(vol. 1) September 1963 – December 2011 (vol. 2) January 2012 – December 2012 (vol. 3) April 2013 – September 2015 (vol. 4) January 2016 – March 2017 (vol. 5) January 2019 – September 2019 (vol. 6) October 2024 - present
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(vol. 1): 544 and 18 Annuals (vol. 2): 20 (vol. 3): 36 and 1 Annual (vol. 4): 19 (vol. 5): 22 and 1 Annual (vol. 6): Ongoing
Despite the title going into reprints for the next five years between #67–93, the X-Men continued to appear in other Marvel titles throughout this period in a guest-starring capacity or cameo appearance, either as a team or in solo adventures.[16]
The Angel appeared without the X-Men in a three-part story involving the murder of his father at the hands of his uncle, Burt Worthington, a.k.a. the Dazzler, in Ka-Zar #2 (Dec. 1970) and #3 (March 1971), and Marvel Tales #30 (April 1971).[17]
Iceman made a guest appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #92 (Jan. 1971), where he battles Spider-Man after mistakenly assuming he abducted Gwen Stacy. Later, after realizing his error, they team up against corrupt politician, Sam Bullitt.[18] Iceman appears alone once again in Marvel Team-Up #23 (July 1974), where he teams up with the Human Torch to battle the Equinox. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Angel also make a brief appearance.[19]
The Beast starred in his own series in Amazing Adventures#11–17 (March 1972 – March 1973) after accepting a position with the Brand Corporation, and decides to leave the X-Men for good. The original team appeared briefly in a flashback in #11 (March 1972) and in a present-day cameo appearance in #15 (November 1972). Professor Xavier and Marvel Girl briefly appeared in Amazing Adventures #12 (May 1972), and the Angel helped the Beast defeat the Griffin in Amazing Adventures #15.[20] After his run on that series ended, the Beast battled against the Hulk alone in Incredible Hulk #161 (March 1973), concluding a storyline which began in Amazing Adventures.[21]
Havok and Polaris, as recounted in a flashback in Incredible Hulk #150 (April 1972), leave the X-Men after a bitter quarrel with Iceman and move to New Mexico. In a present-day appearance in the same issue, they encounter and battle the Hulk, who mistakes Polaris for his former lover Jarella, and a biker gang.[22]
As a team, the X-Men assisted Spider-Man in capturing Michael Morbius in Marvel Team-Up #4 (Sept. 1972), written by Gerry Conway, after one of Xavier's colleagues is abducted by the vampire.[23] In Adventure into Fear #20 (Feb. 1974), it is recounted in a flashback how Morbius escaped from the X-Men's mansion. Professor Xavier and Cyclops appeared in a brief cameo.[24]
They appeared in The Avengers #110–111 (April–May 1973), written by Steve Englehart, where Professor Xavier and the X-Men are abducted by Magneto after an ambush at Xavier's mansion, and later rescued by the Avengers, Daredevil, and the Black Widow.[25] Soon after, members of the X-Men, including Iceman, Angel, Beast, Havok and Polaris, and members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are secretly being abducted by a group of hooded figures known as the Secret Empire. At this point, only Professor Xavier, Cyclops and Marvel Girl remain active, and, after a brief cameo at the end of Incredible Hulk #172 (Feb. 1974), where they discover an unconscious Juggernaut after a battle with the Hulk,[26] seek out the help of Captain America and the Falcon. This led to the first "Secret Empire" storyline, which ran in Captain America #172–175 (April–July 1974), also written by Steve Englehart.[27]
Professor Xavier made a few brief appearances of his own without the X-Men during this time. In The Avengers #88 (May 1971), written by Roy Thomas and Harlan Ellison, he made a cameo appearance assisting Reed Richards and General Thunderbolt Ross in containing the Hulk,[28] and later appeared briefly onscreen in Shanna the She-Devil #5 (Aug. 1973) to warn Shanna of an unknown mutant threat, Nekra.[29] In The Defenders #15–16 (Sept–Oct. 1974), written by Len Wein, Xavier teamed up with the Defenders to battle against Magneto and his reformed Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. It was in this battle that Magneto and the Brotherhood were reduced to infancy by Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant.[30] Xavier made one final solo appearance during this period in Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 (Feb. 1975), where he assisted the Fantastic Four in subduing Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man.[31]
1975–1991: Chris Claremont era
Writer Chris Claremont looks through a copy of a hardcover X-Men volume that collects many of the issues he wrote, March 2012.
The series title was changed to The Uncanny X-Men with issue #114 (October 1978).
