Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1991
Cover Price	3.95 USD
Pages	56
Editing	Suzanne Gaffney (Assistant), Bob Harras
Notes	Comic came in 5 different editions, 4 with different covers and interior pin-ups at $1.00 each, and 1 Deluxe version on nice paper with no ads at $3.95 (the one on which this index is based) containing all material from the 4 issues plus more; Double gate-fold cover.

Cover Details

Characters	Professor X; Beast; Storm; Archangel; Jean Grey (Cover 1); Colossus; Gambit; Psylocke; Rogue (Cover 2); Cyclops; Wolverine; Iceman (Cover 3); Magneto (Cover 4)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Notes	Comic came in 5 different editions, 4 with different covers and interior pin-ups at $1.00 each, and 1 Deluxe version on nice paper with no ads at $3.95 (the one on which this index is based) containing all material from the 4 issues plus more; Double gate-fold cover.
Reprinted	in X-Men: Mutant Genesis (Marvel, 1995 series) #[nn] [Magneto Cover]; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

37 page X-Men story "Rubicon"

Characters	FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Archangel; Beast; Colossus; Rogue; Gambit; Psylocke; Iceman; Banshee; Forge; GUESTS: Nick Fury; Moira MacTaggert; VILLAINS: Magneto; Chief Magistrate Anderson; Acolytes (1st for all)--Fabian Cortez; Anne-Marie Cortez; Chrome; Marco Delgado; Nance Winters; CAMEO: George Bush
Synopsis	Magneto forms the Acolytes and proclaims Asteroid M a haven for mutants everywhere; But the rest of the world doesn't see it that way.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jim Lee (Co-Plot); Chris Claremont
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Colors	Joe Rosas
Letters	Tom Orzechowski
Notes	X-Men Blue Team is formed comprising Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast, Gambit, Psylocke and Rogue (X-Men Gold appear in Uncanny #281)
Reprinted	in X-Men: Mutant Genesis (Marvel, 1995 series) #[nn]; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #50; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

2 page X-Men illustration "A Villains Gallery"

Characters	Sentinel; Juggernaut; Arcade; Cameron Hodge; Apocalypse; Magneto; Sebastian Shaw; White Queen; Toad; Sabretooth; Loki; Sauron; Dark Phoenix; Mr. Sinister; Goblin Queen; Mesmero; Mystique; Mojo; Spiral; Brood
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Reprinted	in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #50; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

2 page X-Men illustration "A Blast From the Past"

Characters	Original X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Beast
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Reprinted	in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #50; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

2 page X-Men illustration "Wish You Were Here..."

Characters	Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Archangel; Psylocke; Rogue; Beast; Jubilee; Iceman; Colossus; Gambit; Jean Grey; Stevie Hunter; Cable; Trish Tilby; Opal Tanaka
Synopsis	X-Men in swimsuits
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Reprinted	in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #50; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

2 page X-Men illustration "Things to Come"

Characters	Longshot; Dazzler; Brood; Ghost Rider; Selene; Matsuo Tsurahaba; Omega Red; Bella Donna
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Reprinted	in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #50; In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

2 page X-Men illustration "X-Men Sketchbook"

Characters	Professor X; Cyclops; Rogue; Omega Red; Fabian Cortez
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Reprinted	In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]

1 page X-Men illustration "Cover to X-Men #2"

Characters	Magneto; Professor X; Cyclops; Wolverine; Rogue; Psylocke; Gambit
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams

4 page X-Men illustration "And the Best is Yet to Come"

Characters	Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Gambit; Polaris; Havok; Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; Colossus; Cable; Archangel; Multiple Man; Guido; Captain Britain; Rogue; Warpath; Iceman; Cannonball; Lockheed; Professor X; Wolverine; Kitty Pryde; Domino; Psylocke; Boom Boom; Meggan; Shatterstar; Nightcrawler; Feral; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Beast
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Scott Williams
Notes	Back of the fold-out cover including almost every member of every X-Men related team.
Reprinted	In X-Men Forever Alpha (Marvel, 2009 series) #[alpha]