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Classic X-Men
Classic X-Men #1 art cover Art byArt Adams.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	September1986 – August1995
No. of issues	110
Creative team
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Written by	Chris Claremont and various others
Artist(s)	Various
Penciller(s)	Various
Inker(s)	Various
Colorist(s)	Various

Classic X-Men, originally titledX-Men Classics and later retitledX-Men Classic, is areprintcomic book series published byMarvel Comics. The first volume was alimited series which collected stories from theThomas/Adams/Palmer run onX-Men (originally published in1969). The second volume was an unlimited series and reprinted stories from the post–Giant-Size X-Men era (originally published in1975). Both volumes frequently supplemented the reprinted stories with new material. The series lasted 110 issues.

The first volume was three issues published in1983. Each issue was 48 pages with no ads (as compared to the industry standard of 32 pages with 9 pages of ads) and printed on high-quality Baxter paper instead of the standard newsprint. The series reprintedX-Men #57-63 (necessitating that the stories from issues #59 and 61 be split across two issues) with new gatefold covers, opening pages which served to summarize the events of previous issues, and a foreword byJohn Byrne. The new material reunited original writer Roy Thomas and original inker Tom Palmer, but penciller Neal Adams was replaced byMike Zeck.

The second volume was launched in1986, reprinting the "All-New, All-Different" era of X-Men. Specifically, it reprintedGiant-Size X-Men #1 andUncanny X-Men#94-206, with the exceptions of #106, 110, 141 and 142. The first 27 issues have various edits and new pages added to tie in with then-current continuity. The new material is often drawn by artists other than those who drew the original story but always written by the writer of the original stories,Chris Claremont. The first 44 issues have new backup stories further delving into and explaining the original stories, mostly written by Chris Claremont orAnn Nocenti and drawn byJohn Bolton. AfterClassic X-Men#45, the series was retitledX-Men Classic and from then solely reprinted material from the originalUncanny X-Men series.

The series also included new covers and frontispieces produced by artists such asArt Adams (issues #1-16, 18-23),Steve Lightle (#30-42, 44-52),Mike Mignola (#57-70), andAdam Hughes (issues #71-79).

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