Uncanny X-Men title in #114. Beginning with issue #142, and up to #407, the indicia title was finally changed to "The Uncanny X-Men". Issue #408 was the first to use the indicia title Uncanny X-Men. A separate series, titled simply "", launched with an October 1991 cover date. Uncanny X-Men Uncanny X-Men, originally published as The X-Men, is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. The
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