The

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

are a team of

mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...

es, published in

American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'' ...

s by

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...

. Over the decades, the X-Men have featured a rotating line up composed of many characters. Notation: * Characters in bold are members of the team as of the present time. * A slash (/) between names indicates codenames of one character in chronological order. * Characters listed are set in the

Earth-616 In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 is the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. History of the term The term was first used in "Rough Justice", a story credited to both Alan Moore and Alan Davis ...

continuity except when noted.

X-Men

Original members

20th century recruits

21st century recruits

Other status

Substitute teams

New Mutants graduate X-Men

In 1986, the

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, subs ...

briefly graduated to become the X-Men in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X- ...

Annual'' #10.

Muir Island X-Men

In 1989, in the wake of the X-Men's "death" during "

The Fall of the Mutants "The Fall of the Mutants" was a comic book crossover event by Marvel Comics spanning January to March 1988. It spanned three issues each of ''Uncanny X-Men'' #225-227, ''X-Factor'' #24-26, and ''New Mutants'' #59-61; unlike most crossovers howe ...

", Banshee assembled a team of X-Men on

Muir Island The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places fe ...

in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #254 to #255.

Phalanx invasion X-Men

In 1994, to oppose the threat of the techno-organic alien

Phalanx The phalanx ( grc, φάλαγξ; plural phalanxes or phalanges, , ) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar pole weapons. The term is particularly ...

, a team of X-Men was quickly banded together in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #316.

Mannite rescue X-Men

In 1999, after Professor X disbanded the X-Men in an attempt to expose a

Skrull The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated fro ...

impostor in their ranks, Cyclops and Jean Grey formed a team to help the Mannites in ''

Astonishing X-Men ''Astonishing X-Men'' is the name of four X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassada ...

'', vol. 2 #1.

Genoshan assault X-Men

In 2001, Jean Grey recruited a team in ''

'' #392 in order to rescue

Professor X Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writ ...

from Magneto.

Street team X-Men

In 2004, a team was formed by Cyclops in the wake of Xorn's rampage through Manhattan, New York in '' New X-Men'' #149 and #150.

X-Men in training

Mutants to be trained as a junior team of X-Men.

X-Force

In 2008, the X-Men's strike team was formed by Cyclops in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #493, with Wolverine serving as the field leader. The team took on missions which required responses too violent or controversial for the X-Men to deal with directly. When Cyclops disbanded the team, Wolverine assembled a new team.

X-Club

In 2009, Beast gathered a team in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #504 to attempt to deal with the mutant birth crisis, and reverse the effects of M-Day. The team lasted until 2012.

Time-displaced X-Men

Headlined '' All-New X-Men'' from 2012 to 2017 and ''

X-Men Blue ''X-Men Blue'' was an ongoing comic book published twice monthly by Marvel Comics and initially created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Jorge Molina. The first issue was released April 12, 2017. It is a continuation of the '' All New X-Men'' se ...

'' from 2017 to 2018.

London X-Men

In 2017, a team was formed to help Charles Xavier against the

Shadow King The Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is particularly associated with the X-Men family of comics. His nemesis is the X-Men's leader, Professor X, while he also ...

in ''Astonishing X-Men'', vol. 4.

Secret X-Men

A team formed in ''Secret X-Men'' #1 (2022), tasked with saving the daughter of Charles Xavier and Lilandra.

Unofficial

The teams who have used the name of the X-Men without the permission of the official X-Men. They were either opposed to the X-Men altogether, or used the name to promote themselves to the public.

Cerebro's X-Men

Nanotechnology imposter team formed in 1998 by a sentient Cerebro posing as

Great Lakes X-Men

In 2005, served a

cease and desist A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop alleged illegal activity. The phrase "cease and desist" is a legal doublet, made up of two near-synonyms. The letter may warn that, if the recipient does not disc ...

for his team's use of the Avengers name, Mr. Immortal reorganized the

Great Lakes Avengers The Great Lakes Avengers (also known as The Lightning Rods, The Great Lakes X-Men, The Great Lakes Champions, and The Great Lakes Initiative) are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The cha ...

into a team of unofficial X-Men in ''G.L.A.'' #4. They have since changed their name to first Great Lakes Champions and then Great Lakes Initiative.

Norman Osborn's X-Men

In 2009, a team of X-Men assembled by

Norman Osborn Norman Osborn is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July ...

during the "Utopia" storyline as part of the overarching " Dark Reign" event.

X-Men Green

A rogue team formed in 2021 to combat environmental destruction.

References

{{X-Men X-Men members, List of