For the remainder of the decade, the X-Men fought enemies such as Stephen Lang and his Sentinels, Magneto, Banshee's cousin Black Tom Cassidy and Cain Marko/the Juggernaut, the Shi'ar Erik the Red and the Imperial Guard, Arcade, Wolverine's former colleagues, the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight,[36] and MacTaggert's son Proteus.[37] In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Claremont and Byrne's run on The X-Men second on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels".[38]
The "Dark Phoenix Saga" in 1980 led to a change in the line-up of the team, with the death of Phoenix (Jean Grey),[39] and Cyclops leaving the team to mourn her. Comics writers and historians Roy Thomas and Peter Sanderson observed that "'The Dark Phoenix Saga' is to Claremont and Byrne what 'the Galactus Trilogy' is to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It is a landmark in Marvel history, showcasing its creators' work at the height of their abilities."[40][41] The storyline also saw the introduction of recurring antagonists the Hellfire Club, and its Inner Circle consisting of Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, Harry Leland, Donald Pierce, along with Mastermind, previously a member of Magneto's Brotherhood. Teenage mutant Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat was introduced in #129 (Jan. 1980) and joined the X-Men in #139. Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, a disco-singing, roller-skating mutant, was introduced in #130 (Feb. 1980), but did not join the team, instead having a solo title.
A new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, led by Mystique, was introduced in the "Days of Future Past" storyline (#141–142, Jan–Feb 1981) in which a time-travelling Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat tried to avert a dystopian future caused by the Brotherhood assassinating Presidential candidate Senator Robert Kelly.[42] Byrne plotted the story wanting to depict the Sentinels as a genuine threat to the existence of the mutant race.[43] He then left the series after #143, being replaced by a returning Cockrum, who in turn was succeeded by Paul Smith and John Romita Jr.
By the mid-1980s, The Uncanny X-Men had become one of the best-selling American comic books,[44] turning many of the writers and illustrators into industry stars and leading to numerous spin-offs and miniseries.
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto was gradually revealed to be more complex: #150 established that he was a survivor of the Holocaust, and in #161 it is shown that Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto and Professor Charles Xavier had known each other before Xavier had founded the X-Men. Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, a member of Raven Darkholme/Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, defected to the X-Men in #171 (July 1983). Raven Darkholme/Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants changed sides and became the government-backed Freedom Force in #199. Their first action was to capture Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, who had begun associating with the X-Men during the "Secret Wars II" crossover. Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto surrenders himself, but escapes after his trial is abandoned, he takes over the headmastership of the school after Xavier leaves for space in #200 (Dec. 1985).
The Morlocks, a group of disfigured mutants living underneath New York City, were introduced in #169 (May 1983). Storm became their leader in #170. She was de-powered accidentally by government forces aiming for Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, and met Forge,[45] a mutant with the power of invention. After Storm left the team temporarily to return to her native Africa, Nightcrawler became field leader.
The character Rachel Summers from the future dystopia presented in "Days of Future Past" had been shown to arrive in the present day in New Mutants #18, and then made appearances in Uncanny X-Men from #184 on and was revealed to be Cyclops' daughter.
Claremont attempted to write Scott Summers/Cyclops out of the series, by having him marry Madelyne Pryor in #175 (Nov. 1983); she gave birth to his son in #201 (Jan. 1986). The X-Factor series was launched two months later and featured the original five X-Men. This meant the resurrection of Jean Grey (performed by retcon, the character appearing from #101 having never really been her), and having Scott Summers/Cyclops abandon his wife and child. Claremont strongly objected to the latter, and was hostile towards the title until Louise Simonson became writer.[8]
Artist Arthur Adams began a long association with the team by drawing The Uncanny X-Men Annual #9 (1985) and would serve as the artist on several of the Annuals in the next few years.[46]
The end of 1986 saw the first crossover between X-Men titles, the "Mutant Massacre", which saw a large number of Morlocks killed by the Marauders, acting under orders from the mysterious Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister[47] The late 1980s saw several other crossovers: 1988's "Fall of the Mutants"[48] and 1989's "Inferno", which resolved the issue of Madelyne Pryor by revealing her to have been a clone of Jean Grey created by Sinister. The cast was shaken up, with the addition of Psylocke, the Dazzler, Longshot and Havok in early 1987, as well as the first appearances of NPR-TV reporter Manoli Wetherell in #226 (1988),[49] new teenage mutant Jubilation Lee/Jubilee in #244 (1989), and Remy LeBeau/Gambit[50] in Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990). The X-Men left their traditional residence in Westchester County, New York, and lived variously on Alcatraz, Muir Island and in the Australian outback. The "X-Tinction Agenda" crossover, in which the X-Men, X-Factor and the New Mutants fight against the government of Genosha for mutant rights, was published in the fall of 1990.[51]
The title became twice-monthly from 1988 to 1990 every summer, and helped to launch the careers of artists Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee. In 1991 another X-Men title was launched, titled simply X-Men;[52] both titles were now published monthly. Claremont wrote the first three issue of this series, in which the X-Factor and X-Men teams reunited with Professor Xavier at the school. Claremont left Marvel after disputes with Bob Harras and artist Jim Lee (of X-Men). Claremont's final issue of Uncanny X-Men was #279, during the "Muir Island Saga", which is set before those events.[8][53]
1991–2011: Post-Claremont era
Jim Lee holding some of the 1990s issues of the series on which he rose to stardom as an artist
After Claremont's run, the X-Men were divided into two color-coded squads, with a Blue team headlining the adjectiveless X-Men title, while the Gold team, consisting of Warren Worthington III/Archangel, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Jean Grey, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman and Ororo Munroe/Storm, appeared in Uncanny. This roster was later joined by Lucas Bishop, another refugee from the future.[54] After Claremont's departure, Jim Lee continued as plotter, while John Byrne scripted from #281–286. Byrne was replaced as scripter from #287 by Scott Lobdell, who was fully credited as writer from #289. The "X-Cutioner's Song" crossover was released in the fall of 1992[55] and resulted in the outbreak of the Legacy virus, a mutant-specific plague which continued as a story element in X-Men comics until 2001.[53]
Crossovers continued through the 1990s. The "Fatal Attractions" crossover of 1993 saw the X-Men battle Magneto again, and the "Phalanx Covenant" story of 1994 focused mostly on the techno-organic Phalanx. Uncanny X-Men briefly ceased publication during the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline in 1995, which dealt with an alternative present[56] created by a time-travelling assassin killing Xavier; it was replaced by Astonishing X-Men. Lobdell was writing X-Men as well from 1995.
