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Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. While hugely successful now, the book was initially met with a lukewarm reception, and took a number of years for the X-Men's first issue (cover dated September 1963) to secure even mild success. The series was cancelled in 1970, but interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men and the debut of a new, international team. Under the guidance of 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, the simply titled X-Men, and a number of prefixed titles such as Astonishing X-Men and New X-Men.
The series concluded after the "Schism" storylines with #544 in October 2011. In November 2011 it was relaunched as Uncanny X-Men #1, showing the X-Men that stayed in Utopia under Cyclops's leadership.[1]
Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the series launched in 1963, introducing in its first issue the original five X-Men (Angel, the Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl) and their teacher, Professor X, as well as their arch nemesis, the supervillain Magneto. Initially published bi-monthly, it became a monthly with issue #14 (November 1965).
The series ceased publication with issue #66 (March 1970), but returned as a bi-monthly reprint magazine nine months later. It continued in this fashion until the team was revived and revamped, with additional new members, in Giant Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). The X-Men again began printing new stories with issue #94 (August 1975).
From issues #94 until #112 (August 1978), the title remained bi-monthly. Marvel also published the title bi-weekly for short periods in 1988–1990, 1999, and 2002–2006. By the early 1980s, the series had become one of the best-selling American comic books, turning many of the writers and illustrators into industry stars and leading to numerous spin-offs and miniseries.
The series originally focused on the entire team, as it usually consisted of between five to eight members throughout the majority of its run. From 1991 until approximately 1995, and again since 2000, the series has focused on only one squad of the team at a time. Recently, however, it has stopped focusing on any one team, favoring instead to focus on a separate group of characters (mainly former X-Men) living at the mansion.
Since the anniversary 500th issue, it has once again become the flagship X-Men title, containing the more important storylines that drive the X-universe forward.
| Issue |
Title |
Indicia title |
| 1–49 |
The X-Men |
The X-Men |
| 50–93 |
X-Men |
| 94–113 |
X-Men |
| 114–141 |
The Uncanny X-Men |
| 142–393 |
The Uncanny X-Men |
| 394–407 |
Uncanny X-Men |
| 408–544; 1- |
Uncanny X-Men |
Until 2011, Uncanny X-Men remained Marvel Comics' only Silver Age title to retain its consecutive issue numbering since its conception, even during the early 1970s reprint hiatus. The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Fantastic Four and other legacy titles have all, at one time or another, restarted their numbering at #1, though later all returned to their original numbering. The final issue to be published under the original numbering was #544, published in October 2011, which was followed by a new #1 in November.
From issue #1 through #93 the indicia title was The X-Men. After the relaunch with issue #94, and up to #141, the article The was dropped from the indicia title, making it X-Men. Beginning with issue #142, and up to #407, the article was re-added along with the adjective "Uncanny" to change the indicia title to The Uncanny X-Men. Issue #408 was the first to use the indicia title Uncanny X-Men.
A separate series, titled simply X-Men, launched with an October 1991 cover date. From that point, fans and historians began to designate pre-1991 issues as The X-Men or, more commonly, The Uncanny X-Men.[citation needed]
The X-Men are introduced as the original five members: Warren Worthington III (Angel), Hank McCoy (Beast), Slim soon renamed Scott Summers (Cyclops), Robert "Bobby" Drake (Iceman), and Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), and their teacher and mentor, Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X). They encounter their first arch-nemesis Magneto at Cape Citadel, who attempted to start a nuclear war against humankind. Their next enemy is Telford Porter, the Vanisher, who steals continental defense plans from the United States government and attempts to extort millions of dollars from the U.S. government. (X-Men #1-2)
The X-Men graduate from their class and are now full-fledged members. Magneto returns with a group of his own, called the "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants". The members of this group are Pietro (Quicksilver), Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch), Jason Wyngarde (Mastermind), and Mortimer Toynbee (Toad). Eventually, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch see the error of their ways and leave the group to join the Avengers. They are replaced with Unus the Untouchable, Fred Dukes (Blob), and, temporarily, Namor the Sub-Mariner. Beast temporarily quits the X-Men and becomes a wrestler, but eventually rejoins to help them defeat the Brotherhood. (X-Men #3-8)
On a trip to Europe, the X-Men battled with the Avengers for the first time. Meanwhile, Professor Xavier is in the midst of his own battle with the alien Lucifer in Tibet, where he had lost the use of his legs many years before. The prehistoric jungle known as the Savage Land is introduced, as well as its inhabitants Ka-Zar and his pet sabertooth tiger, Zabu. The Stranger was introduced as an alien being from another galaxy who came to Earth and abducted both Magneto and Toad back to his planet for examination. The Sentinels are introduced as mutant-hunting robots created by Dr. Bolivar Trask during a debate between Xavier and Trask on mutants living among society. Charles is kidnapped and taken back to the Sentinels headquarters where they are created by the gigantic Sentinel known as Master Mold. Professor Xavier's evil stepbrother, Cain Marko the Juggernaut is introduced as a great threat, revealing an origin backstory which saw Charles gaining his powers at a young age and his mother, Sharon, marrying Dr. Kurt Marko, Cain's father, who ends up saving Charles and Cain's lives before dying from smoke inhalation. (X-Men #9-15)
After the battle with Master Mold, Magneto escaped from the Stranger's planet, without Toad, in order to exact revenge on the X-Men. Bobby, still injured from their encounter with the Sentinels, is able to hold off Magneto alone until the Stranger arrives. The Stranger recaptures Magneto and brings him back to his planet. Jean leaves Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and enrolls at the nearby Metro College where she meets Ted Roberts and begins a friendship, much to the dismay of Scott, who is secretly in love with her. Lucifer returned as part of a plot by the alien Dominus to take over the Earth. By the end of the year, with Jean away, the team gains a new, though very brief, teammate in the arrogant Calvin Rankin, the Mimic. Mimic later became deputy leader of the team after Cyclops accidentally injures Angel with his optic blast. After losing his powers momentarily, Rankin leaves the team. Other battles included the Locust, El Tigre, and Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men. (X-Men #16-27)
A new villain, and later a teammate, was introduced as the Irish mutant Sean Cassidy, the Banshee, who is working for Factor Three along with the Ogre. The X-Men help the young mutant break free of their mind control and thwart their preemptive strike against humankind. Throughout the year, Factor Three would appear again to antagonize the X-Men. With the team finally victorious after defeating the Mutant Master, they are rewarded with brand-new costumes that showcase their individuality. The Changeling, once an agent for Factor Three, becomes a reserve member. The X-Men meet Spider-Man, do battle with Ted Roberts' brother Ralph as the "Cobalt Man", and a minor villain known as Mekano. The Juggernaut, who had been taken into the school by Professor Xavier, had escaped to do battle once again. The end result sees Juggernaut trapped inside the crimson bands of the Ruby of Cyttorak thanks to the intervention of Dr. Stephen Strange. (X-Men #28-39)
After a strange battle with Frankenstein, the X-Men deal with the death of Professor Xavier at the hands of Grotesk, a subterranean creature. Without their mentor, they decide to disband the team and go their separate ways. The year also sees the introduction of the green-haired Lorna Dane, who would come to be known as Polaris, possibly the daughter of Magneto. Lorna is under the control of Mesmero, who tries to use her against the X-Men. (X-Men #40-51)
It was during this time that Scott Summers met his long-lost younger brother, Alex Summers, a college student who is abducted by a Egyptian cult led by his professor Ahmet Abdol, who was actually the Great Monolith, looking to harness Alex's vast energy powers for himself. Alex, now calling himself Havok, would eventually join the team, with his lover Lorna, as a reserve member. The team of Thomas and Adams brought back the Sentinels, this time led by Bolivar Trask's vengeful son, Larry. The X-Men meet psychiatrist Dr. Karl Lykos, who is actually an energy vampire in the form of a pterodactyl calling himself Sauron. The battle brings them back to the Savage Land where they encounter Magneto once more. Without the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto has now created the Savage Land Mutates. (X-Men #52-63)
Shiro Yoshida, also known as Sunfire, attacks Washington D.C. in an act of vengeance for the death of his mother. His uncle, Tomo inspired Shiro to take the identity of Sunfire and engage in a one-man battle against the U.S. by attacking the Capitol. Later, Shiro sees Tomo kill his father and he immediately kills his uncle in revenge before surrendering to the authorities. It is later revealed that Charles Xavier was very much alive but not well, having been hidden in a secret room within the mansion in order to prevent an alien invasion by the Z'Nox. Xavier had Changeling, who was suffering from a terminal illness, assume his identity and was eventually killed by Grotesk. Jean was the only other person privy to the plan and ordered by Xavier to keep quiet. As the real Xavier laid in a coma on the brink of death, he mentally asks the group to seek out his colleague, Robert "Bruce" Banner, who is causing a rampage in Las Vegas as the Hulk. They are able to calm the Hulk long enough to follow him into the desert where they procure a piece of machinery that brings Professor X out of his coma. (X-Men #64-66)
From 1970 - 1975 the title ceased printing original material, instead reprinting earlier stories.
The four original members of the X-Men (Angel, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl), along with reserve members Havok and Polaris, travel to the living mutant island called Krakoa on a mission. While there, they are captured by the sentient island. Cyclops escapes, and Professor X assembles a new team of international and foreign-born mutants: the African goddess Ororo Munroe as Storm, the Canadian James "Logan" Howlett as Wolverine, the German acrobat Kurt Wagner as Nightcrawler, the return of the Irish Sean Cassidy as Banshee, the Russian Peter "Piotr" Rasputin as the Russian Colossus, the Apache Indian John Proudstar as Thunderbird, and the Japanese Sunfire. They are sent to rescue the rest of the X-Men, led by Cyclops. After being rescued, the original team, with the exception of Cyclops, left the mansion. The new team's early missions included a fight against Count Nefaria, in which both Nefaria and Thunderbird are killed, and the demon monster known as Kierrok. Also introduced is Xavier's ex-fiancee and former lover Moira MacTaggart, who immediately catches the eye of Banshee. (X-Men #94-96)
The transformation of Jean Grey began with the start of "The Phoenix Saga". Professor Xavier begins to have nightmares of a cosmic war. A lone alien catches his interest. Charles informs Moira MacTaggert about his dreams where in she tells him to confide in the X-Men. He decides to take a vacation. In Rio Diablo Canyon, Alex Summers and Lorna Dane are knocked out by an unexpected visitor.
Days later, Charles Xavier along with Scott, Jean, Ororo, Kurt and Peter see him off at JFK. The X-Men are surprised that Alex and Lorna appear. Jean warns the others that it is a trap but Polaris & Havok attack attempting to down Xavier's plane. The X-Men try to stop the two but Erik the Red, an agent of a star-spanning empire known as the Shi'ar, aids Havok and Polaris. Wolverine and Sean Cassidy arrive, Erik the Red orders Havok and Polaris to retreat. The X-Men depart unaware that they are being observed by Steven Lang and an unknown figure.
The X-Men head to Manhattan to celebrate Christmas at Rockefeller Center. Each go their separate way until Scott and Jean are attacked by Sentinels. This commotion alerts Ororo, Sean & Wolverine to come to their aid. Sean, Wolverine and Jean are captured. Cyclops realizes that Professor Xavier isn't safe. The X-Men rush out to where Professor Xavier is vacationing with his friend and colleague Dr. Peter Corbeau of Starcore. Charles recalls his dreams to Corbeau when a Sentinel attacks and captures the Professor.
Aboard Project: Armageddon, Lang takes an interest in Wolverine. As Lang explains his goal to wipe out all mutants, Wolverine frees himself and trashes the Sentinels then helps Sean and Jean. Another group of Sentinels attack, Banshee uses his sonic scream to clear a path through the base smashing the outer wall sucking himself, Jean and Wolverine into space. They are quickly rescued by Sentinels and brought back aboard the space station where Lang tells them that escape is impossible.
Back at the mansion, an intruder is detected and it turns out to be Dr. Peter Corbeau. He recounts that the Sentinel took Professor Xavier and their teammates into outer space. Cyclops uses Cerebro to try to find his missing comrades only to confirm that they aren't on Earth, they're in outer space. Dr. Corbeau uses his connections with NASA to launch a Starcore shuttle into space claiming that the scientists will be examining the solar storm which. The scientist are the X-Men undercover to rescue their friends. As the space shuttle blasts off, Starcore One satellite detectes a solar flare heading for Earth.
