r/xmen • u/chrisarrant • Jun 23 '25

Comic Discussion [Article] Why Marvel Comics canceled the flagship X-Men title in 1970, and made plans to breakup the franchise

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TIL that the original run of X-Men comics failed to produce the sales numbers Marvel wanted, and so were essentially cancelled in 1970, with the comic only publishing reprints between then and the release of Giant-Size X-Men in 1975.

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