X-Men (TV series)
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:''For the newer X-Men animated series see [[X-Men: Evolution]]. For other uses see the [[X-Men (disambiguation)]] page.''
{{infobox television |
| show_name = X-Men
| image = [[Image:X-men-animated-series-intro.jpg|200px]]
| caption =
| format = [[Animated series]]
| runtime = 30min
| creator = Larry Houston<br>Frank Squillace
| voices = [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]]<br>[[Cathal J. Dodd]]<br>[[Norm Spencer]]<br>[[Iona Morris]]
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[Fox Kids]]
| first_aired = [[October 31]], [[1992 in television|1992]]
| last_aired = [[September 20]], [[1997 in television|1997]]
| num_episodes = 76
| list_episodes = List of X-Men 1992 TV Series Episodes
| website = http://members.aol.com/drg4/x.html
| imdb_id = 0103584
| tv_com_id = 3557
}}
'''''X-Men''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[animated series]] which debuted on [[October 31]], [[1992 in television|1992]] on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]] as part of its [[Fox Kids]] Saturday morning lineup.
''X-Men'' is [[Marvel Comics]]’ second attempt at an animated [[X-Men]] program, after the poorly received half-hour pilot “[[Pryde of the X-Men]]” was broadcast multiple times between [[1989 in television|1989]] and [[1992 in television|1992]]. It is considered to be one of the most faithful animated series based on a comic book. The popularity and success of ''X-Men'' (along with ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]]'', which also debuted in the Fox Kids 1992–93 season) helped launch a number of comic-based animated series in the 1990s.
==Background==
''X-Men'' was originally going to premiere over the Labor Day weekend in September; however, due to production delays, it was pushed to the end of October. The “Night of the Sentinels” two-part episode originally aired as a “sneak preview” even though it truly wasn’t ready for broadcast. So, there were many animation errors in these two episodes. The errors were later corrected when Fox re-aired the pilot in early 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drg4.wariocompany.com/xpilot.html|title=DRG4’s Exclusive X-Men Cartoon Pilot Differences|publisher=drp4.wariocompany.com|accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref>
''X-Men'' was one of the longest-lasting series on Fox Kids, second only to ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', its most acclaimed and successful to date. {{Fact|date=October 2007}} <!-- Run-on sentence--does this mean that X-Men was was its most acclaimed and successful to date or Batman was? --> Despite its final new episode airing in late 1997 after five complete seasons, Fox did not remove the show from their line-up until [[1998]]. The show is also one of the highest-rated and most-viewed Saturday morning programs in American history. {{Fact|date=October 2007}} During its peak years (1995 and 1996), the show was often shown weekday afternoons, in addition to Saturday mornings.
''X-Men'' also stands as the longest-running [[Marvel Comics]]-based show, running for five seasons and 76 episodes. The second longest, ''[[Spider-Man (1994 animated series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', lasted for five seasons and 65 episodes. Although produced by different animation studios, both series were set in the same animated universe, and the ''X-Men'' even made [[List of X-Men episodes#Spider-Man crossover|guest appearances]] on Spider-Man’s show. (The second ''X-Men'' animated series, ''[[X-Men Evolution]]'', does not share this continuity.)
After the box office success of the live-action ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' movie in the summer of [[2000 in film|2000]], Fox began airing reruns of the cartoon on weekday afternoons. This ended in early [[2001 in television|2001]]. Soon after, [[ABC Family]] and [[Toon Disney]], due to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney’s]] buyout of all [[Saban|Saban Entertainment]] programs, began airing reruns.