As Starcore approaches the space station, Lang detects their arrival sending out Sentinels. The first strike ruptures the shuttle's hull, sucking Storm out. The shuttle is rammed into the stations hull so they can board. Storm uses the solar winds and cosmic energy to defend herself against the sentinels. Inside the ship, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Cyclops destroy the Sentinels. Jean telepathically contacts Cyclops relaying which cell block Wolverine and Sean are where she and the Professor are being held. Cyclops orders the X-Men to rescue Wolverine and Sean.
Cyclops fights Stephen Lang but Jean stops him from beating him to death until. Cyclops is struck from behind. As Lang takes Cyclops away, Jean is shocked by who she sees. The X-Men arrive where they are confronted by the original X-Men: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, Iceman as well as Havok and Polaris. Professor X leading these X-Sentinels demands the original team kill the new team. As the teams battle, Wolverine goes after "Professor X" and is caught off guard when the Professor stands. "The Professor" punches Wolverine out and "Marvel Girl" uses powers. Wolverine realizes with his enhanced senses, that "Marvel Girl" isn't the real Jean. It's a robot.
Lang's army of X-Sentinels exposed, he explains to Cyclops, Professor X, Jean and Peter Corbeau how he was a member of a government project organized to determine the cause of mutants. While Lang rants, Cyclops uses his optic blast free himself and the others. The X-Men destroy the remaining X-Sentinels. Lang flees to his gunship attempting to kill Cyclops but Jean telekinetically manipulates the controls forcing Lang's ship to crash and explode.
With the space station compromised and ready to blowup, the X-Men find themselves stranded. They find that the autopilot has been damaged on their ship. The auto pilot was the only way to get through the solar flare passing through Earth's atmosphere and that whomever pilots the ship would be fried with radiation. Jean offers to fly the ship and telepathically pulls Dr. Corbeau's piloting skills from his mind claiming that her telekinetic shield should protect her from the radiation. Cyclops protests but Jean knocks him out and orders everyone into the radiation shielded room.
Sealing the ship with a telekinetic shield, Jean begins to pilot the ship to Earth. Cyclops revives and attempts to break free. The other X-Men tell him it's too late to save her. Entering the Earth's atmosphere and solar storm, Jean pushes her powers to the limits and the radiation pushes through her telekinetic force shield.
The crippled Starcore space shuttle attempts to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport. The shuttle skids off the runway and crashes into Jamaica Bay. The X-Men and Peter Corbeau rise to the surface where Scott immediately searches for Jean. Everyone is shocked when Jean rises out of the water proclaiming herself as Phoenix. Jean passes out falling back into the water. Cyclops pulls Jean out of the water. Everyone attempts be inconspicuous as possible before ambulances arrive on the scene. Professor Xavier uses his mental powers to erase the existence of the X-Men being at the scene. At the hospital, Jean slowly recovers from the events that happened.
Professor X informs the X-Men that a much needed vacation is deserved. Sean mentions that he's received a letter from Ireland that he has inherited the Cassidy ancestral home. Sean, Kurt, Peter, Ororo and Wolverine arrive at Cassidy Keep unaware that they're being watched by Sean's evil cousin, Black Tom. As they prepare for dinner, a trap door opens beneath them where they fall before Black Tom and his partner the Juggernaut. Storm has a claustrophobic attack episode. Banshee fights his cousin while Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Colossus attempt to fight off the Juggernaut.
Upon hearing Storm's mental cry for help Charles orders Scott to Ireland to aid the X-Men, but Scott refuses to leave Jean's side. Charles attempts to argue but is struck with another vision from space where he sees the alien woman's face that's been trying to contact him.
Back in Ireland, Wolverine and Nightcrawler are knocked out. A portion of Nightcrawler's body become invisible in the shadows. A bunch of little people drag him off. Black Tom manages to overpower Banshee but knocks the wind out of him. Colossus attempts to overpower the Juggernaut but is brought down when the Juggernaut causes the roof to cave in on them both. Storm finally snaps back to reality and strikes the Juggernaut down with a lightning bolt only to have it redirected at her. The Juggernaut and Black Tom hold the X-Men hostage to lure Charles Xavier into their trap.
In the Lab, Juggernaut and Black Tom have neutralized the X-Men mutant abilities. As Black Tom is about to torture Storm, Nightcrawler intervenes using his image inducer to appear as Charles Xavier. Black Tom sees through the ruse attacking Nightcrawler. The Juggernaut smashes a hole in the castle wall giving Storm the chance to free herself, Wolverine and Colossus out into the open. Nightcrawler frees Banshee who uses his sonic on the two villains. Black Tom is flipped over the edge and Juggernaut goes after him.
Erik the Red reports to his master about the failed attempt at destroying the X-Men. Erik vows that he will not fail in his next scheme to use the X-Men's most deadly foe of all: Magneto.
Eric also enlists a rejuvenated Magneto, who had been turned into an infant during his battle with the Defenders three years prior, to fight the X-Men on Muir Island. When they are beamed to outer space, the X-Men do battle with D'Ken and his Imperial Guard. They meet the Starjammers, whose leader turns out to be Scott and Alex's long-lost father, Major Christopher Summers, who calls himself Corsair. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Charles, Jean (as the Phoenix), and Misty Knight fight off Firelord, the herald of the world-devourer Galactus. Once D'Ken is defeated and ultimately destroyed, Lilandra reclaims her crown as Empress-Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire. (X-Men #103-108)
With the end of the "Phoenix Saga" and their return to Earth, the Canadian super-powered being known as Weapon Alpha arrives to bring Logan back to Canada. He accidentally injured Moira MacTaggert in the process. Later, the X-Mansion was infiltrated by Mitchell Tanner, known as Warhawk, who had been hired by someone known as the "Black King" to bug the X-Men and test out their abilities. Mesmero returns to cause chaos in their lives, this time as a carnival manager and mentally compelled the X-Men to serve as carnival performers. The X-Men are able to free themselves from his control, and as Mesmero attacks them, the real Magneto appears. He overpowers Mesmero and renders him unconscious. Magneto lures the X-Men to his volcano hideout. When an explosion threatens to destroy them, the new team and Cyclops believe that Jean and Beast, now a member of the Avengers, had perished in the volcano. Unbeknownst to them, they had indeed survived and made their way back to Salem Center to deliver the sad news to Charles. Meanwhile, the other team had survived as well and made their way to the Savage Land where they reconnected with Ka-Zar and Zabu in their battle against a returning Sauron, Zaladane, and Garokk the Petrified Man. (X-Men #109-116)
It was revealed that Xavier and Storm had previously met years before when she was a young thief living in Africa. He discovered another mutant was controlling her and the African people through mind control. Xavier engages in battle with Amahl Farouk, the Shadow King, in the astral plane and promptly defeats him. The X-Men move on to Japan where the country is being held hostage by terrorist Moses Magnum, who threatens to use his earthquake powers and sink the island nation underwater if his demands are not met. With assistance of Sunfire, the X-Men are able to defeat Magnum and Mandroids. It is here in Japan that Wolverine meets and falls in love with Sunfire's cousin Mariko Yashida of the Clan Yashida. Later, the X-Men are brought to Canada where they meet that country's own superhero team, Alpha Flight. Soon after their trip in Canada, the X-Men are eventually lured by the psychotic Arcade into his amusement park, Murderworld. Scott, still unaware that Jean is alive, finds comfort in Misty's friend and partner Colleen Wing, but is still too deeply in love with Jean to return his feelings to Colleen. Charles, distraught over sending the new X-Men to their deaths against Magneto, agrees to leave Earth with Lilandra and join her with the Shi'ar in space. After Beast and Jean discover that Scott and the others had survived the volcano, their next mission takes them back to Muir Island and into a hard-fought battle with Moira MacTaggert's son, Kevin, who called himself Proteus. With Sean pushing himself and his powers to the point of exhaustion, he quits the team to lead a peaceful life on Muir Island with Moira. (X-Men #117-128)
Writer
Chris Claremont looks through through a copy of a hardcover
X-Men volume that collects many of the issues he wrote.
The Dark Phoenix Saga began with the removal of two longtime members from the team. For the first time, Cyclops was no longer a member of the team. Storm became the leader and Kitty Pryde became the first new member since the title's relaunch. Also, introduced was the Hellfire Club and its members: Sebastian Shaw as "The Black King", Emma Frost as "The White Queen", Harry Leland as "The Black Bishop", and Donald Pierce as "The White Bishop" and later "The White King". Frost was determined to recruit Kitty Pryde, a young Jewish teen living in Chicago, Illinois, before Xavier, who had returned from outer space, and the X-Men could get to her first.
The first part of the storyline also introduced Alison Blaire, the "Dazzler", as a disco-singing, roller-skating mutant who is attacked by the Hellfire Club. Later, as Jean's illusions and hunger for power starts to get worse, it is revealed that she has become the new "Black Queen" as a result of Jason Wyngarde's manipulations. But the Phoenix Force grows tired of being controlled and inadvertently frees the X-Men and defeat the Hellfire Club. Responding to an urgent call from then-President Jimmy Carter, Hank McCoy, now an Avenger, hurries to aid his former teammates against the Dark Phoenix in Central Park. They are defeated and the Dark Phoenix goes on an intergalactic rampage that sees the death and destruction of billions of alien lives. The Shi'ar, who were also attacked, transport the X-Men aboard their ship to decide the fate of Jean Grey, who has temporarily been freed of the Dark Phoenix.
In one of the most emotional moments, Jean Grey sacrifices herself in order to save her family, friends and planet. The team mourns her death and Scott leaves the group to reflect on his life and his future. Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde joins the team as a new member, and Logan and Kurt battle the Wendigo in the Canadian wilderness and meet the rest of Alpha Flight. (X-Men #129-140)
A new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, led by Mystique, was introduced. Members included Destiny, Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro, who were set on assassinating Presidential candidate Senator Robert Kelly and succeeded in their mission. This led to the "Days of Future Past" storyline which had almost every mutant, and even the other superheroes, murdered at the hands of the Sentinels. The year is 2013 and there are only a few X-Men left, including Ororo and Logan, who were now lovers, an older Kitty Pryde going by the name of Kate, Rachel Summers who is the daughter of Scott and Jean, and Franklin Richards, son of Reed and Sue of the Fantastic Four. The plan is to have Kate go back in time and prevent the Kelly assassination. Kate returns to the body of her younger self and warns the X-Men of plot in Washington D.C., which also leads to the murder of Charles.
Fortunately, the X-Men manage to thwart Mystique's plan and prevent the bleak future from occurring. At Christmas, while the X-Men are away, Kitty is put to task against the N'Garai demon and is able to prove herself as a valued member of the team, though the expense of the X-Mansion. Meanwhile, Scott has found a new life in Florida aboard Lee Forrester's boat and falls for the pretty blonde. They battle the demon D'Spayre, who is responsible for causing Lee's father to commit suicide, and sail into the Bermuda Triangle where they become prisoners of Magneto. The other X-Men are brought back into Murderworld by Arcade and Doctor Doom, who turns Storm into a statue. Lorna, Sean, Bobby, and Alex are also brought into the fracas, but defeat them. After Scott and Lee are rescued by the X-Men and brought back to Salem Center, Emma Frost makes one last attempt at revenge by switching bodies with Ororo in order to claim Kitty for herself, but is also defeated. (X-Men #141, Uncanny X-Men #142-152)
Kitty tells a sick Illyana Rasputin, Colossus' little sister, a sweet whimsical fairy tale involving Kitty and the X-Men as fantastic characters, while the X-Mansion is attacked by Sidrian Hunters sent from outer space and the evil Deathbird, Lilandra's evil sister. Xavier and Lilandra resume their romance as Cyclops realizes that Corsair is really his father, Christopher Summers. Mystique returns with a new ally, Rogue, who would eventually join the X-Men the following year, by having her break into the Pentagon. Storm, meanwhile, has been attacked by Dracula and becomes a vampire. The battle is taken to a castle in Central Park with Kitty acting as a vampire hunter and driving Dracula away and relinquishing his control over Storm.
