What Introduced You to the X-Men?

[Arachne]

I got into the X-Men when a relative loaned me some comics that included the issue where Frost switched bodies with Storm. First chance I got, I picked up New Mutants #54 and the issue of classic X-Men where they visited Banshee's castle. I think I got X-Men #217 a little while after that. X-Factor was a harder sell.

[Ru5152]

I got into the X-Men when a relative loaned me some comics that included the issue where Frost switched bodies with Storm. First chance I got, I picked up New Mutants #54 and the issue of classic X-Men where they visited Banshee's castle. I think I got X-Men #217 a little while after that. X-Factor was a harder sell.

Enjoyed the first 50 issues of that book, and the entirety of Peter David from #87 on. Marvel at least knew how to self contain their crossovers back then. Again, I can talk the good old days all day and night, but that's just me and my 'member berries......

[Arachne]

That was the most boring of the options for me. Until PAD took over.

[Ru5152]

How come? The shark jumping explanation for Jean? Milk toast Scott? The 'Mutant Hunters' concept??? I can see that I just enjoyed the Simonsons as a team, the fact that there was no Internet to spoil Angel's fate in the Massacre, the Beast wasn't furry, Hodge was a cliched card carrying bastard, but still a fun read. Now New Mutants would've been my tough sell, and I muddled through until X-Force.

Not badgering ya dude, I'm just curious

[Arachne]

I suspect it was just the age I was. The characters just weren't relatable. To be honest, except for the Dark Phoenix Saga, I've never enjoyed the O5.

I might have given up on The New Mutant, too, but I was collecting the Claremont issues at the same time and knew how good the series could be.

[Ru5152]

I suspect it was just the age I was. The characters just weren't relatable. To be honest, except for the Dark Phoenix Saga, I've never enjoyed the O5.

I might have given up on The New Mutant, too, but I was collecting the Claremont issues at the same time and knew how good the series could be.

I can relate, I've always felt that way about the Legion over at DC, could've been some outstanding sci-fi, instead they're subjected to reboot after reboot, rather than unlimited possibilities.

[hedgehogvampire]

Even though I liked X-men from the original 90s cartoon and X-men: Evolution and the movies they weren't what got me to read the comics. It was when I was reading Sonic the Hedgehog comics and after years of only reading Sonic comics I want to see if there was other comics that I would like and the House of M graphic novel caught my attention. I thought the story was cool and the art was awesome. I know that story is very hate or love because of what happened to the mutants but I just thought it was cool that X-men and Spider-man was in the same comic. For years I mostly just stuck to getting the graphic novels it wasn't till this year that I stated buying the comic monthly or at least read the past comics on Marvel Unlimited.

[Ranma1/2]

NBC's first Saturday morning 1982 airing of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends episode titled,"A Firestar is Born". That episode had Spidey and the X-Men battling the Juggernaut.Then sometime later that led me to getting my first Uncanny X-Men comic by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith titled,"Professor Xavier is a Jerk!"

[Ricochet Rita]

I got into the X-Men when a relative loaned me some comics that included the issue where Frost switched bodies with Storm.

Then sometime later that led me to getting my first Uncanny X-Men comic by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith titled,"Professor Xavier is a Jerk!"

You were very lucky .

[Tazpocalapse]

My uncle collected comics so i would grab some of his old X-men issues along with Hulk,Spidey, and Batman. This was around the time Spider-Man and his Amazing friends co-starring Ice-man and FireStar. The episode with them visiting the X-mansion left me stoked about the X-men and i began to hunt down as many as the comics that i did not have. At this time Marvel was running X-men Classics which brought me up on most of the issues. So i guess the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was not what introduced me to them but it made me want to seek out more X-men comics.

[Mia]

Wow never imagined that so many of us came on board with the 90's cartoon. Disney should never have cancelled Wolverine & The X-Men. It would probably have brought in more readers.

[paurru]

Uh, Mia what are you smoking? I'm 36 I grew up in the early 1980s with the 1980s x men which was the best x men lineup at the time back then.

[LordAllMIghty]

Spiderman and his amazing friends