==Synopsis==
The show features an X-Men similar in look and line-up to the early 1990s ''[[X-Men (vol. 2)|X-Men]]'' drawn by [[Jim Lee]], composed of [[Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops]], [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]], [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], [[Beast (comics)|Beast]], [[Gambit (comics)|Gambit]], [[Jubilee (comics)#Television|Jubilee]], [[Jean Grey]], [[Professor X]], and as well as an original character, Morph.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drg4.wariocompany.com/xscenes2.html|title=FOX Snares X-Men| publisher = drp4.wariocompany.com| accessdate= 2008-01-17}}</ref> Though they were not part of the team as featured in the animated series, the following X-Men have all guest-starred in at least one episode: [[Colossus (comics)|Colossus]], [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]], [[Emma Frost]], [[Forge (comics)|Forge]], [[Havok (X-Men)|Havok]], [[Polaris (comics)|Polaris]], [[Cannonball (comics)|Cannonball]], [[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]], [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]], [[Warren Worthington III|Archangel]], [[Longshot (comics)|Longshot]], [[Dazzler (comics)|Dazzler]], [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]], [[Psylocke]], [[Cable (comics)|Cable]], and [[Bishop (comics)|Bishop]]. Keen-eyed fans may also spot cameos by other familiar mutants, such as [[Feral (comics)|Feral]] or [[Rictor (comics)|Rictor]].
A number of famous storylines and events from the comics are loosely adapted in the series, such as the [[Dark Phoenix Saga]], [[Days of Future Past]], the [[Phalanx Covenant]], and the [[Legacy Virus]]. The third episode, “[[Enter Magneto]],” features a confrontation at a missile base: this is largely based on the X-Men’s first battle with [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]], as told in their [[1963 in comics|1963]] debut ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]] #1''. The season four episodes “[[Sanctuary (X-Men episode)|Sanctuary, Parts I & II]],” which involve Magneto creating an orbiting haven for mutants, were influenced by several storylines from the comics, chiefly the first three issues of ''X-Men'' (Volume 2) and the "[[Fatal Attractions]]" [[Fictional crossover#Comics|crossover]].
Beyond faithfully recreating many of the popular characters and stories from the comic books, the series also dealt fairly openly with mature social issues. The ills of [[prejudice]], [[intolerance]], [[isolation]], and [[racism]] were all frequent themes in the animated series, as they were in the comics. The series also deals with other social issues, albeit sometimes in subtext, that are not often handled by [[Children's television series|children’s programming]]: [[divorce]] (“[[Proteus (X-Men episode)|Proteus]]”), [[Christianity]] (“[[Nightcrawler (X-Men episode)|Nightcrawler]]” & “[[Bloodlines (X-Men episode)|Bloodlines]]”), the [[Holocaust]] (“Enter Magneto,” “[[Deadly Reunions]],” “[[Days of Future Past (X-Men episode)|Days of Future Past]],” and “The [[Phalanx Covenant (X-Men episode)|Phalanx Covenant]]”), [[AIDS]] hysteria (“[[Time Fugitives]]”), and even satires of television itself (“[[Mojovision]]” and “[[Longshot (X-Men episode)|Longshot]]”). The [[Friends of Humanity]], a prominent anti-mutant group that appears in the second season, bears great resemblance to the [[Ku Klux Klan]]{{Fact|date=February 2008}} and other white-supremacy groups. Adult sexual themes are also explored: in “Till Death Do Us Part,” Morph shapeshifts into Rogue to attract Gambit, and in “Whatever It Takes,” he morphs into [[Jean Grey]], to manipulate Wolverine’s emotions. Likewise, [[Mystique]] would often shapeshift into, and flirt with, men and women. Gay mutant [[Northstar]] would make two appearances into the animated series, when he had recently come out in the comics. <!-- This paragraph seems like it needs a section heading; otherwise it’s a non sequitur. -->
==Episodes==
{{main|List of X-Men episodes}}
==VHS & DVD releases==
{{main|X-Men TV Series Episode Releases}}
Select episodes, predominantly from the first season, were released on VHS during the show’s original run. Within [[Australia]], the first two episodes "Night of the Sentinels Part 1 & 2" was included in an X-Men branded [[Showbag]] in the [[Agricultural show|Royal Show]] of each state.
