Giant-Size X-Men

Cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum

Giant-Size X-Men #1 is a special issue of the X-Men comic book series, published by Marvel Comics in 1975. It was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dave Cockrum. Chris Claremont has an uncredited plot assist. (He came up with the idea of Polaris using her powers to propel Krakoa into space.) Though not a regular issue, it contained the first new X-Men story in five years, titled "Second Genesis." The issue serves as a link between the original X-Men and a new team. Chronologically it is placed after X-Men #66 and before X-Men #94. The 68-page book was published with a May 1975 cover date and distributed to newsstands in February of that year. The issue has been cited as a start point of the bronze age of comics, and is notable for expanding the membership of The X-Men from beyond the white American cast to one of a more international flavor, an attempt to attract more readers from outside the US,[1] even if some characters were portrayed somewhat stereotypically.[2][3][4][5][6]

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