Uncanny X-Men
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The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. It features an eponymous group of mutant superheroes. Published continuously, with one nine-month break, since issue #1 (Sept. 1963), it has spun off numerous franchise series including Astonishing X-Men, New X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, the simply titled X-Men, and Generation X.
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[edit] History
Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the series launched in 1963, introducing in its first issue the original five X-Men (the Angel, the Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey), as well as their teacher, Professor X, and their archenemesis, the supervillain Magneto. Initially published bi-monthly, it became a monthly with issue #14 (November 1965).
The series ceased publication with #66 (March 1970), but returned as a bi-monthly reprint magazine nine months later. It continued in this fashion until the team was revived and revamped, with additional new members, in Giant Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). The X-Men again began printing new stories with #94 (August 1975), but remained bi-monthly until issue #112 (August 1978).
Marvel has also published the title bi-monthly for short periods in 1988-90, 1999, and 2002-06. By the early 1980s, the series had become one of the best-selling American comic books, turning many of the writers and illustrators into industry stars and leading to spin-offs such as The New Mutants, Excalibur and Wolverine, as well as to numerous miniseries.
[edit] X-Men or Uncanny X-Men ?
Initially titled The X-Men, the series added the adjective "Uncanny" to its cover treatment on issue #114 (Oct. 1978), and formally changed its title to The Uncanny X-Men with #142 (Feb. 1981) [1]. When a new series titled simply X-Men launched in October 1991, fans and historians began to designate pre-1981 issues as The X-Men Vol. 1 or, more commonly, The Uncanny X-Men.
[edit] Spin-offs and crossovers
Since the introduction of 1991's X-Men series, the plotlines of the various titles have intermingled to varying degrees. From 1991-1995, briefly in 1997, and from 2000 on, The Uncanny X-Men and X-Men featured different battalions of X-Men. Appearances of an Uncanny X-Men character in X-Men or vice versa was common, but major stories featuring the characters were normally featured in their respective monthly title.
From 1995-96, when Scott Lobdell was writing both series, and from 1998-2000, when Alan Davis was writing both, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men were effectively treated as a single bi-weekly series, in which plotlines from Uncanny X-Men led directly into the next issue of X-Men.
Like many popular comic book series, Uncanny X-Men also produced double-sized annuals, doing so in 1970 and 1971, then regularly from 1979-2001. After the success of the Ultimate annuals, Uncanny X-Men resumed annual publication in 2006.
[edit] Line-ups
By issue number
- 001-066, 067-093: Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Marvel Girl), Beast, Iceman, Angel, Professor X
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- -For a brief period of time, the Changeling disguised as Professor X was a member of the X-Men until his death. The Mimic also became a member of the X-Men when Angel was sidelined due to an injury during a battle with El Tigre.
- -Issues 67-93 consisted of reprintings of earlier issues 10-45 (with some stories printed in the first X-Men Annuals).
- -During the gap between issue 66 and issue 94, Havok and Polaris were members of the X-Men. Their adventures are chronicled in X-Men: The Hidden Years by John Byrne.
- 094: Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Marvel Girl), Iceman, Angel, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Sunfire, Banshee, Thunderbird, Havok, Polaris
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- -After the events of this issue, of all the original members of the X-Men left, only Cyclops remained with the team.
- -Sunfire also left the X-Men, content after helping Professor X rescue the original team (in Giant-Size X-Men #1).
- 095: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Thunderbird
- 096-109: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee
- 110-129: Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix), Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee
- 130-138: Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix), Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus
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- -It was later revealed this Jean Grey was actually a psionically-created host body to be used by the Phoenix Force. The real Jean Grey was placed into a healing cocoon in the depths of Jamaica Bay only to be discovered later by the Avengers.
- 139-148: Angel, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Sprite)
- 149-170: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Sprite)
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- -Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Binary, fought alongside the X-Men against the Brood and briefly lived at the X-Mansion. However, she rejected an offer to join the team. She left the mansion when the X-Men admitted a reformed Rogue as a member.
- 171-183: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Sprite), Rogue
- 184-201: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Sprite), Rogue, Rachel Summers (as Phoenix)
- 202-209: Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Shadowcat), Rogue, Rachel Summers (as Phoenix)
- 210-218: Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Shadowcat, Rogue
- 219-247: Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Rogue, Psylocke, Havok, Longshot, Dazzler
- 248-280: Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Banshee, Gambit, Psylocke, Forge, Jubilee
- 281-315: Jean Grey, Iceman, Archangel, Storm, Colossus, Bishop (Gold team)
- 316-340: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman, Archangel, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke, Bishop, Cannonball
- 341-350: Beast, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Joseph
- 351-359: Beast, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Cannonball, Marrow, Cecilia Reyes, Maggott
- 360-380: Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Shadowcat, Rogue, Gambit, Marrow
- 381-391: Jean Grey, Beast, Storm, Gambit, Cable, Bishop
- 392-393: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Dazzler, Northstar, Omerta, Wraith, Frenzy
- 394-412: Iceman, Archangel, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Chamber, Stacy X
- 413-443: Iceman, Archangel, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Havok, Northstar, Husk, Juggernaut, Polaris
- 444-474: Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Bishop, Rachel Summers (as Marvel Girl), Sage, Cannonball
- 475-present: Professor X, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Havok, Polaris, Warpath, Darwin
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