At the height of the series’ popularity, [[Pizza Hut]] sold two VHS tapes that featured “[[Night of the Sentinels|Night Of The Sentinels (Parts 1 & 2)]]” and “Enter Magneto”/“Deadly Reunions.” Also contained was round-table discussion between prominent names such as X-Men creator [[Stan Lee]] and writers [[Scott Lobdell]], [[Fabian Nicieza]], and [[Bob Harras]].
So far, very few episodes have been released on DVD. According to [[TVShowsOnDVD.com]], ''X-Men'' is the ninth most requested unreleased television show<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/showinfo.cfm?showID=5077 |title=X-Men (1992) |accessdate=2008-05-24 |format=html |work=TVShowsOnDVD.com}}</ref> and the second most requested animated television show behind [[MTV]]'s [[Daria]]. Regardless, there are no plans for an official release of season box sets. Disney has no interest in releasing any of the Marvel animation projects, and Marvel is rumored to be attempting to reacquire their properties. {{Fact|date=April 2008}}
As of 2008, the series is planned for release on [[DVD region code|Region 2]] DVD within the [[United Kingdom]] in 2008 by Liberation Entertainment [http://www.libent.co.uk/] as part of a release schedule of Marvel Animated series.The 1st series is scheduled for release on 25th August 2008 in two volumes.
==Alternate versions==
The original opening sequence featured the X-Men demonstrating their mutant abilities to a now very distinctive instrumental theme. This intro is used throughout the first four seasons. A modified version is eventually introduced in season five, episode five (“[[Longshot (X-Men episode)|Longshot]]”). In this new intro, the beginning of the theme is slightly changed. New fighting scenes are also added.
In the first season only, the credit sequence consisted of computer-animated rotating 3D models of the different team-members created by graphic design artist, [[Dave McCarthy (graphic design artist)|Dave McCarty]], set to a different, electric-guitar-based heavy-metal theme. In subsequent seasons, the computer-animated sequence and guitar-based closing theme were dropped and replaced with clips from the regular animation over the regular instrumental theme. When [[UPN]] began airing repeats on Sunday mornings an alternate credits sequence was used: a high-quality Japanese-animated version of the original opening.
*Brazil
[[Rede Globo]] cut all of the intro sequence except for the logo at its end—which they do to almost all animated series they air. The American intro was retained when it was aired later on [[Fox Kids]] and [[Jetix Brazil|Jetix]].
*Japan
The opening intro was replaced with a new, Japanese-animated segment of the characters as well as a new Japanese theme with vocals called “Rising ({{Unicode|ライジング}}),” by the Japanese band Ambience ({{Unicode|アンビエンス}}). Starting with episode 46 an alternate anime intro was used, featuring the new theme “Dakishimetai Dare Yori Mo ({{Unicode|抱きしめたい誰よりも…}}).” The end credits sequence was also changed: it featured shots of X-Men comic books set to the song “Back to You ({{Unicode|バック・トウ・ユー}}),” also by Ambience.
Several very well-known [[seiyū]] (Japanese voice actors) played roles in the TV Tokyo edition of the Japanese dub, such as [[Kōichi Yamadera]] (Cyclops), [[Shinobu Adachi]] (Jean Grey), [[Rihoko Yoshida]] (Storm), [[Akiko Hiramatsu]] (Jubilee), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Wolverine), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Mr. Sinister), [[Yūko Kobayashi]] (Rogue), [[Yoshito Yasuhara]] (Gambit), Ayako Shirashi (Dazzler), [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (Magneto) and [[Rokurō Naya]] (Professor X).