Lobdell was replaced by Steven T. Seagle with issue #350 (Dec. 1997). He was replaced in turn with Alan Davis, as plotter, from issue #366 (Mar. 1999) to #380. Davis's run included "the Twelve" crossover from #370–375, in which Apocalypse sought the only 12 mutants, which also ran in his X-Men title, again being treated as a biweekly publication. As part of the Revolution relaunch, Chris Claremont made a brief return from #381 (June 2000) to #389, at which point he transferred to the new X-Treme X-Men title, as Grant Morrison took over X-Men (vol. 2)[57] and that became the flagship X-Men title.[53] From 2001, Lobdell made a short return, and then Joe Casey and Chuck Austen wrote runs into 2004. The title became bimonthly from 2003 to 2004.[53]
The X-Men: Reload reshuffle of titles in 2004 led to Claremont returning to Uncanny with issue #444. The stories addressed the new status quo established by Morrison. Claremont remained until #473. His final story was "End of the Greys" in 2006, as part of the "Decimation" storyline, where the vast majority of mutants had lost their powers. He was replaced by Ed Brubaker, who wrote a 12-part epic space opera story "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire", as a follow-up to his miniseries X-Men: Deadly Genesis. After this, the title led into the "Messiah Complex" crossover event, dealing with the first mutant birth since the Decimation.
Matt Fraction became co-author from #500, and sole author from #504. The entire X-Men team relocated to San Francisco – first to the city, and then, after the "Utopia" crossover with Dark Avengers, to an island named Utopia in San Francisco Bay.[58][59] The Nation X storyline focused on the return of the re-powered Magneto, and him coming to Utopia.[60] The Second Coming crossover saw the return of Hope Summers, the baby from the "Messiah Complex" arc, to the present day, as a young adult; and the emergence of the "Five Lights", the first new mutants to have arisen (apart from Hope) since the Decimation. Nightcrawler was killed during this storyline and the Beast left in protest after his discovery of Cyclops' secret death squad X-Force.[61][62]
Kieron Gillen took over co-authorship of the series with #531, and became sole writer from #534.1.[63][64]
2012: Volume 2
The original series ended with #544 and relaunched as a new volume after the events of the X-Men: Schism miniseries, wherein half the X-Men, led by Wolverine, returned to New York, to found a new school.[65][66] The new volume featured the Extinction Team, containing members of the X-Men whom Cyclops had retained to deal with potential threats to the mutant race's survival. Gillen's run led into, and crossed over with, the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline and finished with issue #20 in October 2012. The volume ended with Cyclops, who had become increasingly hardline during Gillen's run, in prison for his actions during that storyline.[67] Gillen wrote a five-part epilogue, AvX: Consequences.[68]
2013–2015: Volume 3
As part of Marvel NOW!, a new volume of Uncanny X-Men was launched in February 2013 with an April 2013 cover date,[69] written by Brian Michael Bendis, who is also writing another X-Men title, All-New X-Men, and drawn by Chris Bachalo.[70] It features Cyclops and remnants of his Extinction Team recruiting new mutants to help them prepare for what Cyclops believes to be an inevitable revolution, coinciding events of the first All-New X-Men story arc.[71] This volume saw Cyclops leading his team to an abandoned Weapon X facility to train new recruits and prepare for impending war against the humans, who see Cyclops as a terrorist's due to his actions in Avengers Vs. X-Men. Eventually, Kitty Pryde and the time-displaced X-Men join his cause after facing a team of X-Men from a dystopian future.[72] It lasted 36 issues, with the final issue reverting to the legacy numbering of Uncanny X-Men #600.