Meanwhile, young Illyana is abducted by the Lord of Limbo, Belasco, and his minion S'ym, and returns as a teenage demon sorceress. His intention is to make her his disciple and use her to open a gateway for the Elder gods he served. The X-Men rescue Illyana, transporting her back to Earth, but at the cost of themselves becoming trapped in Limbo. For years they battled Belasco with the entire team succumbing to either temptation, corruption or death. Belasco then lured an alternate dimensions Illyana to Limbo in a repeat of his earlier attempt. This time the X-Men team escaped back to Earth and Illyana was trapped in Limbo. He made Illyana his apprentice in the dark arts, transforming her into a "demon sorceress." He forcibly shaped part of her soul into the first Bloodstone, giving her great potential for power and allowing him to hold sway over her so that she willingly created a second. However, after guidance from the remaining X-Men in Limbo, she rebelled against him, driving him from Limbo. During a battle with the Brood, a race of alien creatures from outer space, who had allied themselves Deathbird against Lilandra, Xavier used his powers against the Queen and becomes invalid.
Xavier, while comatose, has a flashback to 1950s Israel when he first met Magneto, then known as Magnus, against the Nazi Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, who is after a secret cache of gold. The only person who knows the whereabouts of the gold is Gabrielle Haller, a former prisoner of the Dachau concentration camp who is in a vegetative trance. With the help of Xavier's power, Gabrielle is freed from her trance and begins a romance with him. Strucker abducts Gabrielle and finds the missing gold, but is saved by Charles and Magnus before a collapse comes down on Strucker. Charles and Gabrielle depart as Magnus makes off with the gold, vowing that they would meet again. Meanwhile, the Brood were closing in on the X-Men as they managed to implant Logan with a Brood embryo. Carol Danvers, who lost her powers in a fight with Rogue, developed new powers and began calling herself Binary. For a time, she became a member of the X-Men. (Uncanny X-Men #152-164)
Peter and Kitty become an item, unsure that these might be the last moments of their lives together. But the X-Men manage to defeat the Brood and bring Charles out of his vegetative coma, he declared that Kitty would be sent to the New Mutants, a new team of young mutants assembled by Xavier that same year. Kitty was not too thrilled by this. Once again, she proved herself worthy by defeating Sidrian Hunters who were hidden underneath the X-Mansion. During their excursion into space, Kitty meets a new friend in the form of a dragon named Lockheed, who was instrumental in defeating the Sidrians, as they are afraid of fire. Lilandra managed to clone a newer, more muscular body for Xavier after he was infected by the Brood Queen's egg, and was now able to walk again. Meanwhile, an underground group of mutants known as the Morlocks abducted Warren Worthington from his penthouse as a wedding present to their leader Callisto. Notified by Warren's girlfriend, Candy Southern, the X-Men make their way into the sewers.
Storm, usually known as a pacifist, reluctantly fought and defeated Callisto, thereby becoming the Morlocks' new leader. The X-Men were shocked to receive a surprise guest into their home as Rogue, escaping the Brotherhood, came to look for help in controlling her powers. The X-Men were not too thrilled, especially Carol Danvers, who left the team to join the Starjammers. Logan announces that he is engaged to Mariko Yashida and plans to marry her in Japan. The festivities are almost ruined when Mariko's cousin, the Silver Samurai, and the Viper try to assassinate them. With Rogue's help, Wolverine defeats them and she proves herself to be a member of the team. Unfortunately, Mariko decides not to marry Logan and the wedding is annulled. It's revealed to be the work of Jason Wyngarde, the Mastermind, who is seeking revenge for his defeat with the Hellfire Club. While hanging out with the wild and untamed Yukio, a friend of Wolverine's, Storm discovers the thrill of rebellion and makes a radical change. She ditches her goddess robes and long hair in favor of a brand-new "punk" look, complete with a mohawk and leather ensemble. Meanwhile, Cyclops manages to move on after his relationship with Lee Forrester goes nowhere.
While visiting his grandparents in Alaska with Alex and Corsair, he meets a mysterious woman who looks exactly like the late Jean Grey. Her name is Madelyne Pryor, a pilot from Anchorage with no memory of her past. A romance soon develops between the two and they eventually get married at the X-Mansion in front of family and friends (in honor of the 20th anniversary of the series). On their honeymoon, they are attacked by a giant octopus during a horrible storm out at sea. With his powers, Scott survives and they enjoy the rest of their honeymoon. (Uncanny X-Men #165-176)
While out on the town at the opera, another attack by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants leaves Colossus in a solidified state and near death. With the help of Nightcrawler's girlfriend/foster sister, Amanda Sefton, he is saved. Peter realizes that his love for Kitty has changed, especially after meeting his extraterrestrial love Zsaji on the Beyonder's homeworld. Though broken-hearted, Kitty accepts this. Logan decides to teach Peter a lesson when he is involved in a barroom brawl with Cain Marko, the Juggernaut. Peter loses the fight and accepts his lesson. Kitty is later abducted by Morlocks and brought in to marry Caliban, a Morlock who is in love with her. Storm uses her newfound position as the Morlocks' leader and saves Kitty. Meanwhile, Rachel Summers has escaped her bleak future and comes to the past to find the X-Men. Unbeknownst to her, she is being stalked by Selene, an evil immortal mutant "vampire", who is consumed by her great latent power. Rachel meets nightclub owner Nick Damiano, who invites Rachel to stay with him. Selene kills Nick and tries to kill Rachel when a fire breaks out and Selene engages in a psychic battles with Charles, who defeats her and Rachel returns to Salem Center with the X-Men.
Storm follows Rogue to her home in Mississippi where they are attacked by Henry Peter Gyrich and members of SHIELD, who are out to bring Rogue into custody. When a shot meant to de-power Rogue hits Storm instead, she loses control of herself and her powers. Ororo is rescued by Forge, a mutant inventor working for Gyrich, after she falls into a river. Forge brings her back to his home in Dallas, Texas and begins a brief romance with her. Yet, Storm began to hold Forge in contempt, when she found out he was the reason she lost her abilities. Storm left and rejoined the X-Men. Storm later returned to Forge, to help him fight the Dire Wraiths. The Dire Wraiths resurfaced to prevent Forge from perfecting his neutralizer and they were defeated by the combined forces of the X-Men, Magik and Amanda Sefton. While on an expedition at sea, Lee Forrester finds an unconscious Magneto floating in the water and saves his life from sharks. Magneto declares himself reformed. (Uncanny X-Men #177-188)
Selene returns and tries to attack Rachel and New Mutants member Amara Aquilla, known as Magma. Kulan Gath, now returned to the height of his power, transformed Manhattan into a likeness of his native time. Everyone trapped on the island believed that the transformed world was the true world, with the exceptions of his enemy Spider-Man and the modern-day Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange. Kulan Gath mystically bound Strange, and transformed Professor X and Caliban into a hybrid creature under his control. He also took control of the minds of the Avengers, the X-Men, the New Mutants and the Morlocks, who hunted down Spider-Man. In the end, Spider-Man and several other heroes were killed by Kulan Gath, his enemy Selene, or the mind-controlled agents of one of the two. Strange and the New Mutant Magik used their powers to change time so that the mugger who had originally killed Jaime Rodriquez and had been Kulan Gath's host had instead been slain by the time-travelling android Nimrod, creating a new divergent timeline in which all the changes and deaths caused by Gath never occurred. In the process of the mugger's death, Kulan Gath's amulet was lost in the New York City sewers; Gath, however, still possessed the memories of the original timeline.
With Xavier far away in space with the Shi'ar and Magneto in charge of the school, the X-Men are immediately thrown into turmoil. Cyclops made one last bid for leadership of the X-Men and battled against Storm, who had been serving as leader while Cyclops was away. Quite surprisingly, Storm defeated Scott and resumed her duties as leader of the X-Men. Cyclops decided to leave the team and start a new life with Madelyne and baby Nathan. However, following an urgent call from his former teammates in the original X-Men, Jean is discovered to be alive and well after the Avengers and Fantastic Four discover her in a cocoon at the bottom of Jamaica Bay. This leads to the formation of X-Factor. While on a trip to San Francisco, the Sentinels had returned, as did the Beyonder. After several years together, Nightcrawler and Amanda decide to end their relationship, leaving him very distraught. In San Francisco, Freedom Force are determined to bring in the X-Men, but are quickly defeated even with new members Spiral and the new Spider-Woman. The Hellfire Club inducts a new member to their group, Selene, as their "Black Queen" and her manservant Friedrich Von Roehm as "Black Rook".
Selene still coveted Rachel's energy and stalked her in New York. When Logan stormed the Hellfire Club, Rachel was undercover in her own mission to destroy Selene. But when Rachel had a change of heart and tried to stop him, Logan stabbed Rachel with his claws. She survived, but decides to leave the X-Men and disappears with Spiral, a member of Freedom Force. The X-Men fought the Hellfire Club in Central Park, but were interrupted by Nimrod. The teams briefly banded together and destroyed the robot. During the fracas, Harry Leland suffered a heart attack and died, while Von Roehm was disintegrated by Nimrod's laser beam. Strange and unexplained murders began to take place within the Morlock community as Annalee's children were found dead. The culprits were revealed to be the Marauders, whose members included Scalphunter, Arclight, Harpoon, Scrambler, Vertigo and Riptide. The X-Men were brought in to help them, but also suffered casualties. The Marauders took the fight to the other mutant teams such as the New Mutants and X-Factor, as well as the other superpowered teams and heroes like Power Pack, Daredevil, and Thor.
Other members of the Marauders, such as Prism and Blockbuster, are killed elsewhere by the heroes (Blockbuster by Thor; Prism by Jean of X-Factor). Colossus, in a shocking move, snaps Riptide's neck and kills him. Kitty and Nightcrawler were severely injured in the fight as well. Sabretooth, another member of the Marauders, had the Morlocks' Healer held captive in the tunnels and engaged in a losing battle with his old nemesis Wolverine. The surviving members of the Morlocks, such as Callisto and Sunder, seek refuge at the X-Mansion and later, along with Kitty, Nightcrawler, and Colossus, who is suffering from paralysis, are immediately sent away to Muir Island for further treatment. (Uncanny X-Men #201-212)
After a final battle between Sabretooth and Wolverine in a rematch inside the mansion, the "Mutant Massacre" was over. With Kitty, Kurt and Peter sent away to Muir Island, several new members joined the X-Men. Betsy Braddock, known as Psylocke, had joined the group the previous year; Alison Blaire, the Dazzler, joined the team after an encounter with another member of the Marauders, known as Malice, left her possessed but was rescued by Storm. Malice's next victim was Lorna Dane, who began to act irrational. Alex leaves Muir Island and rejoins the X-Men while Lorna, in possession of Malice, joins the Marauders. Longshot was the final new member to join the team after escaping the evil Mojo and his Mojoworld. Ororo was kidnapped by three former World War II veterans: the Crimson Commando, Stonewall and Super Sabre. They were a trio of vigilantes who captured criminals, released them and hunted them in Adirondack State Park in upstate New York. The trio killed the criminals, both to reduce the criminal element in society and for the enjoyment of hunting them. The trio captured Priscilla Morrison, a drug dealer, and mistaking Ororo for a criminal, the trio hunted and captured her as well. The women were set out for the vigilantes to hunt both to their deaths. The Crimson Commando killed Morrison, but Logan arrived to help Ororo. When they eventually defeat the trio, Stonewall and Crimson Commando agree to turn themselves in to law enforcement authorities and confess their vigilantism. Stonewall, Crimson Commando, and Super Sabre (who had been presumed dead) agreed to join Freedom Force in exchanged for a commutation of their sentences.
