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Creation & Design

The X-Men were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, debuting in 1963 as a response to the civil rights movement, representing the struggles of marginalized groups.

Early Years

Initially, the X-Men faced challenges in gaining popularity, but they became a cornerstone of Marvel Comics, exploring themes of prejudice and acceptance.

Character Development

Over the decades, the X-Men have evolved from a team of superheroes to a complex narrative exploring social issues, identity, and the struggle for acceptance.

Cultural Reception

The X-Men have been critically acclaimed and have a dedicated fanbase, often praised for their depth and social commentary.

Character Details

Real Name:
N/A
First Appearance:
Uncanny X-Men #1
Aliases:
Mutants, X-Men Team
Species:
Mutant
Gender:
N/A
Affiliations:
X-Men, X-Force, New Mutants, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Abilities:
Superhuman abilities, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Flight, Regeneration
Equipment:
Danger Room, X-Jet, Cerebro
Weight:
N/A
Height:
6' 0"
Eye Color:
Varies
Hair Color:
Varies
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Uncanny X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Uncanny X-Men #1
 
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1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

Uncanny X-Men #2
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Uncanny X-Men #2
 
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1st appearance of the Vanisher, a teleporter

2nd team appearance of the X-Men

2nd appearance of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Professor X, Angel, Beast

Tales of Suspense #49
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #49
 
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Crossover featuring the X-Men and Iron Man

Uncanny X-Men #4
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Uncanny X-Men #4
 
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1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto

1st appearance of Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Quicksilver

1st appearance Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde

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1st appearance of Toad

2nd appearance of Magneto

Although the Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story

[December 2023 - a Brotherhood of Mutants projects is rumored to be in discussion for the MCU slate]

Fantastic Four #28
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Fantastic Four #28
 
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First crossover of the X-Men in the Fantastic Four title

2nd appearance of the Mad Thinker

Uncanny X-Men #9
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Uncanny X-Men #9
 
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First meeting and battle of the X-Men and the Avengers

1st appearance of Lucifer, a member of the Quist alien race

Uncanny X-Men #12
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Uncanny X-Men #12
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Juggernaut

Origin of Professor X

1st cameo appearance of Cyttorak, as a statue, the demonic elder god whose Crimson Bands and ruby gemstone gave Juggernaut great powers

Marvel Tales #2
Annual ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Marvel Tales #2
 
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Reprint of X-Men #1

Marvel Tales #1 and #2 were titled and released as annuals then annual was dropped from the title with issue #3 and continued as a bi-monthly book

Uncanny X-Men #14
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Uncanny X-Men #14
 
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1st appearance of the Sentinels, machines invented to hunt mutants

1st appearance of Dr. Bolivar Trask, creator of the Sentinels

Uncanny X-Men #38
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Uncanny X-Men #38
 
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Origin back-up stories begin featuring the X-Men and the creation of the team

Uncanny X-Men #39
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Uncanny X-Men #39
 
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Debut of new X-Men suits

Origin of Cyclops

Avengers, The #53
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers, The #53
 
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First crossover by the X-Men in the Avengers title

Uncanny X-Men #50
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Uncanny X-Men #50
 
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2nd appearance Lorna Dane, daughter of Magneto who later takes the name Polaris

2nd appearance of Mesmero

Origin of Beast, his birth and cause of mutation

First use of the classic X-Men logo, designed by Jim Steranko

Uncanny X-Men #66
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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Uncanny X-Men #66
 
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Final appearance of the original team in the X-Men title

Following this issue, the title published reprinted stories for five years until X-Men #94, preceded by Giant Size X-Men #1 (1975)

Amazing Adventures #12 (1972) explained that the X-Men went into hiding due to public outrage resulting from this battle with the Hulk in Las Vegas

X-Men Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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X-Men Annual #1
 
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Reprint of X-Men #9, the first meeting of the X-Men and the Avengers

Reprint of X-Men #11, the first appearance of the Stranger

Marvel Team-Up #4
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Team-Up #4
 
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Team-up Spider-Man and the X-Men

Incredible Hulk #181
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #181
 
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1st full appearance of Wolverine, final page cameo in issue #180

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #54 - Shanna the She-Devil

Giant-Size X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
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1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

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First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

Uncanny X-Men #94
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Uncanny X-Men #94
 
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2nd team appearance of the X-Men that debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1

2nd appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird

4th appearance of Wolverine

1st appearance of Dragonfly

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Some resources refer to this as the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and Hulk #182 a 2nd cameo appearance

Beginning of Chris Claremont's 16-year consecutive run on the title, ending with Uncanny X-Men #279

First new X-Men story following five years of reprints

Uncanny X-Men #98
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Uncanny X-Men #98
 
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Unofficial DC crossover of a reporter named Clark Kent who appears over 20 times in Marvel books

Wolverine unmasks for the first time and reveals that his claws are a part of his body, not a part of his gloves as creator, Len Wein initially intended

1st cameo appearance of Amanda Sefton, ex-girlfriend of Nightcrawler and former ruler of Limbo, later named Daytripper

Cameo appearance of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee

Uncanny X-Men #100
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Uncanny X-Men #100
 
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Classic battle of the original X-Men vs the new X-Men

First use of the phrase 'Fastball Special' when Colossus launches Wolverine at an enemy

Marvel Team-Up Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Marvel Team-Up Annual #1
 
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First team-up of Spider-Man and the new X-Men team

First meeting of Wolverine and Spider-Man - previously met Nightcrawler

2nd appearance of Jean Grey as the Phoenix

Iron Fist #15
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Iron Fist #15
 
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1st appearance of Bushmaster, a crimelord

