Uncanny X-Men

Uncanny X-Men
Cover to The X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963).
Art by Jack Kirby.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Publication date1963 – present
List
  • (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
No. of issues
List
  • (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
Creative team
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
Written by
Penciller(s)
Inker(s)
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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-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X.

The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and eventually became a reprints-only book in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1 and the debut of a new, international team. Initially under the guidance of artist David Cockrum, writer Len Wein, and especially writer Chris Claremont whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's Uncanny X-Men #94, the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-books" including New Mutants, X-Factor, Excalibur, X-Force, Generation X, and other flagship titles like the simply titled X-Men (later New X-Men and X-Men Legacy), Astonishing X-Men, All-New X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Extraordinary X-Men and X-Men Gold.