Madelyne Pryor, now alone with baby Nathan after Scott abandoned her to rejoin Jean in X-Factor, was attacked by Scalphunter and Arclight of the Marauders and left for dead. They kidnapped baby Nathan and brought him to their leader, who was revealed to be Mr. Sinister, who it turns out has been secretly manipulating Scott for the longest time, causing him to lose his leadership status in the X-Men and for leaving his wife and child. The X-Men rescue an injured Madelyne and bring her into the group. A brief encounter with Juggernaut also takes place in England as Rogue, Betsy, Alison, Longshot, and Alex prove themselves in battle. Back in San Francisco, the X-Men encounter the Marauders again and set up their base on Alcatraz. Peter, fully healed from his injuries during the "Mutant Massacre", rejoins the group. Meanwhile, Ororo returns to seek out Nazé and Forge in the hopes of regaining her powers. Unbeknownst to her, Nazé is really a demon known as the Adversary, who banishes Storm and Forge into an other-world realm. Eventually, she regains her powers and escapes from the other-world realm with Forge. When the X-Men get word from Storm, they join her in Dallas for a showdown with the Adversary. (Uncanny X-Men #213-224)
The Fall of the Mutants storyline began as the X-Men encounter Freedom Force, who are under orders to arrest the X-Men for refusing to comply with the Mutant Registration Act, and a fight ensues. Freedom Force's mutant precog Destiny has a vision: everyone inside a particular Dallas skyscraper at dawn will be dead. Calling a temporary truce, they turn to restoring order to the chaos engulfing the city. Many of the events are broadcast on television by reporter Neal Conan and cameraman Manoli Wetherell, who accompany the X-Men and Freedom Force. Storm and Forge meanwhile find themselves in a pristine, natural world all to themselves. Storm spends most of the year in solitude until she is finally ready to make her peace with him. Forge uses his shaman magic in conjunction with her returned lightning powers to open a portal back to Dallas. The Adversary, the creature responsible for the chaos they now found themselves in, is released. As Storm and Forge join the battle, it quickly becomes apparent that the Adversary cannot be defeated, and the only way to be rid of him is to seal him away forever. As foreseen by Destiny, the X-Men die. However, the goddess Roma returns them all to life. She gives them the Siege Perilous, telling them they could use it to 'reset' time should they be discovered.
Starting their new lives in the Australian Outback after defeating the cybernetic team known as the Reavers, they meet the Aborigine known as Gateway who is able to teleport the team anywhere in the world. As they began to get used to life away from Salem Center and the X-Mansion, they were faced with the return of the Brood, who were infecting a nearby town with their hatchling, and S'ym, who would be instrumental in the Inferno storyline the following year. The X-Men were faced with their biggest challenge against the island nation of Genosha, which was located off the east coast of Africa, to the north of Madagascar, and boasted a high standard of living, an excellent economy, and freedom from the political and racial turmoil that characterized neighboring nations. However, Genosha's prosperity was built upon the enslavement of its mutant population. Mutants in Genosha were the property of the state and children who were positively identified with the mutant gene were put through a process developed by David Moreau, commonly known as the Genegineer.
The Genegineer was also capable of modifying certain mutant abilities in order to fulfill specific labor shortages. Citizenship in Genosha is permanent and the government does not recognize any emigration. Citizens who attempt to leave the country are tracked down and forcibly brought back to the island by the special police force known as Magistrates, and mutant problems are handled by a special group known as the Press Gang. The Press Gang consisted of Hawkshaw, Pipeline, and Punchout, and were aided in their task by Wipeout. Dr. Moreau was even willing to turn his son's girlfriend, Jennifer Ransome, into a mutate when she tested positive. His son, Philip Moreau, fled the country with Jennifer and would oppose Genosha's policies from abroad. The Genoshan enforcers known as the Magistrates and the privileged mutants known as the Press Gang were sent after them. They captured Jennifer and her friend Madelyne Pryor, not knowing that Madelyne's friends are the X-Men. Moreau turns Jennifer into a mutate, altering her latent mutant power of cellular manipulation, and investigates Madelyne, who turns out to be not quite human, but not a mutant either. Shortly afterwards, Madelyne and Jennifer are saved by the X-Men and Genosha is destroyed.
Back in Australia, Madelyne began a romance with Alex, who was still heartbroken over Lorna's betrayal. While monitoring news transmissions, she began to exhibit strange behavior after she learned that Jean Grey was alive and with Scott. Seeing the evidence of Scott's betrayal, Madelyne punched the computer monitor's screen, breaking it and causing electrical feedback that rendered her unconscious. Illyana's treacherous Limbo-demon, S'ym, then invaded Madelyne's mind during her unconscious state, and offered her the power to hurt Scott just as he had hurt her. Helpless and in confusion, she unwittingly accepted the offer; the formerly heroic woman thus began the transformation into the Goblin Queen. (Uncanny X-Men #225-239)
Madelyne becomes the Goblin Queen and, with the help of S'ym and N'astirh, turn New York into a literal "Hell on Earth". The X-Men are reunited with the members of X-Factor and the New Mutants, with many members falling into the darkness, but Colossus is one of the few who remains wholly immune to the effects of Inferno, due to the protection of his organic steel armor, which is a naturally disruptive force against magic. While the bulk of the demons are banished back to Limbo after Illyana chooses to give up her demonic powers and returns to her child-like body again, Madelyne and her servants remain. Still, many parts of the city remain demonically transmogrified. N'astirh is destroyed by the combined efforts of the X-Men and X-Factor, and finally only Madelyne herself is left. Mr. Sinister, who returns with the Marauders, reveals to Madelyne that she is a clone of Jean Grey created to meet Scott and produce a child. Sinister also reveals to have manipulated Scott's life since early childhood. Jean battles her clone and despite Madelyne's powers being enhanced by demonic magic, gained the upper hand. Finally, unable to go on, Madelyne forcibly links herself to Jean's mind and wills herself to die, attempting to take Jean with her. As Madelyne breathed her last breath, the fragment of the Phoenix Force that first gave her life emerges and bids Jean to use its power to save herself. Jean does so, thus breaking Madelyne's mental hold on her and New York then returns to normal. The X-Men and X-Factor go after Mister Sinister, responsible for the manipulations which led to Madelyne's creation, who is hiding out in the X-Mansion. Cyclops blasts Sinister to a smolder and is seemingly destroyed. Sadly, the mansion is also destroyed in the process.
With the end of Inferno, Storm, Dazzler, Rogue, and Psylocke take a shopping trip in L.A. where a young girl, Jubilee, follows them into a portal back to Australia after escaping the M-Squad. She uses her wits to stay in hiding in the base while the X-Men remain unaware of her. While she is living in the underground base, Gateway, who created the portal to the Hollywood Mall, is the only being aware of Jubilee's existence. During her stay in the base, she steals food and borrows clothes from several of the X-Men to create a makeshift costume for herself. Peter notices evidence of her food gathering but is distracted by the attack of Nanny. Jubilee personally battles Nanny, and finds that her energy powers neutralize the brainwashing power-manifestations Nanny emits. She is also attacked by a cybernetic dog, and is forced to use her powers in self-defense by blowing up the beast. She stays in hiding until the X-Men have abandoned the base, and their enemies, the Reavers, have captured Logan. Yuriko Oyama, now calling herself Lady Deathstrike and a former lover of Logan's, and Donald Pierce, the leader of the Reavers, have Logan crucified on a giant "X" and leave him to die. With the accidental "death" of Ororo by Alex during their battle with Nanny and the Orphan Maker, and the defeat of the returning Master Mold and loss of Rogue via the Siege Perilous, the remaining members decided to "start over" and also entered the Siege Perilous portal themselves. At this point, the focus shifted with different groups of X-Men and characters around the world. Polaris is abducted by her "sister" Zaladane to the Savage Land and loses her magnetic powers, but gains genetically-altered powers of super-strength instead and finds sanctuary on Muir Island with Moira, Sean, and Forge, who assemble a new team of "X-Men" consisting of Charles' son David Haller, Amanda Sefton, Forge, Lorna, Moira, Sean, Tom Corsi, and Sunder of the Morlocks. A showdown between this group, Freedom Force, and the Reavers ended with the deaths of Destiny and Stonewall and an injured Avalanche. Logan and Jubilee leave Australia for Madripoor where he starts training her and meet with a transformed Betsy, who is now a mysterious Asian woman serving under the Mandarin in nearby Hong Kong. (Uncanny X-Men #240-256)
The 1990s was the decade of crossovers and storylines between the X-titles and also into other superheroes titles. Beginning with 1989–90's "Acts of Vengeance", 1990–91's "X-Tinction Agenda", 1991's "Muir Island Saga", 1992–93's "X-Cutioner's Song", 1993's "Fatal Attractions" and "Bloodties", 1994's "Phalanx Covenant", 1995's "Legion Quest" and "Age of Apocalypse", 1996's Onslaught event, 1997's "Operation: Zero Tolerance", 1998's "The Search for Xavier", and 1999's "Magneto War" and "M-Tech".
Jim Lee holding some of the 1990s issue of the series on which he rose to stardom as an artist.
The members of the X-Men who had stepped through the Siege Perilous are eventually resurrected, living in new areas of the world and working in several occupations without any memory of their previous lives as superheroes. The last part of Acts of Vengeance ends with Wolverine reuniting with a transformed Psylocke with the help of Jubilee. The Morlocks, now under the leadership of Masque, battle Forge, Banshee and Jean Grey, a member of X-Factor. Rogue rids herself of Carol Danvers's psyche and escapes to the Savage Land. The Shadow King possesses Val Cooper and has her disband Freedom Force and "shoot" Mystique. In Cairo, Illinois, Storm is reverted to a girl's body, meet a mysterious mutant named Gambit, who helps her escape the Shadow King. The Genoshan Magistrates, this time with a reformed Havok on their side, return to abduct members of the X-Men, X-Factor, and New Mutants, which leads into the X-Tinction Agenda storyline. The mutants are all reunited as they battle the maniacal and homicidal Cameron Hodge in Genosha. (Uncanny X-Men #257-271)
As the X-Tinction Agenda storyline wraps up, Cameron Hodge is destroyed and Genosha is once again at peace. The X-Teams reconvene at the mansion where Lila Cheney returns from space to warn them that Professor Xavier and Lilandra are in trouble. The X-Men are teleported into space and rescue Xavier, Lilandra and the Starjammers from the Skrulls, who are impersonating them. Magneto and Rogue, who have begun an affair, have allied with Ka-Zar and Nick Fury of SHIELD to battle Zaladane and her Savage Land Mutates. Magneto returns to his evil ways and kills Zaladane. Rogue regains her memory and rejoins the X-Men to battle and eventually defeat the Shadow King during the Muir Island Saga. Xavier's spine is crushed and he reverts to using a wheelchair. The X-Men split into two separate groups - the Blue Team (Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Jubilee, Gambit, Psylocke, and Beast) and Gold Team (Storm, Archangel, Colossus, Iceman, and Jean Grey). Bishop, a mutant from the future, joins the team to hunt down mutant criminals of the future, including the evil Trevor Fitzroy. (Uncanny X-Men #272-283)
Colossus reunites with his older brother Mikhail Rasputin, who died in a space shuttle mission. Mikhail temporarily joins the team until a mad group of Morlocks cause a rampage through New York. A fight between the X-Men and the Morlocks is taken to the streets where the X-Men succeed in defeating them, but Mikhail decides to remain with the Morlocks as their new leader and is swept away in a flash flood underground with the rest of the Morlocks. Bishop, Malcolm and Randall continue to hunt down criminals from the future and search for Trevor Fitzroy. Malcolm and Randall are eventually killed and Bishop avenges them with the help of the X-Men. Somewhere in the future, Bishop remembers that someone in the X-Men will eventually betray them and get them killed. Forge proposes marriage to Storm, but takes her initial silence as a no, which forces him to leave the X-Men for good before Storm can say yes. At a benefit concert in Central Park Xavier is shot by a man resembling Cable and lies in critical condition. The teams of X-Men, X-Factor, and X-Force (formerly the New Mutants) are called into battle, which leads to the X-Cutioner's Song storyline. (Uncanny X-Men #284-295)
