X-Men

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The fictional characters, the X-Men, are a team of superheroes who were born with special mutant powers, making them different from regular humans. The X-Men characters are owned by Marvel Comics, which publishes comic books featuring them as well as many other superheroes. The comic book was one of the first to combine social issues and commentary into a superhero story, set in a world where people with mutant abilites are hated by those born without them and facing similar oppression to that of African-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Unlike some mutants, the X-Men try to be good and show tolerance toward humans and other mutants.

The original X-Men, as created by writer Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, were

Code Name	Real Name	Gender	Powers
Cyclops	Scott Summers	Male	can shoot lasers from eyes
The Beast	Hank McCoy	Male	An ape-like body, later had blue fur
Ice Man	Bobby Drake	Male	Can make ice and snow
Angel	Warren Kenneth Worthington III	Male	Has big wings with white feathers, like an angel
Marvel Girl	Jean Grey	Female	Has mind powers (Telepathy, Telekinesis)

and all first appeared in X-Men #1 (Sept 1963).

The leader and mentor of the X-Men is Professor Charles Xavier, who is more commonly known as "Professor X" and has mental powers. Some other well-known X-Men include

Code Name	Real Name	Gender	Powers
Wolverine	Logan	Male	Has sharp metal claws that come out of his knuckles, super-strengh and invincibility
Nightcrawler	Kurt Wagner	Male	Has blue fur, pointy ears, a tail and can teleport
Storm	Ororo Munroe	Female	Can control the weather, fly
Gambit	Remy LeBeau	Male	Can turn air into poison, hypnosis, also uses weapons like a bo staff and a deck of playing cards
Rogue	Anna Marie	Female	Can absorb powers, memories, and even physical appearances from other people when she touches them.
Colossus	Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin	Male	Can turn body into steel
Jubilee	Jubilation Lee	Female	Can shoot fireworks from her fingers
White Queen	Emma Frost	Female	Telepath
Psylocke	Elizabeth Braddock	Female	Telepath