''Professor Xavier and the X-Men'' is an

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'' ...

series featuring 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 ...

published by

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for 18 issues from November

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to April

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Publication history

The comic was part of Marvel's experimental 99 cents comics line, which was meant to attract new, young readers who might have been put off by the then

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1.50/1.95 standard prices for comic books. The line was also known for the series ''

Untold Tales of Spider-Man ''Untold Tales of Spider-Man'' is an American comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 26 issues (#1–25, with a #-1 issue (July 1997) added between issues #22 (June 1997) and 23 (August 1997)) and two ''Annual''s (''A ...

'', but was ultimately financially unsuccessful, with all of the books being cancelled by 1997. The series focused on stories from the era of the original X-Men of the 1960s, and started off with a contemporary remake of ''

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'' #1 with new dialogue and art that was told from the point of view of

Jean Grey Jean Elaine Grey is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack K ...

. The series generally focused on retelling old stories from perspective of specific characters, including both heroes and villains.PROFESSOR XAVIER AND THE X-MEN #1 – November 1995 http://notblogx.blogspot.com/2008/10/professor-xavier-and-x-men-1-november.html There were also a number of flashback stories regarding the characters. The concept of the series to tell stories regarding the original five X-Men was later reused by '' X-Men: The Hidden Years'' and '' X-Men: First Class''. The

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series ''

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 counter ...

'' also featured the original X-Men, who had been brought to the present to observe a completely changed world.

Characters

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 ...

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* Beast *

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* Iceman * Marvel Girl

References

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