It is revealed that it is Cable's evil clone, Stryfe, is the culprit behind Xavier's shooting in an attempt to destroy Apocalypse for infecting Cable with the Legacy Virus. Illyana Rasputin is infected with the virus and eventually dies. A woman called Revanche appears, claiming herself to be the true Betsy Braddock. Xavier survives the assassination attempt by Stryfe and both he and Apocalypse are defeated. Uncanny X-Men celebrates its 30th anniversary with the return of Magneto and a new band of mutant underlings, the Acolytes. Despondent over losing his brother and sister, Colossus leaves the X-Men and joins Magneto's Acolytes aboard their new headquarters, "Avalon", in outer space. Another major storyline called Fatal Attractions takes place where Magneto has Wolverine's adamantium completely removed from his skeleton and turns him into an animal. With no choice left, Xavier renders Magneto into a vegetative state while the X-Men battle the Acolytes. The Avengers and West Coast Avengers join the X-Men against Magneto's former protegee Fabian Cortez, who kidnaps Magneto’s granddaughter Luna, amidst another civil war in Genosha. Exodus, another disciple of Magneto's, comes to Genosha and kills Cortez. Luna is eventually reunited with her parents Quicksilver and Crystal of the Inhumans. (Uncanny X-Men #296-307)
Jean proposes marriage to Cyclops, who gladly accepts, and they are married in front of friends, family and teammates. Cyclops and Cable reconcile and begin mending their relationship during a battle with X-Cutioner. Revanche dies from the Legacy Virus, revealing that she was indeed a Japanese assassin living in Betsy Braddock's original body. In a dream, Xavier examines his past relationships with women, particular one of his former lovers, Amelia Voght, now a member of Magneto's Acolytes. Yukio returns to the X-Mansion and hooks up with her old friends Wolverine and Storm, who are in the midst of a battle with alien beings known as the Phalanx. Sabretooth is taken prisoner, briefly reforms and helps the X-Men in their fight against the Phalanx. Archangel and Psylocke begin an affair. Xavier manages to guide Emma Frost back into her original body and, with the help of Banshee, forms a new group of young mutants known as Generation X. Colossus helps an Acolyte known as Neophyte, who is on trial by the Acolytes for treason after aiding the X-Men and allowing them to discover their headquarters. Jubilee is transferred from the X-Men and moves to the former Massachusetts Academy, now calling itself the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, with the new students and Frost and Cassidy, now lovers, serving as their headmasters; the X-Mansion in New York is renamed "The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning". Xavier begins to have nightmares of his son Legion, who plans on saving the future by killing Magneto. (Uncanny X-Men #308-319)
Legion goes back in time twenty years to Israel with the intent to kill Magneto, but accidentally kills Xavier, setting off a chain of events that disrupts the timeline and sets up the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline. After the timeline is eventually restored, an incapacitated Juggernaut warns Bishop and Beast about the coming of Onslaught. Cannonball graduates from X-Force and joins the X-Men as the "Blue" and "Gold" teams are merged. A new group of Morlocks, led by Marrow, take to the streets and clash with the X-Men. Iceman and Rogue go on the road with Gambit, who awakens from his coma after kissing Rogue, chasing after them. The Acolytes's satellite headquarters "Avalon" crashes to Earth and Magneto is found by a group of children in Mexico. Now calling himself "Joseph" and with no memory as Magneto, he is welcomed by a nun named Sister Maria and the children who found him. (Uncanny X-Men #320-327)
Sabretooth breaks free from captivity and attacks Psylocke, nearly killing her. Wolverine and Archangel go to Chinatown to find a cure for her called the "Crimson Dawn" from Gomurr the Ancient. Psylocke is cured of her wounds and receives a "Crimson Scar" on her face. Emma Frost helps Iceman reach his full potential with his ice powers, while Rogue and Gambit decide to break up. Wolverine becomes more feral since losing his adamantium skeleton and decides to attack Apocalypse's former disciple Ozymandias. Later, Ozymandias tells Archangel that his newly-restored feathered wings are a "present" to him by Apocalypse. Gambit and Rogue discover Joseph on the streets of New York and brings him to the X-Mansion. Meanwhile, the threat of Onslaught soon becomes real as the split psyche of Xavier and Magneto merges into one being. Members of the Avengers and Fantastic Four are called into battle when Onslaught abducts Franklin Richards, son to Reed and Sue of the latter team, and aid the X-Men in defeating Onslaught. They "sacrifice" themselves and are supposed killed when, in actuality, the Avengers and Fantastic Four were placed in a pocket dimension much different than the regular Marvel Universe. They would eventually return a year later to the correct dimension. Xavier is taken into government custody and the X-Men are left to pick up the pieces. (Uncanny X-Men #328-339)
Iceman's father, William, is severely beaten by one of Graydon Creed's henchmen and is left for dead when they discover that he has a mutant for a son. With the help of Cannonball, Iceman infiltrates the organization but Creed is eventually assassinated by a future version of Mystique, his own mother. During Christmas, Gladiator of the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard battles Cannonball to a standstill and transports half of the X-Men to battle the Phalanx, who are attacking the Shi'ar empire. After the X-Men defeat the Phalanx, all except Bishop, who remains in outer space with Deathbird, crash-land back to Earth into the Savage Land where their powers are dampened by a robot calling itself "Nanny". With their powers temporarily gone, Rogue and Gambit make love together for the first time. Unbeknownst to Joseph, a mutant calling himself Maggott is on his trail. Meanwhile, a man known as Bastion sets up an initiative, and eventual storyline, known as Operation: Zero Tolerance to end the threat of mutants. Marrow and Callisto attack Henry Peter Gyrich, but are stopped by Spider-Man. It is revealed that Gambit took part in helping Mr. Sinister find the Marauders and led them to kill the Morlocks years ago during the Mutant Massacre. Despite having rescued Marrow as a child during the massacre, Gambit is eventually found guilty for his crimes and is cast out of the team. (Uncanny X-Men #340-350)
Cecilia Reyes, who briefly joined the X-Men during Operation: Zero Tolerance, returns to her practice as a doctor and privately treats Daredevil and Pyro, infected by the Legacy Virus, causes her to lose her job at the hospital. She returns to the X-Men as a permanent member. Cyclops and Jean battle against A.I.M. agents who hijack their plane bound for Alaska that contains a mysterious entity. Sauron attacks the team at the mansion and seemingly prevails after draining Wolverine and Joseph, but is soon defeated. Rogue decides to visit the Agee Institute to rid herself of her powers. Bishop realizes that Deathbird is keeping him captive. Shadow King reappears in Africa, being defeated by Psylocke, who traps him is her mind, forcing her to temporarily shut her telepathy down. In Alaska, Cyclops discovers Jean wearing her old Phoenix costume and begins to act strangely. Alpha Flight returns once again to take Wolverine back to Canada. Rogue has second thoughts about losing her powers and discovers that Mystique is involved with Dr. Agee. Kitty Pryde is kidnapped by a group of mutants calling themselves "X-Men" and discovers that Xavier is their leader. Later, both she and Storm discover that Juggernaut is dying when they meet his partner Black Tom Cassidy in South Korea and are attacked by warriors. Marrow joins the X-Men and develops a romantic interest in Colossus. Rogue decides to search for Gambit while the rest of the X-Men decide to find Xavier and rescue him, thus beginning the Search for Xavier crossover with X-Men. (Uncanny X-Men #351-362)
The X-Men battle the Brotherhood of Mutants on Alcatraz and discover that a powerless Xavier is their leader. Later, they come into contact with a unit of Cerebro calling itself "Cerebrite Beta". Mimic, now a member of the Brotherhood, is vaporized by "Cerebrite Alpha". On Christmas Eve, Colossus is visited by the ghost of his deceased sister Illyana. Magneto and the Acolytes return once again, setting the stage for the "Magneto War" storyline. It was revealed that Joseph was not, in fact, a de-aged and amnesiac Magneto, but a clone. He is eventually killed in battle with Magneto. After Joseph's funeral, the X-Men are abducted by an alien called Ejulp to rescue Juggernaut. Later, they arrive on a Skrull moon about to be devoured by Galactus. They return home to their proper dimension and planet and Kitty returns to Muir Island to help the members of Excalibur search for a missing Douglock, a reanimated being of the deceased Doug Ramsey and Warlock. Mikhail Rasputin returns once more, having survived death with Callisto by creating a portal and entering another dimension. Unbeknownst to Colossus and Marrow, who are abducted, he is possessed by a strange entity. Deathbird delivers the Living Monolith to Apocalypse and is double-crossed. Xavier later discovers that a Skrull was impersonating Wolverine while they were in space, and that the real Logan was still missing. (Uncanny X-Men #363-375)
When Apocalypse returned, he claimed to know the Twelve, the only twelve mutants who could unite to destroy him. Cyclops defeated him by merging with him, leading to Jean Grey's departure and "The Search for Cyclops" storyline.
During the "Eve of Destruction," Jean assembles a rookie team consisting of Northstar, Frenzy, Sunpyre, Wraith, Dazzler, and Omerta to battle Magneto after he takes Xavier hostage.
A different squad led by Angel introduced Stacy X. Northstar rejoins during this time. The X-Men gain a nurse after it is revealed that Havok is alive and being looked after by her. During this time, Storm broke off of the main team and took many members with her, forming the X-Treme X-Men, whose purpose was to find the diaries of the mutant precognitive, Destiny.
Storm's team returns with Rachel Grey and Storm forms a new team, X.S.E. The new team consists of Storm, Bishop, Sage, Cannonball, Rachel Grey, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine. Their first several missions included rescuing X-23 from the Savage Land, taking down the new Hellfire Club, and the resurrection of Psylocke, who would later join the Exiles. The team continues to change and develop until "Messiah Complex," where all the teams come together. The entire X-Men team relocates to San Francisco. There, they fight the Hellfire Cult and the Sisterhood of Mutants, being led by Madelyne Pryor in her new guise as the Red Queen, but she is later revealed not to be the true Madelyne, but a psionic ghost manifestation of her Goblin Queen persona. Psylocke returned from the Exiles during this time as well. The events of "Dark Reign" are also putting a strain on the X-Men due to the involvement of the Dark X-Men and the Dark Avengers. The events of that storyline concluded with Cyclops establishing a new island haven for mutantkind called Utopia, built on the remains of Asteroid M. Namor, Cloak and Dagger defected from Osborn's side and joined the team formally as well.
The ongoing Nation X storyline focuses on the return of the re-powered Magneto. It is also hinted that Jean Grey returned during the event; although, whether this is after the events of Dark Reign is unknown. This was revealed by writer Matt Fraction in a recent interview from an Uncanny X-Men issue.[citation needed] In previous interviews with writers of the series, when asked about whether or not Jean Grey will return, the answer has most commonly been, "Jean Grey is dead."[citation needed] However, Fraction stated in an interview that the mutant messiah Hope Summers looks remarkably like Jean. This was further alluded to during the aftermath of Second Coming when Emma Frost not only saw an image of the Phoenix Force in Hope's vicinity, but also witnessed her momentarily taking on the appearance of Jean as well.[2]
Since the introduction of 1991's X-Men series, the plotlines of the various titles have intermingled to varying degrees. However, they were split into two groups: the Gold Team (featured in The Uncanny X-Men), which consisted of Storm, Bishop, Colossus, Archangel, Iceman, and Jean Grey; and the Blue Team (featured in X-Men), which consisted of Cyclops, Psylocke, Beast, Wolverine, Jubilee, Rogue, and Gambit. From 1991–1995, briefly in 1997, and from 2000 on, The Uncanny X-Men and X-Men featured different battalions of X-Men. Appearances of an Uncanny X-Men character in X-Men, or vice versa, was common, but major stories featuring the characters were normally featured in their respective monthly title.
From 1995–1996, when Scott Lobdell was writing both series, and from 1998–2000, when Alan Davis was writing both, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men were effectively treated as a single bi-weekly series, in which plotlines from Uncanny X-Men led directly into the next issue of X-Men.
Like many popular comic book series, Uncanny X-Men also had an associated double-sized annual series, once in both 1970 and 1971, then regularly from 1979–2001. After the success of the Ultimate annuals, a second series of Uncanny X-Men Annual began in 2006 (as volume 2, issue #1).
