On 2009-11-29 Joseph T. Hollon, Ohio wrote: Not long after the comics reprinted in this volume, the original X-Men comics series was canceled. From reading this volume I think I can see at least part of what the problem was. There is almost no consistency to the creative team with artists and writers changing from issue to issue. Our heroes face mostly unmemorable foes and the appearances by the big names bad guys (Magneto, Juggernaut) aren´t as good as their original appearances. There is a lot of build up to the showdown with the mysterious Factor Three (which never really pays off) and at one point they break the team up and Cyclops is broadcasting his own radio program (seriously). The inconsistency of the creative teams is a negative but the talent involved is rather impressive: Roy Thomas, Werner Roth, Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith, Don Heck, George Tuska, etc. This volume is worth a read for those interested in the history of the original X-Men but I really don´t think it holds up very well compared to most of the material Marvel was putting on the shelves at the same time in the late 1960s. . And summed up by saying Watch Marvel try to figure out what to do with the X-Men.... Currently Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 2) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Marvel Comics claimed Enemies both infamous and obscure abound in another archive of the X-Men´s early adventures! Mainstay malefactors like Magneto and the Juggernaut are joined by the thunderous threat of Factor Three! Plus: the first appearances of Banshee and Polaris! Mimic vs. the Super-Adaptoid! Subterranean civil war! The X-Men´s first individualistic uniforms! The return of a Golden Age great... and the death of Professor X!? Guest-starring Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the Avengers! Featuring Ogre of Thunderbolts fame! Collects X-Men #25-53 & Avengers #53.
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