2016–2017: Volume 4
As part of All-New, All-Different Marvel, Uncanny X-Men was relaunched, written by Cullen Bunn with art by Greg Land. The relaunched Uncanny X-Men team features Magneto leading Psylocke, the Archangel, M, Mystique, Fantomex and Sabretooth, while a different team led by Storm will be called the Extraordinary X-Men. Cyclops's fate after Battleworld is shown to us in the Death of X miniseries (Cyclops was exposed to the Terrigen Mist and died from M-Pox).[73]
The tagline for the relaunched series is "Bigger threats require more threatening X-Men", and is considered to be a continuation of Bunn's previous work on the Magneto solo series. The series will deal with threats that arise as a result of a new, more dangerous world post-Secret Wars. Summing up the team, Bunn states "They're upholding Xavier's dream, but they have no right to do so."[73]
After this volume, all X-Men titles were cancelled and two intertwining six-issue miniseries written by Jonathan Hickman, called "House of X" and "Powers of X",[75] began a weekly run in July 2019 and concluded on October of the same year. Shortly after those were completed, the X-Men series relaunched with X-Men #1, accompanied by the other related teams' regular series, such as Marauders, X-Force, Excalibur, New Mutants, X-Corp, Wolverine, X-Men: Giant Size, and reviving 1987's Fallen Angels; all part of the 2019 story arc "Dawn of X", which searches to unite all mutantdom and settle down as a whole species.
2024-present: Volume 6
It was announced that a new Uncanny X-Men series would return. The first issue is scheduled to be released on August 7, 2024, cover-dated October 2024, and will be written by Gail Simone and penciled by David Marquez. The members of this team will be: Wolverine, Gambit, Jubilee, Rogue, and Nightcrawler.
Like many comic book series, Uncanny X-Men had an associated double-sized Annual series, once in both 1970 and 1971, then regularly from 1979 to 2001.[76][77] A second series of Uncanny X-Men Annuals began in 2006 as volume 2 issue #1.[78]
Warren Worthington III/Angel, Hank McCoy/Beast, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alex Summers/Havok, Robert "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, Jean Grey/Marvel Girl, Lorna Dane/Polaris
#67–93
1970–1975
Warren Worthington III/Angel, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Robert "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, Jean Grey/Marvel Girl
Note: Despite the series being in reprints during this time, the X-Men continued to appear as guest-stars in other Marvel titles.
In Amazing Adventures #11 (March 1972), it was revealed in a flashback that Hank McCoy/Beast had left the group sometime before and accepted a position with the Brand Corporation.
In another flashback recounted in Incredible Hulk #150 (April 1972), Alex Summers/Havok and Lorna Dane/Polaris also left the group soon after, due to a dispute between Havok and Iceman over Polaris, and moved to New Mexico. It is unknown whether they rejoined the team following the "Secret Empire" storyline in Captain America #172–175 (April–July 1974) and prior to being captured by Krakoa in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix starting in #101), Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Sean Cassidy/the Banshee
#129–138
1980
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix starting in #101), Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus
#139–148
1980–1981
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Pitor "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Sprite
#149–170
1981–1983
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Ariel
#171–183
1983–1984
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Ariel, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue
#184–200
1984–1985
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Ariel, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Rachel Summers
Inactive Scott Summers/Cyclops #184–198 Ororo Munroe/Storm #193–199 Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Ariel and James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine #183–191
#201–213
1986–1987
Ororo Munroe/Storm, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Rachel Summers, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto
Inactive Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus #214–224 Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat and Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler #214–227 (left) Note: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto remained allied with the X-Men but was not featured much in the title and was officially left out in #226
#246–272
1989–1991
The X-Men are disassembled. The issues variously feature individual characters or small groups who have previously been X-Men or been affiliated with the X-Men.
Ororo Munroe/Storm, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Forge, Lucas Bishop (Gold team)
#291–304
1992–1993
Ororo Munroe/Storm, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Lucas Bishop (Gold team)
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Hank McCoy/the Beast, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Lucas Bishop (Blue and Gold Teams)
The series was replaced with Astonishing X-Men for four months during the event. It featured Clarice Ferguson/Blink, Kevin Sydney/Morph, Anna Marie Lehnsherr/Rogue, Victor Creed/Sabretooth, Shiro Yoshida/Sunfire, and Kyle Gibney/Wild Child.
#322–334
1995–1996
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Hank McCoy/the Beast, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball
NoteUncanny X-Men and X-Men (vol. 2) became tightly linked Hank McCoy/the Dark Beast replaced the Beast in X-Men Unlimited #10 and started impersonating the Beast in Uncanny X-Men #331 and X-Men (vol. 2) #50
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Hank McCoy/the Beast, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Joseph
#337–342
1996–1997
Warren Worthington III/Archangel, Hank McCoy/the Beast, Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Joseph, Jean Grey, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#343–349
1997
Hank McCoy/the Beast, Lucas Bishop, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Joseph, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue
#350–360
1997–1998
Hank McCoy/the Beast, Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Cecilia Reyes, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Jean Grey, Joseph, Japeth/Maggott, Sarah/Marrow, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#361–372
1998–1999
Piotr "Piotr" Rasputin/Colossus, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde, Sarah/Marrow, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
After Charles Xavier/Professor X briefly disbands the team to expose the Skrull infiltrator, the team learns of the Twelve. As Apocalypse's plans come to fruition, many X-Men, as well as the members of the Twelve, come together to battle him, even as he warps reality.
