X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men pilot effectively marked the end of the Marvel animated universe created by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises/Marvel Productions, which began with "Fantastic Four" (1978) and continued with "Spider-Woman" (1979), "Spider-Man" (1981), "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" (1981) and "The Incredible Hulk" (1982). The X-Men themselves had previously guest starred in several episodes of "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", although that particular series isn't necessarily in the same continuity as "Pryde of the X-Men". Narrated by X-Men co-creator Stan Lee, "Pryde of the X-Men" stars Professor X and the X-Men who were known as Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, and Dazzler saving
X-Men: Legacy the parent title "Uncanny X-Men", with co-writers Chris Claremont and Jim Lee, previously the penciler on "Uncanny", moving over to "X-Men", while studio mate Whilce Portacio took over penciling duties on "Uncanny". "X-Men" #1 is still the bestselling comic book of all time, with pre-order sales of over 8.1 million copies, according to Guinness Book of World Records, which presented honors to Claremont at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con It is estimated that somewhere between 3–4 million copies were actually sold. The sales figures were generated in part by publishing the issue with five different variant covers, four of which