- Professor X — Founded and created the X-Men in issue #1. Xavier remained leader and mentor of the X-Men for a long time. He briefly left in issue #39 and had Changeling shapeshift and pretend to be him in his absence. The X-Men thought Xavier to be dead when Changeling died while impersonating him in issue #42. He returned in issue #65 after a battle with the Z-Knox. He later briefly left the series in issue #117 when the X-Men thought him and Jean Grey to be dead and vice versa. He returned in issue #129 only to leave again in issue #200 when he was dying. He moved to the Shi'Ar and did not return again until issue #276. He remained with the X-Men off and on until his retirement in issue #443. He later returned during Cyclops' leadership in issue #475 to lead his own team of X-Men to space. The X-Men once again thought him to be dead when he was shot in the head by Bishop, but he later returned in issue #515 and remains a member of the X-Men now. (1963–1968, 1970–1979, 1980–1985, 1986, 1991–1996, 1997, 1998–2004, 2006–present)
- Cyclops — First X-Man recruited by Professor X. He was the original field leader and student of the Xavier Institute. He remained in this position until issue #177 when he retired to start a family with Madelyne Pryor (clone of Jean Grey). After Jean Grey was revealed alive he joined X-Factor until the team merged with the X-Men in issue #280. He starred in X-Men (vol. 2) until issue #316 when the blue and gold teams merged. He later retired around issue 358, but later returned in issue #375 only to seemingly die when he merged minds with Apocalypse. He was revealed alive and then starred in other X-Men books until issue #492. Cyclops once again became a main character of the Uncanny X-Men and leader of all X-Men squads. (1963–1980, 1981–1986, 1989, 1991–1998, 1999–present)
- Iceman — Second X-Man recruited by Professor X. He was the youngest member of the original team and remained with the team until he quit in issue 94 while protesting Xavier allowing the new X-Men to stay with them. He joined many other teams such as the Champions, Defenders, and X-Factor until he returned to the X-Men in issue #281. He once again quit when his father was injured in issue #340. He made some appearances until he began starring in the Uncanny X-Men series again in issue #395. He remained with the team until being transferred to the X-Men (vol. 2) book. He later returned to the Uncanny X-Men book in issue #492 and remains an active member of the team and of the Uncanny X-Men series. (1963–1971, 1972–1975, 1981, 1989, 1991–1997, 2001–2004, 2007–present)
- Angel/Archangel — Third X-Man recruited by Professor X. He remained with the team until quitting alongside other members in protest of the new X-Men being invited to stay on the team. He briefly returned to replace Cyclops from issues 139-148, but did not return full time again until issue #281. In his absence he joined the Champions, Defenders, and X-Factor. He stayed in the series until issue #358 when he quit yet again. He returned in issue #375 briefly, but did not return full time again until he became the field leader of the Uncanny X-Men team in issue #394. He remained in the series until he was sent to Genosha to help Professor Xavier rebuild the country. He also founded the charitable organization Mutantes San Frontieres at this time. He later returned in issue #492 and remains an active member of the X-Men and of the Uncanny X-Men series. (1963–1973, 1974–1975, 1980–1981, 1983, 1989, 1991–1998, 1999–2004, 2007–present)
- Beast — Fourth X-Man recruited by Professor X. He remained with the team until he quit during the reprint years to join the Avengers. After leaving the Avengers he also joined the Champions and X-Factor. X-Factor later merged with the X-Men and Beast starred in X-Men (vol. 2). He returned to the Uncanny X-Men series in issue #306 until he resigned in issue #358. He briefly returned from issues #375-390 and remained out of the series until issue #492 excluding off and on appearances as the team's medical support. He quit the X-Men in protest of Cyclops' leadership abilities in issue #519, but briefly returned from issues #523-525 only to quit again in protest of Cyclops' leadership abilities. He is now a member of the Secret Avengers. (1963–1972, 1975, 1978–1980, 1989, 1991–1998, 1999–2001, 2007–2010)
- Jean Grey — Fifth and final X-Man recruited by Professor X for the original team. She remained in the Uncanny X-Men series until her death in issue #137 after the Phoenix took control of her psyche. She was later revealed to be alive by the Fantastic Four and reunited with the original X-Men as the X-Factor team. She returned to the X-Men soon after in issue #280 and remained with them until she retired with Cyclops around issue 358. She returned in issue #375 and led the team until issue #394. She has not regularly appeared in the Uncanny X-Men since and later died in New X-Men #150. (1963–1975, 1976–1980, 1981, 1991–1998, 1999–2004)
- Polaris — Joined the team in issue #60, but quit in issue #94 in protest of the new X-Men being allowed to remain on the X-Men roster. She made several appearances in the series when she lived with Havok, was brainwashed by Magneto, was possessed by Malice, was a member of the Muir Island X-Men, etc. She was briefly on the X-Factor roster as well. She did not return to the Uncanny X-Men series until issue #423 and remained until issue #443, which marked her move to X-Men (vol. 2). She returned as a member of Xavier's team in issue #475, but was left in space in issue #486 and joined the Starjammers in the battle against Vulcan. (1968–1972, 1974–1975, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003–2004, 2006–2007)
- Havok — Joined the team in issue #65, but quit in issue #94 in protest of the new X-Men being allowed to remain on the X-Men roster. He made several appearances in the series until he regularly returned in issue #219. He later left to Genosha in issue #253 and joined several other teams including X-Factor and Mutant X. He returned to the Uncanny X-Men series in issue #423, but left in issue #443 to X-Men (vol. 2). He was later a member of Xavier's squad in issue #475, but was left in space in issue #486 and became the leader of the Starjammers in the battle against Vulcan. (1969–1972, 1974–1975, 1979, 1981, 1987–1991, 1992, 1993, 2003–2004, 2006–2007)
- Wolverine — Second recruit by Professor X to save the original team from Krakoa. He starred in the Uncanny X-Men series off and on as he was not a devoted member of the X-Men. He filled in as a field leader on occasion. He has appeared in several solo series, X-Men (vol. 2), Astonishing X-Men, New Avengers, and X-Force. He remains an X-Man now and stars in the Uncanny X-Men series. (1975–present)
- Storm — Fourth recruit by Professor X to save the original team from Krakoa. She has starred in the series longer than any other X-Man. She briefly left when she lost her powers and when her mind was transferred into a younger version of herself. She has served as a teacher, mentor, and field leader. She left to form her own X-Treme X-Men in issue #390, but later returned in issue #444 until she left yet again in issue #462 to help in Africa following M-Day. She later returned in issue #487 and remains an X-Man now and a star of the Uncanny X-Men series. (1975–1989, 1990–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–present)
- Colossus — Sixth recruit by Professor X to save the original team from Krakoa. He remained in the Uncanny X-Men series until being mind-wiped by the Siege Perilous in issue #250. He later returned to normal state and to the X-Men in issue #280. He remained with the team until the death of his sister Illyana drove him to insanity. He later joined the Acolytes and Excalibur. He returned in issue #361, but died in issue #390. He was later revived in Astonishing X-Men #4 and returned to the Uncanny X-Men series in issue #492 and remains a star of the series and active X-Man now. (1975–1989, 1990–1993, 1998–2001, 2007–present)
- Nightcrawler — First recruit by Professor X to save the original team from Krakoa. He began starring in the Uncanny X-Men series in issue #94 and remained on the roster until his move to Muir Island in issue #215. He led Excalibur, but eventually returned to the X-Men in issue #360 and remained in the Uncanny X-Men series until his death after issue #523. (1975–1987, 1999–2010)
- Banshee — Third recruit by Professor X to save the original team from Krakoa. He starred in the series until he lost his powers in issue #129 and moved back to Muir Island. He later returned to the X-Men in issue #254 and remained an Uncanny X-Men series star until issue #280. He later left the X-Men to join Emma Frost at the Massachusetts Academy. He later died in X-Men: Deadly Genesis. (1967, 1969, 1975–1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989–1994, 2001)
- Psylocke — One of the late 1980s recruits, she is the twin sister of British superhero Captain Britain and a former model and secret agent in UK. She remained in the team since her joining in 1986, taking 3 long lasting absences: first after being de-powered by trapping Shadow King in her mind, after her long lasting death in 2002, and recently after joining the reality-hopping team known as The Exiles. She is currently an active member starring at Uncanny X-Men series and spin-offs. (1987–1998, 2000–2001, 2005–2006, 2009–present)
- Emma Frost — Originally apart of the antagonistic, Hellfire Club, under the name White Queen, Emma Frost eventually realized the error of her ways and joined the X-Men, later becoming the co-leader. She also went on to teach, along with Banshee, the younger mutant team, Generation X. For a short time, she was the leader of the Dark X-Men. Emma is dating the other co-leader of the X-Men, Cyclops. (1994, 2004–present)
| Issues |
Team roster |
#1-59
(1963–1969) |
Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey (as Marvel Girl) |
#60-64
(1969–1970) |
Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Polaris |
#65-66
(1970) |
Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Havok, Iceman, Jean Grey, Polaris |
#67-93
(1970–1975) |
The comic continued publication only as reprints of earlier stories. (Although the characters did make guest appearances in a number of other Marvel comics). |
#94-95
(1975) |
Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Storm, Thunderbird, Wolverine |
#96-128
(1975–1979) |
Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix starting in #101), Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine |
#129-138
(1980) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey (as Phoenix), Storm, Wolverine |
#139-148
(1980–1981) |
Angel, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine |
#149-170
(1981–1983) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine |
#171-183
(1983–1984) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#184-192
(1984–1985) |
Colossus, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#193-200
(1985) |
Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Rogue, Wolverine |
#201-213
(1986–1987) |
Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#214-224
(1987) |
Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#225-250
(1988–1989) |
Colossus, Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#251-272
(1989–1991) |
The X-Men are disassembled. The issues variously feature individual characters or small groups who have previously been X-Men or been affiliated with the X-Men. |
#273-280
(1991) |
Banshee, Forge, Gambit, Jubilee, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine |
#281-304
(1991–1993) |
Archangel, Bishop, Colossus, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm (Gold team) |
#305-315
(1993–1994) |
Archangel, Bishop, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm (Gold Team) |
#316-317
(1994) |
"Phalanx Covenant" crossover: Generation X forms as Banshee, White Queen, Jubilee, and Sabretooth protect Blink, M, Husk, Synch, and Skin from the Phalanx. |
#318-321
(1994–1995) |
Archangel, Beast, Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm |
Age of Apocalypse
(1995) |
The series was replaced with Astonishing X-Men (vol. 1) for four months during the "Age of Apocalypse" event. It featured Blink, Morph, Rogue, Sabretooth, Sunfire, and Wild Child. |
#322-330
(1995–1996) |
Archangel, Beast, Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Gambit, Jean Grey, Iceman, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine |
#331-336
(1996) |
Archangel, Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Dark Beast (impersonating Beast), Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine |
#337-342
(1996–1997) |
Archangel, Beast, Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Gambit, Joseph, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#343-349
(1997) |
Beast, Bishop, Gambit, Joseph, Rogue |
#350-360
(1997–1998) |
Beast, Bishop, Cannonball, Cecilia Reyes, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Joseph, Maggott, Marrow, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#361-372
(1998–1999) |
Colossus, Gambit, Kitty Pryde, Marrow, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#373-378
(1999–2000) |
"The Shattering"/"The Twelve"/"Age of Apocalypse" crossover: After Professor X briefly disbands the team to expose the Skrull infiltrator, the team learns of the Twelve. As Apocalypse's plans come to fruition, many X-Men, as well as the members of the Twelve, come together to battle him, even as he warps reality. |
#379-380
(2000) |
All mutants worldwide are rendered powerless by the High Evolutionary and Mr. Sinister, leading to an interim team battling them after the X-Men briefly disband. |
#381-390
(2000–2001) |
Beast, Cable, Gambit, Jean Grey, Rogue, Storm |
#392-394
(2001) |
"Eve of Destruction" crossover: While Cyclops and Wolverine infiltrate Genosha to save Professor X, Jean Grey forms an interim team composed of Dazzler, Northstar, Omerta, Sunpyre, Wraith, and a mind-controlled Frenzy. |
#395-414
(2001–2002) |
Archangel, Chamber, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Stacy X, Wolverine |
#415-443
(2002–2004) |
Archangel, Havok, Husk, Iceman, Jubilee, Juggernaut, Nightcrawler, Northstar, Polaris, Professor X, Wolverine |
#444-454
(2004–2005) |
Bishop, Cannonball, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Sage, Storm, Wolverine |
#455-474
(2005–2006) |
Bishop, Cannonball, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Rachel Summers, Storm, Wolverine |
#475-486
(2006–2007) |
Darwin, Havok, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Professor X, Rachel Summers, Warpath |
#487-491
(2007) |
Caliban, Hepzibah, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Storm, Warpath |
#492-494
(2008) |
"Messiah Complex" crossover: The whole team comes together under Cyclops to protect Hope Summers. Also featuring the debut of the new X-Force team, consisting of Caliban, Hepzibah, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, and X-23. |
#495-499
(2008) |
Although divided, the team gradually starts to reform in San Francisco. |
#500-507
(2008–2009) |
Angel, Beast, Cannonball, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Karma, Nightcrawler, Pixie, Stepford Cuckoos, Storm, Wolverine |
#508-512
(2009) |
Angel, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Iceman, Karma, Kavita Rao, Madison Jeffries, Nightcrawler, Northstar, Pixie, Psylocke, Stepford Cuckoos, Storm, Yuriko Takiguchi, Wolverine |
#513-514
(2009) |
"Dark Avengers"/"Utopia" crossover: All the mutants in San Francisco battle against Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers and the group of Dark X-Men he forms under the Black Queen, including Cloak and Dagger, Daken, Dark Beast, Mimic, Mystique (posing as Professor X), Namor, and Weapon Omega. |
#515-522
(2009–2010) |
Angel, Boom Boom, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Fantomex, Iceman, Kavita Rao, Madison Jeffries, Magneto, Namor, Nightcrawler, Northstar, Pixie, Professor X, Psylocke, Rogue, Stepford Cuckoos, Storm, Wolverine |
#523-525
(2010) |
"Second Coming" crossover |
#526-529
(2010) |
Angel, Cecilia Reyes, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Fantomex, Hope Summers, Iceman, Kavita Rao, Kitty Pryde, Madison Jeffries, Namor, Northstar, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#530-534
(2010–2011) |
Angel, Cecilia Reyes, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Fantomex, Hope Summers, Iceman, Kavita Rao, Kitty Pryde, Madison Jeffries, Magneto, Namor, Northstar, Pixie, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#534.1-544
(2011) |
Angel, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Hope Summers, Iceman, Kavita Rao, Kitty Pryde, Madison Jeffries, Magneto, Namor, Northstar, Pixie, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
#1-3
(2011) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Danger, Emma Frost, Hope Summers, Magik, Magneto, Namor, Storm |
#4-8
(2012) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Danger, Hope Summers, Magik, Magneto, Namor, Psylocke, Storm |
#9-10
(2012) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Danger, Emma Frost, Hope Summers, Magik, Magneto, Namor, Storm |
#11-15
(2012) |
Colossus, Cyclops, Danger, Emma Frost, Hope Summers, Magik, Magneto, Namor, Psylocke, Storm |
- Notes
This is an article about the comic book, and thus the publication history, not the in-continuity history. As such, the above reflects the team roster for the book at time of publication. Similarly, this article only reflects the team roster for the X-Men team whose home is this publication.
