumably, Professor X set him up at another private school
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