The Uncanny X-men

Author: Chris Claremont

In the 1980s and 90s, everything was X-Men. With Chris Claremont's scripts, and more often than not, John Byrne providing pencils and plotting ideas, The Uncanny X-Men took a franchise that had been around since the 1960s and made it into the hottest property there was. The X-Men brought the idea of Mutants to comics, and that alone gets 'em on the list, but they also told stories that were relatable, human, fun, and often very funny. Also, Wolverine. No other character in comics had the impressive streak that Wolverine did of turning covers into sales! When prominently featured on an X-Men cover, the numbers would always increase! The post-1975 X-Men, the Uncanny X-Men, became so big at one time there were 6 regular X-Men titles, and three related groups with monthly Marvel titles! The idea of a single set of characters dominating a company's offerings was not new, but there was never anything like the level that Marvel took the X-Men to in the 1990s. But it's not just the popularity; it's also the storytelling, as classic arcs such as Days of Future Past and the Dark Phoenix Saga are among the finest pieces of sequential art ever released by a major company.Why it's on the list: – WOLVERINE!!!!!