Professor X is the Headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and mentor to the X-Men, but he is rarely (if ever) a member of the X-Men team. In his role as mentor he has typically been present in the book, but he has notable absences including issues #43-64 (believed dead, preparing for Z'Nox), #200-273 (with Lilandra Neramani in Shi'ar space; replaced as Headmaster by Magneto during most of this absence), #340-351 (in government custody after the Onslaught crisis), #379-386 (educating Cadre K in space), and #495-513 (rebuilding his mind in X-Men: Legacy).
Jean Grey was replaced by the Phoenix Force from issue #101 through #137. However, this was a retcon that was only revealed years later.
At many times the team roster has been the same as that appearing in X-Men (vol. 2), and during two periods the two books have even been treated by their writer as a single bi-weekly title (issues #289-350 by Scott Lobdell and issues #366-380 by Alan Davis).
During issues #370-372 Wolverine was replaced by a Skrull infiltrator, leading to "The Shattering"/"The Twelve" storylines, and the Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) limited series.
After moving to San Francisco, many other mutants continually appear as background characters or allies, but apart from during crossovers they are rarely considered part of the team roster. Mutants featured include former X-Men such as Iceman and Hepzibah; New X-Men students such as Rockslide, Surge, and Hellion; Cannonball's New Mutants squad; and other mutants such as Toad, Frenzy, Diamond Lil, and Meld.
After the book was relaunched as Uncanny X-Men #1, it started to feature Cyclops's "Extinction Team", composed of himself, Emma Frost, Namor, Magneto, Storm, Hope Summers, Colossus, Danger and Magik. However, due to Emma's injuries in the first three issues, she was temporarily replaced by Psylocke, who currently works as a substitute team member for the Extinction Team. Gillen confirmed in Comic Book Resources's X-POSITION section that Psylocke will also be featured in the book's team roster for the Avengers vs. X-Men tie-in issues.
| Title |
Material collected |
Publication date |
ISBN |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 1 |
The X-Men #1-10 |
April 2009 |
978-0785136989 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 2 |
The X-Men #11-21 |
August 2009 |
978-0785137009 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 3 |
The X-Men #22-31 |
August 2011 |
978-0785150701 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 4 |
The X-Men #32-42 |
December 2011 |
978-0785150725 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 |
Giant-Size X-Men #1; Uncanny X-Men #94-100 |
December 2009 |
978-0785137023 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2 |
Uncanny X-Men #101-110 |
January 2010 |
978-0785137047 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 3 |
Uncanny X-Men #111-121 |
January 2011 |
978-0785145707 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 4 |
Uncanny X-Men #122-131, Annual #3 |
February 2012 |
978-0785158691 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5 |
Uncanny X-Men #132-140, Annual #4, Phoenix: The Untold Story, Bizarre Adventures #27 |
May 2012 |
978-0785158721 |
| Title |
Material collected |
Publication date |
ISBN |
| Essential Classic X-Men Vol. 1 |
X-Men #1-24 (b&w) |
July 2002 |
978-1904159636 |
| Essential Classic X-Men Vol. 2 |
X-Men #25-53; Avengers #53 (b&w) |
May 2006 |
978-0785121169 |
| Essential Classic X-Men Vol. 3 |
X-Men #54-66, #67-80 (covers only); Amazing Adventures #11-17; Marvel Team-Up #4; Incredible Hulk #150, #161 (b&w) |
March 2009 |
978-0785130604 |
| X-Men Visionaries: Neal Adams |
X-Men #56-63, #65 |
July 1996 |
978-0785101987 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 1 |
X-Men #94-119; Giant-Sized X-Men #1 (b&w) |
May 2008 |
978-0785132554 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 2 |
X-Men #120-141; Uncanny X-Men #142-144, Annual #3-4 (b&w) |
December 2005 |
978-0785120070 |
| X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga |
Uncanny X-Men #129-137 |
April 2006 |
0-7851-2213-5 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Uncanny X-Men #138-143, Annual #4 |
October 2004 |
0-7851-1560-9 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 3 |
Uncanny X-Men #145-161, Annual #5 |
August 2001 |
978-0785106616 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 4 |
Uncanny X-Men #162-179, Annual #6; X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (b&w) |
May 2006 |
978-0785122951 |
| Uncanny X-Men: From the Ashes |
Uncanny X-Men #168-176 |
August 1999 |
0-3129-4391-1 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 5 |
Uncanny X-Men #180-198, Annual #7-8 |
April 2007 |
978-0785126928 |
| Power Pack Classic volume 2 |
Uncanny X-Men #195; Power Pack #11-17; Power Pack & Cloak and Dagger: Shelter from the Storm |
May 2010 |
978-0785145929 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 6 |
Uncanny X-Men #199-213; New Mutants Special Edition #1; X-Men Annual #9; X-Factor #9-10; New Mutants #46; Thor #373-374; Power Pack #27 |
September 2005 |
978-0785117278 |
| X-Men: Mutant Massacre |
Uncanny X-Men #210-213; X-Factor #9-11; New Mutants #46; Thor #373-374; Power Pack #27 |
October 2001 |
0-7851-0224-8 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 7 |
Uncanny X-Men #214-228, Annual #10-11; Fantastic Four Vs. The X-Men #1-4 |
April 2006 |
978-0785120551 |
| X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants |
Uncanny X-Men #224-226; X-Factor #24-26; New Mutants #59-61 |
February 2002 |
0-7851-0825-4 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 8 |
Uncanny X-Men #229-245, Annual #12-13; X-Factor #36-39 |
December 2007 |
978-0785127635 |
| X-Men Vs. The Brood: Day of Wrath |
Uncanny X-Men #232-234; X-Men Vs. Brood #1-2 |
September 1997 |
0-7851-0558-1 |
| X-Men: Inferno |
Uncanny X-Men #239-243; X-Factor #36-39; New Mutants #71-73 |
December 1996 |
0-7851-0222-1 |
| Essential X-Men Vol. 9 |
Uncanny X-Men #244-264, Annual #13 |
June 2009 |
978-0785130796 |
| X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee |
Uncanny X-Men #248, #256-258, #268-269, #273-277 |
October 2002 |
978-0785109211 |
| X-Men: Mutations |
Amazing Adventures (vol. 2) #11, #17; X-Factor (vol. 1) #15, #24-25; Uncanny X-Men #256-258 |
October 1996 |
0-7851-0197-7 |
| Essential X-Men vol. 10 |
X-Men #265-272, Annual #14; Fantastic Four Annual #23; New Mutants #95-97, material from Annual #6; X-Factor #60-62, material from Annual #5 |
March 2012 |
978-0785163244 |
| X-Men: Gambit Classic |
Uncanny X-Men #265-267; Gambit #1-4 |
May 2009 |
0-7851-3729-7 |
| X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda |
Uncanny X-Men #270-272; X-Factor #60-62; New Mutants #95-97 |
December 1998 |
0-7851-0053-9 |
| X-Men: Crossroads |
Uncanny X-Men #273-277 |
September 1998 |
0-7851-0662-6 |
| X-Men: The Coming of Bishop |
Uncanny X-Men #282-283, #286 (and pages regarding Bishop from #284-285, #287) |
March 1995 |
0-7851-0099-7 |
| X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song |
Uncanny X-Men #294-296; X-Factor #84-86; X-Men #14-16; X-Force #16-18 |
May 1994 |
0-7851-0025-3 |
| X-Men: Fatal Attractions |
X-Factor #92; X-Force #25; Uncanny X-Men #304; X-Men #25; Wolverine #75; Excalibur #71 |
August 2000 |
0-7851-0748-7 |
| Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties |
X-Men (vol. 2) #26; Uncanny X-Men #307; Avengers (vol. 1) #368-369; West Coast Avengers #101 |
April 1995 |
0-7851-0103-9 |
| Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant |
Uncanny X-Men #316-317; X-Men (vol. 2) #36-37; X-Factor (vol. 1) #106; X-Force (vol. 1) #38; Excalibur (vol. 1) #82; Wolverine (vol. 2) #85; Cable (vol. 1) #16; Generation X #1 |
June 2001 |
0-7851-0216-7 |
| X-Men: Legion Quest |
Uncanny X-Men #320-321; X-Factor (vol. 1) #109; X-Men (vol. 2) #40-41 |
March 1996 |
0-7851-0179-9 |
| X-Men: Prelude to the Age of Apocalypse |
Uncanny X-Men #319-321; X-Factor (vol. 1) #108-109; X-Men (vol. 2) #38-41; Cable #20; X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Ashcan Edition |
May 2011 |
978-0-7851-5508-9 |
| X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira |
Uncanny X-Men #325-326, #329-330, #341-343 |
August 2000 |
0-7851-0748-7 |
| X-Men: Prelude to Onslaught |
X-Men #50; Uncanny X-Men #333; X-Man #15-17; Cable #32-33 |
March 2010 |
978-0785144632 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 1 |
X-Men #53-54; Uncanny X-Men #334-335; Avengers #400-401; Onslaught: X-Men; X-Force #57; Cable #34; Incredible Hulk #444; Fantastic Four #414-415 |
December 2007 |
0-7851-2823-9 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 2 |
Excalibur #100; Fantastic Four #415; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Sensational Spider-Man #8; Spider-Man #72; Green Goblin #12; Punisher #11; X-Factor #125-126; Wolverine #104; X-Man #17; X-Men #55; Uncanny X-Men #336; X-Force #58 |
June 2008 |
0-7851-2824-7 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 3 |
Avengers #402; Incredible Hulk #445; Iron Man #332; Thor #502; Wolverine #105; Cable #35; X-Men #55; Uncanny X-Men #336; X-Man #19; X-Force #57 |
August 2008 |
0-7851-2825-5 |
| X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 4 |
Fantastic Four #416; Iron Man #6; Cable #36; X-Men #56-57; Uncanny X-Men #337; Onslaught: Epilogue #1; Onslaught: Marvel #1; X-Men: Road to Onslaught #1 |
February 2009 |
0-7851-2826-3 |
| Magneto: Rogue Nation |
Uncanny X-Men #366-367; Magneto Rex #1-3; X-Men: The Magneto War; X-Men (vol. 2) #85-87 |
March 2002 |
0-7851-0834-3 |
| X-Men: The Shattering |
Uncanny X-Men #372-375; X-Men #92-95; Astonishing X-Men #1-3; X-Men 1999 Yearbook |
July 2009 |
0-7851-3733-5 |
| Astonishing X-Men: Deathwish (Apocalypse: The Twelve Prelude) |
X-Men #92, #95; Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1-3; Uncanny X-Men #375 |
October 2000 |
0-7851-0754-1 |
| X-Men Vs. Apocalypse Vol. 1: The Twelve |
Uncanny X-Men #376-377; Cable #75-76; X-Men #96-97; Wolverine #146-147 |
March 2007 |
0-7851-2263-X |
| X-Men Vs. Apocalypse Vol. 2: Ages of Apocalypse |
Uncanny X-Men #378; Cable #77; Wolverine #148; X-Men Unlimited #26; X-Men #98; Search for Cyclops #1-4 |
October 2008 |
0-7851-2264-8 |
| X-Men: Powerless |
Uncanny X-Men #379-380; Cable #78; X-Force #101; Wolverine #149; X-Men #99 |
August 2010 |
0-7851-4677-6 |
| Avengers/X-Men: Maximum Security |
Uncanny X-Men #387; Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1-3; Captain America (vol. 3) #36; Thor (vol. 2) #30; Bishop: The Last X-Man #15; Iron Man (vol. 3) #35; Avengers (vol. 4) #35; Gambit (vol. 3) #23; X-Men #107; X-Men Unlimited #29 |
November 2010 |
0-7851-4499-4 |
| X-Men: Dream's End |
Uncanny X-Men #388-390; Cable #87; Bishop #16; X-Men #108-110 |
December 2004 |
0-7851-1551-X |
| X-Men: Eve of Destruction |
Uncanny X-Men #391-393; X-Men #111-113 |
May 2005 |
0-7851-1552-8 |
| Poptopia (Uncanny X-Men) |
Uncanny X-Men #394-399 |
February 2002 |
0-7851-0801-7 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1: Hope |
