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Uncanny X-Men, originally published as The X-Men, is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X.
- Professor X. Professor Charles Francis Xavier, X-Men (vol. 1) #42 (1968, back-up story) (in flashback), Xavier is the founder of the X-Men, and original headmaster of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
- Cyclops. Scott Summers. Summers is the first of the team's founding members, and has been the longtime leader of the X-Men. He is the former headmaster of the Xavier Institute, and former leader of the original X-Factor.
- Iceman. Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake, X-Men (vol. 1) #46 (1968, back-up story) (flashback). Drake is the second founding member, and the youngest of the group.
- Angel/Archangel. Warren Kenneth Worthington III, X-Men (vol. 1) #56 (1969, back-up story) (flashback). Warren is the third of the team's founding members, and the only member of the original team to have acted as a costumed hero even before joining the X-Men.
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- All-New, All-Different
- Launching A Franchise
- Dual Titles
- Astonishing X-Men
- New X-Men Era
- Messiah Complex and Divided We Stand
Launched in 1963 as The X-Men by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the title starred five of a new kind of super-hero: mutants born with their abilities rather than having them granted. Led by their paraplegic leader Professor X, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Angel and Marvel Girl were students in a school formed to teach them how to use their powers. Many of the...
Sales of The X-Men remained sub-par, even through an acclaimed run by Thomas and artist Neal Adams and the book ended runs of new stories after issue #66 in March, 1970. Nine months later, the book began re-printing back issues bi-monthly. This proceeded until Marvel began promoting Giant Size versions of many of its titles and it was decided to gi...
Claremont hit the ground running and didn't look back. He began immediately with an impact in killing off new member Thunderbirdand introducing a drastic redesign of Marvel Girl as Phoenix. He quickly took the team through the cosmos, introducing the Shi'ar Empire and just as easily brought them back for down-to-earth stories. He reintroduced new t...
The popularity of Uncanny X-Men caused the launch of numerous spin-off titles including New Mutants, Wolverine, and later X-Factor. Meanwhile, Claremont kept the title fresh by shifting the roster and keeping every character busy. New characters like Rogue and Rachel Summers replaced old ones and new villains and side-characters such as the Morlock...
Initially the two titles divided the X-Men roster, with Uncanny hosting the Gold Strike Force of Storm, Archangel, Jean Grey, Icemanand Colossus - with new character Bishop shortly joining the ranks. However, the title's main creator, Whilce Portacio left Marvel with numerous others shortly after and both X-Men titles, as well as Rob Liefeld's X-Fo...
Following the Legion Quest storyline, the entire X-Men line was renamed for four issues for the Age of Apocalypse mega-event. Uncanny became Astonishing X-Men starring the unusual roster of Rogue, Sabretooth, Sunfire, Blink, Wildchild and Morph. Rather than fighting for Xavier's dream, the Apocalypse title saw the team fighting for their very lives...
In 2001, Uncanny was separated once more in storylines and rosters from its sister-book. It also lost its title as flagship of the series as Grant Morrison's New X-Men took the spotlight of the X-Men franchise. Uncanny fell into a sort of disarray with forgettable stories coming from Joe Casey then widely-panned ones from fan-hated Chuck Austen. Th...
After numerous years of sitting in the background, the lead-up to Uncanny X-Men #500has restored the title to its flagship status.
A founding member of the X-Men, Dr. Hank McCoy is a mutant possessing animal-like strength and agility. Despite being covered in blue fur and resembling a ferocious beast, Hank...
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Betsy Braddock. British beauty Elizabeth Braddock is older twin sister of Captain Britain a mutant, former fashion model, and Charter Pilot. She is a long-standing member of the X-Men, Leader of ...
Starting with Giant Size X-Men Volume 1, the series is rebooted, after a five year hiatus. Most of the original X-Men team quit and new members were recruited by Charles Xavier. Technically Xavier recruited the new members first to save the original X-Men from a menace, then they quit!
