KEY ISSUE

THE X-MEN #1

“X-Men”

September 1963

KEYFirst appearances of Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, and 3 more. Earliest catalogued appearance of Warren Worthington III.

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writerStan LeeartistJack Kirby, Paul ReinmanlettererSam RoseneditorStan Lee

X-Men

Professor X continues to train his young students that he has called them the X-men. They are mutants born with abilities that set them apart from normal humans. The X-men are Cyclops (Scott Summers), Beast (Hank McCoy), Iceman (Bobby Drake), and Angel (Warren Worthington III). The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning gains a new student Jean Grey who will be called Marvel Girl.