The X-Men #1 appeared in september 1963. The famous superhero team was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. New kind of famous X-men with Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler and Colossus first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 1975.
X-Men raised most popular comic series in United States when Chris Claremont wrote it, John Byrne draw and Terry Austin inked. Byrne started with The X-Men #108 (Dec. 1977) and left after the The X-Men #143 (March 1981). Beast, Cyclops, Professor X etc. fights against Magneto, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Proteus and Hellfire Club. Stories like Days of Future Past (X-Men #141 and Uncanny X-Men #142, 1981) and Dark Phoenix Saga (X-Men #129-#138, 1980) was unforgettable. Bryan Singer's X-Men movies basis some of those stories.
2001 X-Men became New X-Men, and sciptwriter Grant Morrison was recruited to write it. Also 100 issues limited series Ultimate X-Men (by Mark Millar and Adam Kubert) started in 2001, and Ultimate X-Men #100 appeared in March 2009. The Astonishing X-Men started in 2004. Before it had come limited series and special issues at the same title. Giant-Sized Astonishing X-Men #1 appeared in May 2008.
First X-Men members:
- Professor X
- Cyclops
- Iceman
- Beast
- Angel (later Archangel)
- Jean Grey (later Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix)
Late 1960's extra members:
- Havok
- Polaris
- Mimic
- Changeling
1975:
- Professor X
- Cyclops
- Phoenix
- Beast
- Wolverine
- Nightcrawler
- Storm
- Banshee
- Colossus
- Sunfire
- Thunderbird
1980's:
- Sprite (later Shadowcat)
- Rogue
- Magneto
- Psylocke
- Dazzler
- Longshot
- Forge
- Jubilee
1990s and 2000s including:
- Gambit
- Bishop
- Cannonball
- Cable
- Thunderbird III
- Moonstar
- Emma Frost
- Northstar
- Husk
- Warpath
- Armor
- Hepzibah
- Pixie
- Karma
- Sub-Mariner
- Cloak
- Dagger
Ian McKellen (also known as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings) makes a huge role as Magneto in X-Men movies (specially X2), as well as Patrick Stewart (Star Trek) in the role of professor Charles Xavier. Hot Famke Janssen wears tight leather as Jean Grey with Oscar-winner Halle Berry, who plays Storm. X-Men: First Class movie is coming in 2010 and X-Men Origins: Magneto (2011) presents famous characters youth and origin.
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