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Just learned how many issues the original 'X-Men' run actually had before it got canceled
I was reading an old blog post about comic history and found out the first X-Men series only lasted 66 issues before it got axed in 1970. I always assumed it was a huge hit from the start, but nope, it was actually kind of a flop for years. The blog said sales were so low they almost didn't bring the team back at all. It's wild to think about now, with how massive the X-Men are. Did anyone else think the original run was way longer?
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nguyen.tara6mo ago
The reprint era from 67 to 93 really messes with the timeline.
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jamesfox5mo ago
Nah, the reprint era is what makes the timeline make sense. It shows how close the book was to being canceled before the comeback.
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graceblack6mo ago
That blog post is right about the sales, but the 66 issues is a bit of a technicality. It went into reprints for a while after issue 66, so new stories actually stopped at issue 93. The book was basically in reruns until Giant-Size X-Men 1 in 1975 brought the new team. It's a weird piece of comic history that gets smoothed over a lot. The reprint era is why a lot of people think the original run was longer than it was.
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