==Cast and characters==
{{see also|List of characters in X-Men (TV series)}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Character
!English
!Japanese<br>([[TV Tokyo]])
!Japanese<br>([[Toon Disney]])
!Allegiance
|-
|[[Professor Charles Xavier]]
|[[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]]
|[[Rokurō Naya]]
|rowspan="2" | Seizō Sasaki
|X-Men (Leader)
|-
|[[Forge (comics)|Forge]]
|Marc Strange
|[[Kiyoshi Kobayashi]]
|X-Factor (Leader)
|-
|[[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]]/Logan
|[[Cathal J. Dodd|Cal Dodd]]
|[[Masashi Ebara]]
|Takeshi Maruyama
|X-Men
|-
|[[Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops]]/Scott Summers
|[[Norm Spencer]]
|[[Kōichi Yamadera]]
|rowspan="3" | [[Takashi Nagasako]]
|X-Men
|-
|[[Mister Sinister]]/Nathaniel Essex
|Christopher Britton II
|[[Norio Wakamoto]]
|Sinister (Leader)
|-
|[[Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]]/Cain Marko
|rowspan="2" | Rick Bennett
|[[Shōzō Iizuka]]
|The Brotherhood
|-
|[[Colossus (comics)|Colossus]]/Piotr Rasputin
|[[Akio Ōtsuka]]
|N/A
|X-Men (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]/Ororo Munroe
|[[Iona Morris]] (Season 1)<br>[[Alison Sealy-Smith]] (Season 2)
|[[Rihoko Yoshida]]
|Yōko Kurata
|X-Men
|-
|[[Gambit (comics)|Gambit]]/Remy LeBeau
|[[Chris Potter (actor)|Chris Potter]] (Season 1)<br>Tony Daniels (Season 2)
|[[Yoshito Yasahura]]
|[[Shinya Fukumatsu]]
|X-Men
|-
|[[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]]
|[[Lenore Zann]]
|[[Yūko Kobayashi]]
|Megumi Yamato
|X-Men
|-
|[[Beast (comics)|Beast]]/Doctor Henry “Hank” McCoy
|[[George Buza]]
|[[Shigeru Chiba]]
|rowspan="3" | [[Haruo Satō]]
|X-Men
|-
|[[Bishop (comics)|Bishop]]
|[[Philip Akin]]
|[[Daisuke Gōri]]
|X-Factor/X-Men
|-
|[[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]]/Victor Creed
|rowspan="3" | [[Don Francks]]
|Tarō Arakawa
|The Brotherhood
|-
|[[Puck (comics)|Puck]]/Eugene Milton Judd
|rowspan="2" | N/A
|rowspan="2" |N/A
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Shaman (comics)|Shaman]]
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Jean Grey]]/Phoenix
|[[Catherine Disher]]
|[[Shinobu Adachi]]
|Jun Sagawa
|X-Men (As Jean Grey)
|-
|[[Morph (comics)|Morph]]
|[[Ron Rubin]]
|[[Mitsuru Ogata]]
|N/A
|X-Men/Sinister (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]]/Jubilation Lee
|[[Alyson Court]]
|[[Akiko Hiramatsu]]
|Saori Seto
|X-Men
|-
|[[Cable (comics)|Cable]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Lawrence Bayne]]
|[[Tesshō Genda]]
|rowspan="10" | N/A
|X-Factor/X-Men
|-
|[[Erik the Red (comics)|Erik the Redd]]
|rowspan="2" | N/A
|Shi’ar (Evil)
|-
|[[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner]]
|Paul Haddad
|X-Men (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]]/Sean Cassidy
|[[Jeremy Ratchford]]
|Kunihiko Yasai
|X-Men (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Moira MacTaggert|Doctor Moira McTaggart]]
|[[Lally Cadeau]]
|rowspan="2" | N/A
|X-Men
|-
|[[Snowbird (comics)|Snowbird]]
|[[Melissa Sue Anderson]]
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Carol Danvers|Carol Danvers/Miss Marvel]]
|Roscoe Handford
|[[Mako Hyōdō]]
|None
|-
|[[Longshot (comics)|Longshot]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Rod Wilson]]
|rowspan="2" | N/A
|X-Men (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Gorgeous George (comics)|Gorgeous George]]
|Sinister
|-
|[[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]]
|[[John Colicos]]<br>James Blendick
|[[Kenji Utsumi]]
|Apocalypse (Leader)
|-
|[[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]]
|David Hemblen
|[[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]]
|[[Jin Urayama]]
|Brotherhood (Leader)
|-
|[[Archangel (comics)|Archangel]]/Angel/Warren Worthington III/Death
|[[Stephen Ouimette]]
|[[Daiki Nakamura]]
|rowspan="24" | N/A
|X-Men/Apocalypse (Temporarily)
|-
|[[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]]/Raven Darkholme
|Randall Carpenter<br>[[Jennifer Dale]]
|Yūko Sasaki
|Brotherhood (?)