#379–380
2000
All mutants worldwide are rendered powerless by the High Evolutionary and Mr. Sinister, leading to an interim team battling them after the X-Men briefly disband.
#381–390
2000–2001
Hank McCoy/the Beast, Nathan Summers/Cable, Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Jean Grey, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm
Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Jean Grey, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#395–398
2001
Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Jonothan "Jono" Starsmore/Chamber, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#399–414
2001–2002
Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Jonothan "Jono" Starsmore/Chamber, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Miranda Leevald/Stacy X, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#415–443
2002–2004
Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Alex Summers/Havok, Paige Guthrie/Husk, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, Cain Marko/the Juggernaut, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Lorna Dane/Polaris, Charles Xavier/Professor X, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#444–454
2004–2005
Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Tessa/Sage, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#455–474
2005–2006
Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Rachel Summers, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#475–486
2006–2007
Darwin, Alex Summers/Havok, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Lorna Dane/Polaris, Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rachel Summers, James Proudstar/Warpath
#487–491
2007
Caliban, Hepzibah, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Charles Xavier/Professor X, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James Proudstar/Warpath
The whole team comes together under Cyclops to protect Hope Summers. Also featuring the debut of the new X-Force team, consisting of Caliban, Hepzibah, James Proudstar/Warpath, Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, and Laura Kinney/X-23.
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Hank McCoy/the Beast, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, Emma Frost, Xi'an Coy Minh/Karma, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Megan Gwynn/Pixie, the Stepford Cuckoos, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#508–512
2009
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Hank McCoy/the Beast, Piotr "Peter" Rasoutin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, James Bradley/Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Xi'an Coy Minh/Karma, Kavita Rao, Madison Jeffries, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Megan Gwynn/Pixie, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, the Stepford Cuckoos, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Yuriko Takiguchi, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Tabitha Smith-Boom Boom, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, James Bradley/Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Charlie Cluster-7/Fantomex, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kavita Rao, Madison Jeffries, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, Namor MacKenzie/Namor the Sub-Mariner, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Megan Gwynn/Pixie, Charles Xavier/Professor X, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Ann Marie LeBeau/Rogue, the Stepford Cuckoos, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Cecilia Reyes, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, James Bradley/Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Charlie Cluster-7/Fantomez, Hope Summers, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kavita Rao, Katherine Anne "Kitty' Pryde/Shadowcat, Madison Jeffries, Name MacKenzie/Namor the Sub-Mariner, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#530–534
2010–2011
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Cecilia Reyes, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, James Bradley/Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Charlie Cluster-7/Fantomex, Hope Summers, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kavita Rao, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Madison Jeffries, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, Namor Mackenzie/Namor the Sub-Mariner, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Megan Gwynn/Pixie, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#534.1–544
2011
Warren Worthington III/the Angel, Piotr "Peter" Rasputin/Colossus, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, James Bradley/Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Hope Summers, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Kavita Rao, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Madison Jeffries, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, Namor Mackenzie/Namor the Sub-Mariner, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Mgean Gwynn/Pixie, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Anna Marie LeBeau/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Emma Frost, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, Eva Bell/Tempus, Christopher Muse/Triage, Fabio Medina/Goldballs, David Bond/Hijack, Benjamin Deeds, the Stepford Cuckoos, Waren Worthington III/the Angel (past)
The X-Men of the Jean Grey School, Scott Summers/Cyclops' X-Men team, the time-displaced original X-Men from the past, and the X-Men from the future fight the Brotherhood of Mutants from the future.
#14–30
2013–2015
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Emma Frost, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Lockheed, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, Alex Summers/Havok, Eva Bell/Tempus, Christopher Muse/Triage, Fabio Medina/Goldballs, Benjamin Deeds, David Bond/Hijack, the Stepford Cuckoos, Jean Grey (past), Hank McCoy/the Beast (past), Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman (past), Warren Worthington III/the Angel (past), Laura Kinney/X-23
#31
2015
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Emma Frost, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Katherine Anne "Kitty' Pryde/Shadowcat, Lockheed, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, Alex Summers/Havok, Christopher Muse/Triage, Fabio Medina/Goldballs, Benjamin Deeds, David Bond/Hijack, the Stepford Cuckoos, Jean Grey (past), Hank McCoy/the Beast (past), Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman (past), Warren Worthington III/the Angel (past), Laura Kinney/X-23
#32–35, #600
2015
Scott Summers/Cyclops, Emma Frost, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Lockheed, Alison Blaire/the Dazzler, Alex Summers/Havok, Scott Summers/Cyclops (past), Jean Grey (past), Hank McCoy/the Beast (past), Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman (past), Warren Worthington/the Angel (past), Laura Kinney/X-23
Volume 4
Issues
Years
Team roster
#1–19
2015–2017
Warren Worthington III/the Archangel, Monet St. Croix/M, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Victor Creed/Sabretooth, Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Charlie Cluster-7/Fantomex
Volume 5
Issues
Years
Team roster
#1–10
2018–2019
Warren Worhington III/the Archangel, Hank McCoy/the Beast, Lucas Bishop, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Robert "Bobby" Drake/the Iceman, Jean Grey, Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar, Lorna Dane/Polaris, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke, Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Laura Kinney/X-23
Scott Summers/Cyclops, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
#12–14
Scott Summers/Cyclops, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Alex Summers/Havok, Jamie Madrox/the Multiple Man, Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, Xi'an Coy Manh/Karma
#15
Scott Summers/Cyclops, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Alex Summers/Havok, Jamie Madrox/the Multiple Man, Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, Xi'an Coy Manh/Karma, Jonothan "Jono" Starsmore/Chamber
#16–18
Scott Summers/Cyclops, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Alex Summers/Havok, Jamie Madrox/the Multiple Man, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Xi'an Coy Manh/Karma, Jonothan "Jono" Starsmore/Chamber, Sean Cassidy/the Banshee, Hope Summers, Cain Marko/the Juggernaut
#19–22
Scott Summers/Cyclops, James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Alex Summers/Havok, Jamie Madrox/the Multiple Man, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, Sean Cassidy/the Banshee, Hope Summers, Cain Marko/the Juggernaut
Timeline
Notes
This is an article about the comic book, and thus the publication history, not the in-continuity history. As such, the above reflects the team roster for the book at time of publication. Similarly, this article only reflects the team roster for the X-Men team whose home is this publication.
