The
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 Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
are a team of
mutant
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superhero
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es, published in
American comic book
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s by
Marvel Comics
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. Over the decades, the team have featured a rotating line up composed of many members.
Notation:
* A slash (/) between names, indicates codenames in chronological order.
* Characters listed are set in the
Earth-616
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continuity, except when noted.
Members
Original members
Recruits
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Other status
Substitute X-Men teams
Eleven substitute teams that have either temporarily taken the place of the
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 Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
during their absence, or worked under the X-Men.
New Mutants graduate X-Men
In January 1987, 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, sub ...
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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...
Annual'' #10.
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]
Muir Island X-Men
In December 1989, during the wake of the X-Men's supposed "death" during " The Fall of the Mutants", Banshee assembled an X-Men team on Muir Island
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Certain places fe ...
in ''Uncanny X-Men
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'' #254.[
]
Phalanx invasion X-Men
In September 1993, to oppose the threat of the techno-organic alien Phalanx
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, an X-Men team quickly banded together 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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...
'' #316.
Mannite rescue X-Men
In September 1999, after Professor X
Professor X (Prof. Charles Francis Xavier) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 ( ...
disbanded the X-Men in an attempt to expose a Skrull
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impostor in their ranks, Cyclops and Jean Grey formed an X-Men 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 (comics), limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004 in comics, 2004, with its first run writt ...
'', vol. 2 #1.
Genoshan assault X-Men
In March 2001, Jean Grey assembled an X-Men team to rescue Professor X
Professor X (Prof. Charles Francis Xavier) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 ( ...
from Magneto
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in ''Uncanny X-Men
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'' #392.
Street team X-Men
In November and December 2003, an X-Men team was formed by Cyclops in the wake of Xorn
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's rampage through Manhattan, New York in '' New X-Men'' #149 and #150.
X-Men in training
Individuals that were once trained by the X-Men as part of younger teams of the X-Men or individually.
X-Force
In December 2007, the X-Men's strike team was formed by Cyclops 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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...
'' #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 independent team.
X-Club
In November 2008, Beast gathered a science team 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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...
'' #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
In November 2012, a team was formed when the original members of 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 Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
were displaced in the time in ''All-New X-Men
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'' #1.
The team headlined both ''All-New X-Men
''All-New X-Men'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in November 2012, with the launch of Marvel NOW!. The series centers on the five original X-Men, brought from the past to the present to confront their future counte ...
'' from 2012 to 2017 and ''X-Men Blue
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'' from 2017 to 2018.
London X-Men
In July 2017, an X-Men 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, primarily as an enemy of the X-Men. His nemesis is the X-Men's leader, Professor X, while he also figures into the backstory of the X-M ...
in ''Astonishing X-Men
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'', vol. 4 #1.
See also
* List of Xavier Institute students and staff
The Xavier Institute was one of the fictional schools situated at X-Mansion in the Marvel Universe, published in American comic books by Marvel Comics.
The school was originally opened as ''Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters'' by Professor Xav ...
* List of X-Men enemies
This is a list of some of the major foes of the Marvel Comics superhero team, the X-Men.
Central rogues' gallery
Other recurring antagonists
Teams
See also
* List of X-Men members
The X-Men are a team of mutant superheroes, published i ...
* List of X-Force members
X-Force is a team of superheroes published in American comic books by Marvel Comics. Over the decades, X-Force have featured a rotating line up composed of large number of mutant characters.
Notations:
* A slash (/) between names, indicates the c ...
References
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X-Men members, List of
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 Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...