Originally Posted by
Havok83
Why are some bolded and others not?...
Jean Grey: Sept., 1963 (The X-Men #1)
Polaris: Oct., 1968 (The X-Men #49)
Storm: May, 1975 (Giant-Size X-Men #1)
Magik: May, 1975 (Giant-Size X-Men #1, as child; Uncanny X-Men #160, Aug. '82, as young adult Mutant)
Psylocke: Dec., 1976 (Captain Britain #8; New Mutants Annual #2, 1986)
Mystique: May, 1978 (Ms. Marvel #16; X-books thereafter)
Aurora: Apr., 1979 (Uncanny X-Men #120)
Kitty Pryde: Jan., 1980 (Uncanny X-Men #129)
Emma Frost: Jan., 1980 (Uncanny X-Men #129)
Dazzler: Feb., 1980 (Uncanny X-Men #130)
Sage: Apr., 1980 (Uncanny X-Men #132)
Karma: Dec., 1980 (Marvel Team-Up #100; Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants, 1982)
Rachel Grey-Summers: Jan., 1981 (Uncanny X-Men #141)
Siryn: Apr., 1981 (Spider-Woman #37; X-Force #1, 1991)
Rogue: Nov., 1981 (Avengers Annual #10; Uncanny X-Men #158, 1982)
Dani Moonstar: 1982 (Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants)
Wolfsbane: 1982 (Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants)
Magma: Oct., 1983 (The New Mutants #8)
Meggan: Dec., 1983 (Marvel UK's Mighty World of Marvel #7; first American appearance is in New Mutants Annual #2, 1986)
Husk: 1984 (Rom Annual #3, and New Mutants #42 in '86, as child; X-Force & then X-Men titles, 1994, as young adult Mutant)
Firestar: May, 1985 (Uncanny X-Men #193; transitioned from original, animated creation, on Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends, in Sept. '81)
Boom-Boom: Nov., 1985 (Secret Wars II #5; X-Factor & then The New Mutants, later 80's)
Frenzy: May, 1986 (X-Factor #4)
Skids: Aug., 1986 (X-Factor #8)
Jubilee: May, 1989 (Uncanny X-Men #244)
Domino: Feb., 1991 (New Mutants #98, impersonated by Copycat; X-Force #8, Mar. '92, for the real Neena)
Monet: Sept., 1994 (Uncanny X-Men #316)
Marrow: Sept., 1994 (Cable #15, as child; X-Men & Generation X, later 90's)
Blink: Oct., 1994 (Uncanny X-Men #317)
Cecilia Reyes: June, 1997 (X-Men vol. 2 #65)
Stepford Cuckoos: Nov., 2001 ( New X-Men #118)
Dust: Dec., 2002 (New X-Men #133)
Surge: Jan., 2004 (New Mutants vol. 2 #8)
Laura Kinney (X-23): Feb., 2004 (NYX #3; transitioned from original, animated creation, on X-Men Evolution S3, prior to)
Armor: Oct., 2004 (Astonishing X-Men #4)
Pixie: Nov., 2004 (New X-Men: Academy X #5)
Oya: Sept., 2010 (Uncanny X-Men #528)
Bold characters = who I feel, have stood out over the years, as the most significant, prominent players of the franchise. I'm trying to determine who the top 20+1 are, and this collected, chonological data was an attempt to help with that, amongst some other things... patterns, I think it shows. The first dozen or so, are pretty easy to figure out IMO, as this pic so X-pertly demonstrates:
It's the 8 or 9 after them, that require a lil' more assessment, I've found. As you can see, I've settled on adding Domino & Rachel, obviously. They're kinda no-brainers too, pretty much, I think. But also... Monet, maybe? As well as... Blink, perhaps? If so, that still leaves 5 spaces that need fillin'. Mystique likely, should be one, as much as that pains me to say it. But it is what it is, and you can't argue with her lasting impact & contribution(s). For the remaining 4, I'm leanin' towards... Wolfsbane? Karma?... The Cuckoos? And IDK... Boom-Boom?
So from fans, I would ask, what are your thoughts? Who would you include? Have I got it right so far? Did I miss listing anybody overall, and/or is there somebody else you think should be added? And just any stray observations-cum-discussions, on the info itself, are encouraged & most welcomed too.
Originally Posted by
mikeb
double post
Originally Posted by
Havok83
that doesnt fit if you go back and try and apply it to all the characters
?...
Originally Posted by
Havok83
... Its a damn shame that in the 12 years since the X-men launched, they only introduced one significant female character. WTH?
Yep, for almost the first 2 full DECADES (from '63-'80), these 3:
... were the only game in town, and THIS picture:
... says a lot, and speaks VOLUMES.
Still, they made up for lost time, in the 80's. Starting with Kitty, Emma, & Dazz, at the cusp of what was to come.