{"product_id":"bu-hardcover-marvel-comics-library-x-men-1963-1966","title":"BU Hardcover: Marvel Comics Library. X-Men. 1963-1966","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\u003cmain\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\" id=\"main-container\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product_detail content no_teaser_image\" id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ajax_tab_content product-content clearfix tab-content-min-height\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-9 col-lg-9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"margin-bottom\" id=\"product-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"collapse_text_long\" class=\"collapse-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-content read-more-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row read-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Strangest Super-Heroes of All\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe foundation of a pop-culture phenomenon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epublisher Martin Goodman asked\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he’d be getting something like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe X-Men\u003c\/em\u003e. In fact, nobody could have imagined the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary phenomenon the X-Men would eventually grow into\u003c\/strong\u003e—not Goodman, not Lee, not even the forward-thinking futurist Jack Kirby. What they started out as was a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emutants\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cspan\u003eyoungsters born with “X-tra” powers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrust upon them not by accidentally crossing paths with cosmic rays or a nuclear blast, but by the fate of birth—led by a no-nonsense professor who trained them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutant and otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecrossroads of comics and popular culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyclops, \u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e Girl, Angel, Beast,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIceman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efound safety amongst themselves despite the challenges that set them apart from others in society; and Professor Xavier lined up against his ideological foe, Magneto, who had assembled a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to take the fight for their self-preservation directly to humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, Lee and Kirby—who were on fire taking comics into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAge—introduced a menagerie of villains and supporting characters that would become mainstays of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand its lore: the super-powered siblings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScarlet Witch\u003c\/span\u003e; the formidable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlob\u003c\/span\u003e; the unstoppable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuggernaut\u003c\/span\u003e; the jungle dweller from the Savage Land,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKa-Zar\u003c\/span\u003e; the demigod from the stars, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStranger\u003c\/span\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBolivar Trask\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his army of mutant-hunting Sentinels. And as Lee and Kirby gave way to new talents so they could move on to new corners of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUniverse, Atlas era art veteran Werner Roth teamed with writing newcomer and future X-Men legend Roy Thomas to begin their long run on the title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition features the first 21 stories of our favorite oddball super heroes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 1963 to 1966. The most pristine, pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 1960s printing press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to these seminal tales are an in-depth essay by X-Men writer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabian Nicieza\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as original art, photographs, and memorabilia from the early years of X.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 MARVEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe artists\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Kirby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1917–1994) was one of comics’ most legendary and prolific artists whose notable cocreations include Captain America, Avengers, X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Thor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1922–2018) is known to millions as the man whose super heroes propelled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto its preeminent position in the comic book industry. His cocreations include Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and hundreds of others. While the Chairman Emeritus of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e, he was also the Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, where he created numerous new characters and stories in areas including publishing, film, reality TV, stage, documentary, and multimedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabian Nicieza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an Argentine American comic book writer and editor who is best known as the cocreator of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeadpool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand for his work on titles such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eX-Men\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eX-Force\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Warriors\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCable\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThunderbolts\u003c\/em\u003e. Outside the comics medium he is the author of the satirical crime novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuburban Dicks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Self-Made Widow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eMarvel Comics Library. 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