MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN Series

More early adventures of The X-Men from the Marvel Age of Comics, collected in a smaller format that’s perfect for new readers!

In our latest Mighty Marvel Masterworks, the first class of students at Professor X’s most uncanny academy—the X-Men—reach new milestones in their evolution. The team grapples with the menace of Factor Three in a massive multi-issue saga. It’s a strange and mysterious story that will surprise you with its shocking conclusion. But first, the Juggernaut returns, the X-Men meet Spider-Man and the Mole Man and Tyrannus start a war of the underworlds. Also featured are the “Origins of the X-Men” backup features that reveal the backstories of Professor X and his teen team supreme! And we’re not afraid to go out with a bang: The X-Men’s don iconic new costumes as an added treat.

COLLECTING: THE X-MEN (1963) #30-39 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH (1967) #4

The Xavier School has a new headmaster: Roy Thomas! Stan Lee’s right-hand man, Roy took mutantkind on wild new adventures as he cut his teeth as a scripter of superhero sagas. These early adventures come from the time when Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman were a quirky quintet of teenagers together against the world. Across ten issues you’ll see them confront a host of villains – from Count Nefaria and his henchmen, to the Locust and the Aztec-inspired Kukulcan! You’ll also witness the first appearance of mainstay X-Man Banshee and read the rare stories when a sixth mutant member, the Mimic, joined Professor X’s squad! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #20-29.

The X-Men blend super hero action, teen angst and a potent metaphor for the turbulent issues of the ’60s into one powerful package! And in this volume, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby finished laying the foundation for what would later become comics’ biggest franchise! Experience the unstoppable Juggernaut’s devastating debut and learn his shocking connection to Professor X! Plus: Thrill to the first appearances of the cosmic Stranger, the power-copying Mimic, and – in a classic three-part saga – the mutant-hunting robots known as the Sentinels! And for good measure, it’s all topped off with the return of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants – and a devastating attack on the X-Men’s school! They’re mutant milestones one and all! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #11-19.

Collects X-Men (1963) #1-10. The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators – now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! See the X-Men from the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman and Marvel Girl – Professor X’s original teen team with a mission to forge peace between humans and mutantkind! Thrill to their first encounter with the Master of Magnetism, Magneto – and meet his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Plus: The X-Men battle the immovable Blob and the untouchable Unus – and have run-ins with the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers and Ka-Zar, lord of the Savage Land! Written by Stan “The Man” Lee and illustrated by Jack “King” Kirby, it’s super hero adventure at its best!