Professor X is the Headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and mentor to the X-Men, but he is rarely (if ever) a member of the X-Men team. In his role as mentor, he has typically been present in the book, but he has notable absences, including issues #43–64 (dead, later retconned as preparing for the Z'Nox), #200–273 (with Lilandra Neramani in Shi'ar space; replaced as Headmaster by Magneto during most of this absence), #340–351 (in government custody after the Onslaught crisis), #379–386 (educating Cadre K in space), and #495–513 (rebuilding his mind in X-Men: Legacy).
Jean Grey was replaced by the Phoenix Force from issues #101–137. This was a retcon that was only revealed years later.
At many times, the team roster has been the same as that appearing in X-Men (vol. 2) and during two periods, the two books have even been treated by their writer as a single bi-weekly title (issues #289–350 by Scott Lobdell and issues #366–380 by Alan Davis).
During issues #370–372, Wolverine was replaced by a Skrull infiltrator, leading to "The Shattering"/"The Twelve" storylines, and the Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) limited series.
After moving to San Francisco, many other mutants continually appear as background characters or allies, but apart from during crossovers they are rarely considered part of the team roster.
After the series was relaunched as Uncanny X-Men #1, it featured Cyclops's "Extinction Team", composed of himself, Emma Frost, Namor, Magneto, Storm, Hope Summers, Colossus, Danger and Magik; Psylocke was briefly a member of this team while Emma was injured.
Until 2011, Uncanny X-Men remained Marvel Comics' only Silver Age title to retain its consecutive issue numbering since its conception, even during the early 1970s reprint hiatus. The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Fantastic Four and other legacy titles have all, at one time or another, restarted their numbering at #1, though all later returned to their original numbering. The final issue to be published under the original numbering was #544, published in October 2011 with a December 2011 cover date, which was followed by a new #1 the following month. In 2015, Marvel released Uncanny X-Men #600, following Vol. 3 #35, as a conclusion to the Brian Michael Bendis' run on both All New X-Men and Vol. 3.
From issue #1-93 the indicia title was The X-Men. After the relaunch with issue #94, and up to #138, the article The was dropped from the indicia title, making it X-Men, but the article was added back in issues #139–141.
The title The Uncanny X-Men was first used in the issue #95 title block following the "Stan Lee Presents:" tagline, though the title did not appear on the covers or indicia titles yet; covers begin displaying this title in #114. Beginning with issue #142[79] and up to #407, the indicia title was finally changed to The Uncanny X-Men. Issue #408 was the first to use the indicia title Uncanny X-Men.
A separate series, titled simply X-Men, launched with an October 1991 cover date.