Uncanny X-Men #410-415 |
January 2003 |
0-7851-1060-7 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2: Dominant Species |
Uncanny X-Men #416-420 |
July 2003 |
0-7851-1132-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3: Holy War |
Uncanny X-Men #421-427 |
October 2003 |
0-7851-1133-6 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 4: The Draco |
Uncanny X-Men #428-434 |
March 2004 |
0-7851-1134-4 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 5: She Lies with Angels |
Uncanny X-Men #437-441 |
July 2004 |
0-7851-1196-4 |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6: Bright New Mourning |
Uncanny X-Men #435-436, #442-443; New X-Men #155-156 |
August 2004 |
0-7851-1406-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 1: The End of History |
Uncanny X-Men #444-449 |
December 2004 |
0-7851-1535-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 2: The Cruelest Cut |
Uncanny X-Men #450-454 |
February 2005 |
0-7851-1645-1 |
| Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 3: On Ice |
Uncanny X-Men #455-461 |
August 2005 |
0-7851-1649-4 |
| House of M: Uncanny X-Men |
Uncanny X-Men #462-465; Secrets of the House of M |
February 2006 |
0-7851-1663-X |
| Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 4: End of Greys |
Uncanny X-Men #466-471 |
June 2006 |
0-7851-1664-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 5: First Foursaken |
Uncanny X-Men #472-474, Annual #1 |
October 2006 |
0-7851-2323-7 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire |
Uncanny X-Men #475-486 |
January 2008 |
0-7851-1800-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men: The Extremists |
Uncanny X-Men #487-491 |
December 2007 |
0-7851-1982-5 |
| X-Men: Messiah Complex |
X-Men: Messiah Complex (one-shot); Uncanny X-Men #492-494; X-Men #205-207; New X-Men #44-46; X-Factor #25-27; X-Men: Messiah Complex - Mutant Files |
November 2008 |
0-7851-2320-2 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Divided We Stand |
Uncanny X-Men #495-499 |
October 2008 |
0-7851-1983-3 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny |
Uncanny X-Men #500-503; X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1; X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1-5 |
October 2009 |
0-7851-2451-9 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Lovelorn |
Uncanny X-Men #504-507, Annual #2 |
June 2009 |
0-7851-2999-5 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Sisterhood |
Uncanny X-Men #508-512 |
August 2009 |
0-7851-4105-7 |
| Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia |
Uncanny X-Men #513-514; Dark Avengers #7-8; Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (one-shot); Utopia Finale |
April 2010 |
0-7851-4234-7 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Nation X |
Uncanny X-Men #515-522; Dark Reign: The List - X-Men; Nation X #1-4 |
November 2010 |
0-7851-4103-0 |
| X-Men: Second Coming |
Second Coming: Prepare, Second Coming #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #523-525, New Mutants #12-14, X-Men: Legacy #235-237, X-Force #26-28 |
June 2011 |
0-7851-5521-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men: The Five Lights (Aka Uncanny X-Men: The Birth of Generation Hope) |
Uncanny X-Men #526-529; Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age (one shot) |
December 2010 |
0-7851-4643-8 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Quarantine |
Uncanny X-Men #530-534 |
June 2011 |
0-7851-5225-3 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Breaking Point |
Uncanny X-Men #534.1; #535-539 |
September 2011 |
0-7851-5226-2 |
| Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men |
Uncanny X-Men #540-544 |
March 2012 |
0-7851-5797-2 |
| Title |
Material collected |
Publication Date |
ISBN |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 1 |
The X-Men #1-10 |
May 2002 |
0-7851-0845-9 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 2 |
The X-Men #11-21 |
November 2003 |
0-7851-0983-8 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 3 |
The X-Men #22-31 |
September 2003 |
0-7851-1269-3 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 4 |
The X-Men #32-42 |
September 2004 |
0-7851-1607-9 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 5 |
The X-Men #43-53; The Avengers (vol.1) #53; Ka-Zar #2-3; Marvel Tales #30 |
July 2005 |
0-7851-1787-3 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 6 |
The X-Men #54-66 |
January 2006 |
0-7851-2056-4 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 7 |
Amazing Adventures #11-17; Incredible Hulk #150, #161; Amazing Spider-Man #92; Marvel Team-Up #4; The X-Men #67-80, Annuals (covers only) |
October 2008 |
0-7851-3048-9 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 8 |
Avengers #110-111; Incredible Hulk #172, #180-181; Captain America #172-175; Marvel Team-Up #23, #38; Defenders #15-16; Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4; The X-Men #81-93 (covers only) |
March 2010 |
978-0785142232 |
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| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 |
Giant-Size X-Men #1; Uncanny X-Men #94-100 |
December 2003 |
0-7851-1192-1 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2 |
Uncanny X-Men #101-110 |
December 2004 |
0-7851-1193-X |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 3 |
Uncanny X-Men #111-121 |
March 2004 |
0-7851-1194-8 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 4 |
Uncanny X-Men #122-131, Annual #3 |
October 2004 |
0-7851-1630-3 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5 |
Uncanny X-Men #132-140, Annual #4; Phoenix: The Untold Story |
January 2005 |
0-7851-1698-2 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 6 |
Uncanny X-Men #141-150 |
January 2008 |
978-0785130130 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 7 |
Uncanny X-Men #151-159, Annual #5; Avengers Annual #10 |
January 2011 |
978-0785135135 |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 8 |
Uncanny X-Men #160-167, Annual #6; Special Edition X-Men #1; Marvel Treasure Edition |
February 2012 |
978-0785158707 |
| Title |
Material collected |
Publication Date |
ISBN |
| The X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 |
The X-Men #1-31 |
October 2008 |
0-7851-2958-8 |
| The X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2 |
The X-Men #32-66, Avengers #53, Ka-Zar #2-3, Marvel Tales #30, Not Brand Ecch #4, #8 |
May 2011 |
978-0785153078 |
|
| Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1 |
Giant-Size X-Men #1; Uncanny X-Men #94-131, Annual #3 |
May 2006 |
0-7851-2101-3 |
| X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga |
Uncanny X-Men #129-138; Classic X-Men #43; Bizarre Adventures #27; Phoenix: The Untold Story (one-shot), What If? #27 |
July 2010 |
978-0-7851-4913-2 |
| Secret Wars II Omnibus |
Uncanny X-Men #198, #202-203; Secret Wars II #1-9; New Mutants #30, #36-37; Captain America #308; Iron Man #197; Fantastic Four #282, #285, #288, #316-319; Web of Spider-Man #6; Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #268, #273-274; Daredevil #223; Incredible Hulk #312; Avengers #260-261, #265-266; Dazzler #40; Alpha Flight #28; Thing #30; Doctor Strange #74; Cloak and Dagger #4; Power Pack #18; Thor #363; Power Man and Iron Fist #121; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #111; Defenders #152; Quasar #8 |
May 2009 |
978-0785131113 |
| X-Men: Asgardian Wars |
Uncanny X-Men Annual #9, X-Men & Alpha Flight (1985) #1-2, New Mutants (1983) Special Edition #1 |
February 2010 |
0-7851-4148-0 |
| X-Men: Mutant Massacre |
Uncanny X-Men #210-214; New Mutants #46; X-Factor #9-11; Thor #373-374; Power Pack #27; Daredevil #238 |
January 2010 |
0-7851-3805-6 |
| X-Men: Fall of the Mutants |
Uncanny X-Men #220-227; New Mutants (1983) #55-61; X-Factor (1986) #19-26; Captain America (1968) #339; Daredevil (1964) #252; Fantastic Four (1961) #312; Incredible Hulk (1968) #340; Power Pack (1984) #35 |
October 2011 |
978-0785153122 |
| X-Men: Inferno |
Uncanny X-Men #239-243; X-Factor #33-40; X-Terminators #1-4; New Mutants #71-73; X-Factor Annual #4 |
June 2009 |
978-0785137771 |
| X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Vol. 1 |
Uncanny X-Men #244-269; Uncanny X-Men Annual (1970) #13; Classic X-Men #39 |
October 2011 |
978-0785158226 |
| X-Men: X-Tinction |
Uncanny X-Men #235-238 & #270-272; X-Factor (1986) #60-62; New Mutants (1983) #94-96 |
August 2011 |
978-0785155317 |
| X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Vol. 2 |
Uncanny X-Men #273-280; X-Factor (1986) #63-70; X-Men (1991) #1-9 + material from #10-11; Ghost Rider (1990) #26-27 |
January 2012 |
978-0785159056 |
|
| X-Men: Bishop's Crossing |
Uncanny X-Men #281-293; X-Men (1991) #12-13 + material from #10-11 |
October 2012 |
9780785153498 |
| X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song |
Uncanny X-Men #294-297; X-Factor (1986) #84-86; X-Men (1991) #14-16; X-Force (1991) #16-18; Stryfe's Strike File |
October 2011 |
978-0785153122 |
| X-Men: Fatal Attractions |
Uncanny X-Men #298-305 & 315; X-Factor (1986) #87-92; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #1-2; X-Force (1991) #25; X-Men (1991) #25; Wolverine #75; Excalibur (1988) #71 |
April 2012 |
978-0785162452 |
| X-Men: Age of Apocalypse |
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #320-321, X-Men (1991) #40-41, Cable (1993) #20, X-Men Alpha, Amazing X-Men #1-4, Astonishing X-Men (1995) #1-4, Factor X #1-4, Gambit & the X-Ternals #1-4, Generation Next #1-4, Weapon X (1995) #1-4, X-Calibre #1-4, X-Man #1-4, X-Men Omega, Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen and X-Men Ashcan #2 |
March 2012 |
978-0785159827 |
| X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance |
Uncanny X-Men #346; X-Men #65-70; Generation X #26-31; X-Force #67-70; Wolverine #115-118; Cable #45-47; X-Man #30 |
April 2012 |
978-0785162407 |
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| Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall Of The Shi'ar Empire |
Uncanny X-Men #475-486 |
July 2007 |
0-7851-2515-9 |
| X-Men: Messiah Complex |
X-Men: Messiah Complex (one-shot); Uncanny X-Men #492-494; X-Men #205-207; New X-Men #44-46; X-Factor #25-27 |
April 2008 |
0-7851-2899-9 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny |
Uncanny X-Men #500-503; X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1; X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1-5 |
May 2009 |
0-7851-3817-X |
| Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia |
Uncanny X-Men #513-514; Dark Avengers #7-8; Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia; Utopia Finale |
November 2009 |
0-7851-4233-9 |
| Uncanny X-Men: Nation X |
Uncanny X-Men #515-522; Dark Reign: The List - X-Men; Nation X #1-4 |
June 2010 |
0-7851-3873-0 |
| X-Men: Second Coming |
Second Coming: Prepare, Second Coming #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #523-525, New Mutants #12-14, X-Men: Legacy #235-237, X-Force #26-28 |
September 2010 |
0-7851-4678-4 |
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