|-
|[[Avalanche (comics)|Avalanche]]/Dominic Szilard Petros
|Rod Coneybeare
|rowspan="9" | N/A
|???
|-
|[[Pyro (comics)|Pyro]]/St. John Allerdyce
|Graham Halley
|The Brotherhood
|-
|[[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]]
|Adrian Egan
|X-Factor (Magneto’s Son)
|-
|[[Blob (comics)|The Blob]]
|Robert Calt
|The Brotherhood
|-
|[[Magik (comics)|Ilyana Rasputin]]
|[[Tara Strong]]
|???
|-
|[[Henry Peter Gyrich]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Barry Flatman]]
|Sentinels (Temporary Leader)
|-
|[[Guardian (Marvel Comics)|Guardian/Vindicator]]
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Graydon Creed]]
|rowspan="2" | [[John Stocker]]
|Friends of Humanity
|-
|[[Leech (comics)|Leech]]
|Morlocks
|-
|[[Shadow King]]
|[[Maurice Dean Wint]]
|[[Kiyoyuki Yanada]]
|Shadow King
|-
|[[Sentinels (comics)|Sentinels]]
|rowspan="2" | [[David Fox]]
|[[Shinichirō Miki]]
|Sentinels
|-
|[[Master Mold]]
|rowspan="11" | N/A
|Sentinels (Leader)
|-
|[[Sasquatch (comics)|Sasquatch/Doctor Walter Langkowski]]
|[[Harvey Atkin]]
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Darkstar (comics)|Darkstar]]
|Elizabeth Rukavina
|???
|-
|[[Famine (comics)|Famine]]
|Cathy Gallant
|Apocalypse
|-
|[[War (comics)|War]]
|[[James Millington]]
|Apocalypse
|-
|[[Pestilence (comics)|Pestilence]]
|Judy Marshak
|Apocalypse
|-
|[[Ruckus (comics)|Ruckus]]
|[[Dan Hennessey]]
|Sinister
|-
|[[Amphibius (comics)|Amphibius]]
|Peter McCowatt
|Sinister (Savage Land)
|-
|[[Vertigo (Marvel Comics)|Vertigo]]
|Megan Smith
|Sinister (Savage Land)
|-
|[[Northstar]]
|Rene Lemieux
|Alpha Flight
|-
|[[Annalee (comics)|Annalee]]
|[[Kay Tremblay]]
|Morlocks
|}
==In other media==
===Video games===
*'''[[X-Men Cartoon Maker]]''': ''The X-Men Cartoon Maker'' was a recreational software package that allowed the user to create animations with a minimal level of sophistication by utilising a library of backdrops, animations and sound effects from the show.
*'''[[Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge|Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade’s Revenge]]''': A [[video game]] first released for the [[Super Nintendo]] in [[1992]] by [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]]’s ''LJN'' label. The game was later released for the [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]], [[Game Boy]], and [[Game Gear]] (the Sega games were released under the ''Flying Edge'' label). The single-player game features characters from [[Marvel Comics]].
*'''[[X-Men (arcade game)|X-Men Arcade Game]]''': An [[arcade game]] produced by [[Konami]] in [[1992 in video gaming|1992]]. It is a side-scrolling [[fighting game]] based on the [[X-Men|characters of the same name]] under license from [[Marvel Comics]]. The animation of the X-Men and the supervillains is based on the [[1989 in television|1989]] X-Men [[Television pilot|pilot]] episode titled ''[[Pryde of the X-Men]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-47.html |title=X-Men: The Arcade Game| accessdate=2008-06-18 |format=html |work=gamespot.com}}</ref>
*'''[[X-Men (Sega video game)|X-Men]]''': Released by Sega in 1993 for Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
*'''[[X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]''': Released by Sega in 1994 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
*'''[[Wolverine: Adamantium Rage]]''': Released by Acclaim in 1994 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo.