Uncanny X-Men #265–272, Uncanny X-Men Annual #14; Fantastic Four Annual #23; New Mutants #95–97; X-Factor #60-62; material from X-Factor Annual #5 and New Mutants Annual #6
Uncanny X-Men #168-175, Annual #7; Marvel Graphic Novel #5 - X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills; Wolverine #1-4; and material from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Uncanny X-Men: The Complete Collection by Matt Fraction Vol. 2
Uncanny X-Men #512–519, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus, Dark Avengers #7-8, Dark Reign: The List - X-Men, material from Dark Reign: The Cabal
Uncanny X-Men #220–227; New Mutants #55–61; X-Factor #18–26; Captain America #339; Daredevil #252; Fantastic Four #312; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #340; Power Pack #35
Uncanny X-Men #228-238, Annual #12; New Mutants #62-70, Annual #4; X-Factor #27-32, Annual #3; material from Marvel Age Annual #4 and Marvel Fanfare #40
Uncanny X-Men #141–142, Uncanny X-Men Annual #14; X-Factor Annual #5; New Mutants Annual #6; material from Fantastic Four Annual #23; Excalibur #52, 66–67; Wolverine: Days of Future Past #1–3; material from Hulk: Broken Worlds #2
Uncanny X-Men #307-310, Annual #18; X-Men (vol. 2) #26-35; Avengers #368-369; Avengers West Coast #101; Cable #6-8; X-Men Unlimited #3; X-Men: The Wedding Album; What If? (vol. 2) #60; The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4; material from Marvel Valentine Special
Uncanny X-Men #97–105, 107–108, 125–138; Phoenix: The Untold Story (one-shot); material from Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 43; material from Bizarre Adventures #27; What If? #27
Uncanny X-Men #97–105, 107–108, 125–138; Phoenix: The Untold Story (one-shot); material from Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 43; material from Bizarre Adventures #27; What If? #27
Uncanny X-Men #210–219, Annual #11; New Mutants #46; X-Factor #9-17, Annual #2; Thor #373–374, 377–378; Power Pack #27; Daredevil #238; Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4; X-Men vs. the Avengers #1-4
Uncanny X-Men #220–227; New Mutants #55–61; X-Factor #18–26; Captain America #339; Daredevil #252; Fantastic Four #312; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #340; Power Pack #35
Uncanny X-Men #228-238, Annual #12; New Mutants #62-70, Annual #4; X-Factor #27-32, Annual #3; material from Marvel Age Annual #4 and Marvel Fanfare #40
Uncanny X-Men #270–272, Annual #14-15; New Mutants #95-97; X-Factor #60-62; X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #1-2; material from Fantastic Four Annual #23; New Mutants Annual #6-7; X-Factor Annual #5-6; New Warriors Annual #1, Marvel Comics Presents #10-17, #24-32, #41, #43 and #48-49; Marvel Super Heroes (vol. 2) #2 and #6-8; Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #1; and Marvel Tales #262
X-Men Chronicles #1–2; X-Universe #1–2; Tales from the Age of Apocalypse #1–2; X-Man #53–54, -1, Annual '96; Blink #1–4; Exiles #60–61; X-Men: Age of Apocalypse one-shot and #1–6; What If? (vol. 2) #77, #81; What If? X-Men: Age of Apocalypse; material from Hulk: Broken Worlds #2; X-Men Prime; X-Men: Endangered Species; Exiles: Days of Then & Now; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Age of Apocalypse 2005
Uncanny X-Men #381-389; X-Men (vol. 2) #100-109 and Annual 2000; X-Men Unlimited #27-29; X-Men: Black Sun #1-5; Bishop: The Last X-Man #15-16; Cable #87
Uncanny X-Men #475-486, X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #1-5, Secret Invasion: War of Kings, X-Men: Kingbreaker #1-4, War of Kings: Darkhawk #1-2, War of Kings: Warriors #1-2, War of Kings #1-6, War of Kings: Ascension #1-4, War of Kings: Savage World of Sakaar, Nova #23-28, Guardians of the Galaxy #13-19, War of Kings: Who Will Rule?, Marvel Spotlight: War of Kings
^Daniels, Les (1991). "The Marvel Age (1961–1970)". Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 111. ISBN9780810938212. The X-Men, a comic book series featuring a very different sort of superhero group, made its debut simultaneously with The Avengers in September 1963.
^DeFalco, Tom; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1960s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 94. ISBN978-0756641238. The X-Men #1 introduced the world to Professor Charles Xavier and his teenage students Scott Summers/Cyclops, Hank McCoy/Beast, Warren Worthington/Angel, Robert "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, and Jean Grey/Marvel Girl. Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto, the master of magnetism and leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants also appeared.{{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Tucker, Reed (2017). Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC. Da Capo Press. p. 31.
^DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 99: "Stan Lee and Jack Kirby decided to try their hands at a pair of reluctant super villains when they created the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver in The X-Men #4."
^DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 107: "Originally created for pulp magazines, and then used in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), Ka-Zar the Great was brought up by tigers...When Stan Lee and Jack Kirby revived the character, they also paid homage to...[Edgar Rice] Burroughs' ideas: The dinosaur-filled Savage Land is based on Burroughs' Savage Pellucidar."
^DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 120: "Writer Roy Thomas wanted to introduce mutants from other countries into the X-Men. His first attempt was Banshee...Drawn by Werner Roth, Banshee was a former Irish Interpol agent who eventually joined the X-Men."
^DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 132: "Lorna Dane's green hair marked her as a mutant...in The X-Men #49, an issue written by Arnold Drake and illustrated by Don Heck and Werner Roth."
^DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 135: "Alex [Summers] was the younger brother of the X-Man Scott 'Cyclops' Summers. He appeared in The X-Men #54, by writer Arnold Drake and artist Don Heck."
^Sanderson, Peter "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 145: "Writer Dennis O'Neil revealed that it was not Xavier who had perished but a shape-shifter called the Changeling...This epic tale provided an appropriately grand finale for the work of legendary artist Neal Adams."