Crossover appearance by the X-Men

Final issue

Ms. Marvel #16
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Ms. Marvel #16
 
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1st cameo appearance of Mystique, disguised as an unknown woman

Ms. Marvel #17
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Ms. Marvel #17
 
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2nd cameo appearance of Raven Darkholme, disguised as Nick Fury and the Contessa

Uncanny X-Men #117
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Uncanny X-Men #117
 
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1st appearance of the Shadow King, Amahl Farouk, a powerful psychic

Origin of Professor X concerning a difficult psychic battle against Amahl Farouk which was the inspiration to create the X-Men

Professor X recalls his first encounter with Storm

Amazing Adventures #1
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Amazing Adventures #1
 
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Reprint of X-Men #1 (1963)

Partial reprint of X-Men #38 (1967)

Uncanny X-Men #134
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #134
 
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 6

Jean Grey becomes the Dark Phoenix

Uncanny X-Men #142
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Uncanny X-Men #142
 
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"Days of Future Past" part 2

Death of Wolverine, Colossus and Storm in an alternate reality

Retitled from ‘X-Men’ to ‘Uncanny X-Men’ - officially, in the indicia copyright section

Avengers Annual #10
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Avengers Annual #10
 
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1st appearance of Rogue

1st cover appearance of Mystique

1st and only appearance of a girl named Maddy Pryor, not to be confused with Madelyne Pryor aka the Goblin Queen

Marvel Graphic Novel #5
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Marvel Graphic Novel #5
 
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"God Loves, Man Kills"

1st appearance of General William Stryker

1st team appearance of the Purifiers

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde as Ariel, formerly Sprite - new costume debut occurred in Uncanny X-Men #169

Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans #1
DC/Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans #1
 
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First crossover of the Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans

Wraparound cover art by Walt Simonson

1st appearance of the Source Wall, a final barrier between the Multiverse and a cosmic phenomenon that is the delta of existence

Uncanny X-Men #171
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Uncanny X-Men #171
 
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Rogue joins the X-Men

Debut of Illyana Rasputin's Soulsword

Alpha Flight #33
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Alpha Flight #33
 
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1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama as Lady Deathstrike, in costume - previously introduced in Daredevil #197

Classic X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Classic X-Men #1
 
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Partial reprint of Giant Size X-Men #1

The beginning and final half of the comic is original content adding context to the assembly of the new X-Men roster which consisted of Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Thunderbird, Banshee and Sunfire

Uncanny X-Men #214
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Uncanny X-Men #214
 
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Dazzler joins the X-Men

X-Men Annual #12
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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X-Men Annual #12
 
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1st official team appearance of the X-Babies, childlike clones created by Mojo

Previous appearance of the X-Babies were the actual X-Men de-aged by Mojo

Origin of the High Evolutionary

1st cameo appearance of Matthew Plunder as a baby, the son of Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil

Uncanny X-Men #266
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Uncanny X-Men #266
 
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2nd appearance and first cover of Gambit

1st chronological appearance of Gambit in-story / in-continuity

X-Men Annual #14 went on sale three weeks before this issue and is often considered the first cameo appearance of Gambit

This would imply that his appearance is brief though he appears in 15 panels throughout X-Men Annual #14 with at least 10 instances of dialogue

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Tap cover and swipe left to view images where Gambit is the main or partial focus of the sequence in X-Men Annual #14

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual, therefore #266 would be the first chronological appearance of Gambit in-story (or in-continuity)

CGC, the grading certification company for comic books, recognizes Uncanny X-Men #266 as the first full appearance of Gambit

Amazing Heroes #192
Fantagraphics ⋅ 1991
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Amazing Heroes #192
 
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Cover art by Jim Lee

Two versions exist of the issue, pictured is the rarer, yellow font variant

X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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X-Men #1
 
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1st team appearance of the X-Men Gold (team): Storm, Archangel, Colossus, Iceman and Jean Grey

1st team appearance of the X-Men Blue (team): Cyclops, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Psylocke and Beast

1st team appearance of The Acolytes: Fabian Cortez, Annie-Marie Cortez, Chrome, Nance Winters, Delgado

Best-selling comic of all-time with sales of 8.1 million copies

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Interior pin-up by Jim Lee, 'A Villains Gallery'

Amazing Spider-Man #36
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Amazing Spider-Man #36
 
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September 11th, 2001 tribute issue depicting various Marvel teams and characters working alongside emergency services as New York native, Spider-Man narrates the experience

New X-Men #146
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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New X-Men #146
 
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First time Professor X says, 'To me, my X-Men' as a standalone phrase - previous uses of the summons appear within a sentence or said by impostors

Uncanny X-Men #544
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Uncanny X-Men #544
 
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Final issue, series finale

Uncanny X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Uncanny X-Men #1
 
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1st team appearance of The X-Men, Extinction Team: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Namor, Magneto, Storm, Hope Summers, Danger

Avengers vs. X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avengers vs. X-Men #1
 
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2nd appearance of Nova, Sam Alexander

Avengers #24
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Avengers #24
 
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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Cover art inspired by The Avengers #92 by Neal Adams

Astonishing X-Men #1
1:1000 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Astonishing X-Men #1
 
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Variant wraparound cover art by Jim Lee

Remastered edition

X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis #2
Non-Key
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis #2
 
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Retelling of the X-Men's history that began in September 1963

Original art and scripts by Ed Piskor

House of X #1
1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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House of X #1
 
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Variant virgin cover art by Carlos Pacheco

Marvel Tales: X-Men #1
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Marvel Tales: X-Men #1
 
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Variant virgin cover art by Jen Bartel

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