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X-Men

The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became…

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Marvel Comics
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Current: • The Factory Merle, Alaska • Haven House New Orleans, Louisiana Former: • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters/Jean Grey School for Higher Learning/Xavier Institute f…
Created by
Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist/co-plotter)
First appearance
The X-Men #1 (September 1963)
Member(s)
Alaska: Animalia, Beast, Ben Liu, Cyclops, Glob Herman, Juggernaut, Kid Omega, Magik, Magneto, Ishan NagallaPsylocke, Temper, Xorn Louisiana: Gambit, Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Pena…

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related to Other versions · 80
X-Men → Additionally Colossus, Age, All-New X-Men, An, Apocalypse, Armor, Atom, Battle, Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Brotherhood, Cable, Carlos Javier, Champions, Charles Xavier, Chris Claremont, Created, Cyclops, David/Legion, Days
related to 1980s · 60
X-Men → As Fawaz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brazil, Brood, By, Byrne, Cannonball, Century Fox's, Cheyenne, Claremont, Cyclops, Danielle Moonstar, Dark Phoenix, Dark Phoenix Saga, Days, Dazzler, Deathbird, Demon Bear Saga, Dire Wraiths, Emma Frost
related to Bibliography · 56
X-Men → Alan, All, American Comics, Amy, Andrew, Ben, Biggest Story Ever Told, Brownfield, Cebulski, Cefn, Cowsill, DeFalco, Deman, DK, Douglas, Ends, Fawaz, In Ridout, ISBN, Journey
related to 2010s · 55
X-Men → All-New X-Men, Also, Amazing X-Men, An, Astonishing X-Men, Atom, Avengers, Battle, Beast, Blink, Brotherhood, Cyclops, Cyclops' Team, Death, Decimation, During, During All-New Marvel Now, Gambit, Hero, Higher Learning
related to 1970s · 51
X-Men → Angel, Apache, Banshee, Beast, Black, Cadence Industries, Canada, Chris Claremont, Claremont, Claremont Women, Cockrum, Colossus, Cyclops, Dave Cockrum, Fawaz, Filling, Germany, Grey, Havok, However
related to 2020s · 46
X-Men → After, Dazzler, Destiny, During, Exceptional X-Men, Fall, Following, Hickman, House, Inferno, It, Jean Grey, Jonathan Hickman, July, Krakoa, Krakoa's, Krakoan Age, Laura Kinney, Lives, Logan
related to Further reading · 41
X-Men → Archived, August, Baltimore, Comic Book Superhero, Contains, Culture, Cyborg Images, Disabled Body, DOC, Earth, February, Fecteau, Grant, How Jewish History, Jewish, July, Landscape, Leviathan, Lydia, Magneto
related to Social issues · 39
X-Men → Adolf Hitler, America, Ann Nocenti, Apocalypse, Avengers, Byrne, Callisto, Captain America, Cerebro, Characters, Colossus, David Ben-Gurion, Emma Frost, Even, Franklin, I'm, If, It, Lee, LGBTQ
related to 1960s · 36
X-Men → Angel, Avengers, Banshee, Beast, Bolivar Trask, Brotherhood, Cain Marko, Charles Xavier's, Cyclops, Evil Mutants, Iceman, Issue, Issues, January, Juggernaut, Kirby, Lee, Magneto, Magneto's Brotherhood, Marko
related to 2000s · 32
X-Men → Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Another, Cassandra Nova, Doop, Emma Frost, Exiles, February, Genosha, Grant Morrison, In, In July, In September, Is For Extinction, Jean Grey, July, Mark Millar, Marvel Universe, Mike Allred, Morrison

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X-MenBase(s)Current: • The Factory Merle, Alaska • Haven House New Orleans, Louisiana Former: • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters/Jean Grey School for Higher Learning/Xavier Institute f…1.00infobox
X-MenCreated byStan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist/co-plotter)1.00infobox
X-MenFirst appearanceThe X-Men #1 (September 1963)1.00infobox
X-MenMember(s)Alaska: Animalia, Beast, Ben Liu, Cyclops, Glob Herman, Juggernaut, Kid Omega, Magik, Magneto, Ishan NagallaPsylocke, Temper, Xorn Louisiana: Gambit, Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Pena…1.00infobox
X-MenPublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
X-Menpart ofthe human race0.85text
Spider-Maninstance ofUnlike Lee's earlier creations0.80text
who acquired their powers through different scientific meansinstance ofUnlike Lee's earlier creations0.80text
Lee decided that this new group of heroes wereinstance ofUnlike Lee's earlier creations0.80text
Brandon Petersoninstance ofwrote a new crossover series with artists0.80text
Jae Leeinstance ofwrote a new crossover series with artists0.80text
Andy Kubertinstance ofwrote a new crossover series with artists0.80text

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