^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 145: "[X-Men #66] would be the series' last issue by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema."
^X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
^Ka-Zar #2, December 1970 Ka-Zar #3, March 1971 Marvel Tales #30, April 1971 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 3: The Sentinels Live
^Amazing Spider-Man #92, January 1971 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6: The Death of Captain Stacy
^Marvel Team-Up #23, July 1974 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
^Amazing Adventures #11, March 1972 Amazing Adventures #12, May 1972 Amazing Adventures #15, November 1972 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
^Incredible Hulk #161, March 1973 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Incredible Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 6: Crisis on Counter-Earth
^Incredible Hulk #150, April 1972 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Incredible Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 5: Who Will Judge the Hulk?
^Marvel Team-Up #4, September 1972 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Morbius the Living Vampire Epic Collection, Vol. 1: The Living Vampire
^Adventure into Fear #20, February 1974 Morbius the Living Vampire Epic Collection, Vol. 1: The Living Vampire
^The Avengers #110-111, April–May 1973 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Avengers Epic Collection, Vol. 6: A Traitor Stalks Among Us
^Incredible Hulk #172, February 1974 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Incredible Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 6: Crisis on Counter-Earth
^Captain America #172–175, April–July 1974 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Captain America Epic Collection, Vol. 5: The Secret Empire
^The Avengers #88, May 1971 Avengers Epic Collection, Vol. 5: This Beachhead Earth Incredible Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 5: Who Will Judge the Hulk?
^The Defenders #15-16, September–October 1974 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn The Defenders Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Enter: The Headmen
^Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4, February 1975 X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 4: It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn Fantastic Four Epic Collection, Vol. 9: The Crusader Syndrome
^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 169: "[Editor Roy] Thomas realized that if X-Men was to be successfully revived, it needed an exciting new concept. Thomas came up with just such an idea: the X-Men would become an international team, with members from other countries as well as the United States. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum were assigned to the new project and the result was Giant-Size X-Men #1."
^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 176: "Writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum's intent in transforming Jean Grey into Phoenix was to boost Jean's powers to a higher level"
^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 181: "When 'new' X-Men co-creator Dave Cockrum left the series, John Byrne took over as penciler and co-plotter. In his first issue, Byrne and writer Chris Claremont wound up the Shi'ar story arc."
^DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 196: "In January [1980] a nine-part story began that changed the X-Men forever...Claremont proposed a story that would show how Jean Grey – one of the original members of the X-Men – had become corrupted by her new Phoenix power.
^Cooke, Jon B.; Nolen-Weathington, Eric (2006). Modern Masters, Vol. 7: John Byrne. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 31–32. ISBN978-1893905566. I came up with a Sentinels story where the Sentinels had taken over the world and killed everybody. That's about as tough as you get right?
^Thomas and Sanderson, p. 137: "The Uncanny X-Men remained something of a cult book, with a small but devoted following, but as the 1980s continued, sales went up and up. By mid-decade, it was consistently the top-selling comic book not simply at Marvel but in the entire American comics industry."
^DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 218: "A brilliant weapons inventor Forge was the man the government hired when Tony Stark stopped building munitions."
^DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 228: "The Mutant Massacre was an eleven-issue story that ran from October 1986...Working for Mister Sinister the Marauders – a team of mutant mercenaries – raided the Alley and callously slaughtered most of the Morlocks."
^DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 236: "'The Fall of the Mutants' was actually three separate stories – one in each of the X-Men titles."
^Cronin, Brian (October 18, 2013). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #441". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Longtime X-Men fans might recall how Chris Claremont used real-life National Public Radio personalities Neal Conan and Manoli Wetherell in X-Men comics.
^Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 249: "[Storm] encountered one of the most popular X-Men of the 1990s the enigmatic thief called Gambit. Created by legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont and artist Michael Collins, Gambit's Southern charm, thick Cajun accent, and ability to supercharge objects with kinestic energy for explosive results won over the readers."
^Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 251: "With a marketplace primed for flashy event-orientated stories, the X-Men titles took full advantage with their epic crossover, 'X-Tinction Agenda'."
^Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 255: "X-Men #1 [was] the best selling comic book in the history of the medium, selling well over eight million copies."
^ abcdSjoerdsman, Al; Vandal, Stuart; York, Jeph (December 2010). Official Index to the Marvel Universe: The Uncanny X-Men. Marvel Comics. ISBN978-0-7851-4958-3.
^Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 255: "Created by writer John Byrne and artist Whilce Portacio, Bishop found himself traveling back in time to the 20th century and coming face to face with the X-Men."
^Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 261: "The 'X-Cutioner's Song' [was] an epic twelve-part crossover showcasing the various X-teams' battle with the Cable-clone Stryfe."
^Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 272: "The 'Age of Apocalypse' was a major crossover event that drastically changed the landscape of the universe that the X-Men existed in."
^Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 306: "Renaming the X-Men comic New X-Men, Morrison ignored the convoluted plot threads that had seemed to plague the X-family of books for years, and instead focused on the original idea of a mutant school."
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