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The X-Men are a team of [[comic book]] [[superhero|superheroes]] from the Marvel Universe.  The team members are [[mutation mutants]], each inborn with an ability that goes beyond what is humanly possible.  In this way--being human but possessing abilities that go beyond the possible--mutants are unusual.  Such mutants are subject to discrimination in the Marvel Universe, and as such must keep their status secret, but the founder of the team believes that peaceful coexistence is possible, and that mutants can use their powers to help all of humanity.  Notably, their first mission was fighting Magneto, a mutant supremacist who believed that normal humanity's time had come and gone.  The initial members were Charles Xavier (Professor X), a powerful telepath, who founded and funded the initial team under the guise of it being a "school for gifted youngsters"; Scott Summers (Cyclops), who can project bolts of force from his eyes; Henry McCoy (Beast), an immensely strong, agile, tough, and athletic man; Robert Drake (Iceman), able to generate cold from his body; Warren Worthington III (Angel), possessed of feathered wings and with different enough physiology to let him fly using them; and Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), who possesses telekinetic ability.

The X-Men are a team of [[comic book]] [[superhero|superheroes]] from the Marvel Universe.  The team members are [[mutation|mutants]], each inborn with an ability that goes beyond what is humanly possible.  In this way--being human but possessing abilities that go beyond the possible--mutants are unusual.  Such mutants are subject to discrimination in the Marvel Universe, and as such must keep their status secret, but the founder of the team believes that peaceful coexistence is possible, and that mutants can use their powers to help all of humanity.  Notably, their first mission was fighting Magneto, a mutant supremacist who believed that normal humanity's time had come and gone.  The initial members were Charles Xavier (Professor X), a powerful telepath, who founded and funded the initial team under the guise of it being a "school for gifted youngsters"; Scott Summers (Cyclops), who can project bolts of force from his eyes; Henry McCoy (Beast), an immensely strong, agile, tough, and athletic man; Robert Drake (Iceman), able to generate cold from his body; Warren Worthington III (Angel), possessed of feathered wings and with different enough physiology to let him fly using them; and Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), who possesses telekinetic ability.

Since the comic's first issue in 1963, the roster of the team has changed.  Characters have left, joined up, changed their code names, switched sides, died, been resurrected, and developed new powers or new ways to use them.  The current roster actually consists of several teams, as many more mutants have been found all over the world and many have joined or created teams with deep ties to the X-Men.

Since the comic's first issue in 1963, the roster of the team has changed.  Characters have left, joined up, changed their code names, switched sides, died, been resurrected, and developed new powers or new ways to use them.  The current roster actually consists of several teams, as many more mutants have been found all over the world and many have joined or created teams with deep ties to the X-Men.