*'''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''': Released by Capcom in 1994 for Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC. The characters in the series were licensed by [[Capcom]] and were the inspiration for the video game ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]'', which in turn would be the basis for the [[Marvel vs. Capcom (series)|Marvel vs. Capcom]] series of video games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10498 |title=X-Men: Children of the Atom| accessdate=2007-01-28 |format=html |work=member.cox.net}}</ref>. Most of the voice actors who did the voices in the series reprised their roles for the video game. Capcom would continue to use these characters long after the show was cancelled before eventually losing the rights to create Marvel-based games to [[Electronic Arts]] in 2001.
*'''[[X-Men 2: Game Master's Legacy|X-Men 2: Game Master’s Legacy]]''': Released by Sega in 1995 for Game Gear.
*'''[[X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse]]''': Released by Capcom in 1995 for SNES.
*'''[[Marvel Super Heroes (arcade game)|Marvel Super-Heroes]]''': Released by Capcom in 1995 for Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn.
*'''[[Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems]]''': Released by Capcom in 1996 for SNES. It is the title of a side-scrolling video game based on the events of [[Marvel Comics]]’ series, ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]]''. [[Adam Warlock]] calls upon Earth’s greatest super heroes to seek out the [[Infinity Gems]] before they fall into the wrong hands. In a series, the game is considered a spiritual sequel to ''[[X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse]]''. This game is not related in any way to the arcade game ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (arcade game)|Marvel Super Heroes]]'', despite the similar premise and the fact that [[Capcom]] developed both games.
*'''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''': Released by Capcom in 1996 for Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn.
*'''[[X-Men 3: Mojo World]]''': Released by Sega in 1996 for Game Gear, Master System.
*'''[[X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse]]''': Released by Marvel Interactive in 1997 for PC.
===''X-Men Adventures''===
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'''''X-Men Adventures''''' is a [[comic book]] series published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Beginning in November 1992, it adapted three of the five seasons of the ''X-Men'' animated series. Following that in April 1996, it became '''''Adventures of the X-Men''''', which contained original stories set within the same continuity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/comics/xbooks/main-faq/part2/section-5.html|title= The 1990s: Claremont’s exit, mega-crossovers|accessdate=2007-01-26}}</ref> It lasted until March 1997, shortly after the show’s cancellation by the [[Fox Network]]. In the final issue, #12, of ''Adventures of the X-Men'', it is revealed that this universe existed prior to the current [[Earth 616|Marvel Universe]], and was destroyed by the fracturing of the [[M'Kraan Crystal|M’Kraan Crystal]].
====Bibliography====
*''X-Men Adventures (Volume 1)'' (17 issues) (1992-1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics-db.com/Marvel_Comics/X/X-Men/X-Men_Adventures/Volume_1/index.html|title=X-Men Adventures Comics checklist Volume 1|publisher=comics-db.com|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>
*''X-Men Adventures (Volume 2)'' (15 issues) (1994-1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics-db.com/Marvel_Comics/X/X-Men/X-Men_Adventures/Volume_2/index.html|title=X-Men Adventures Comics checklist Volume 2|publisher=comics-db.com|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>
*''X-Men Adventures (Volume 3)'' (13 issues) (1995-1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics-db.com/Marvel_Comics/X/X-Men/X-Men_Adventures/Volume_3/index.html|title=X-Men Adventures Comics checklist Volume 3|publisher=comics-db.com|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>
*''Adventures of the X-Men'' (12 issues) (1996-1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics-db.com/Marvel_Comics/A/The_Adventures_of_The_X-Men/index.html|title=Adventures of the X-Men Comics checklist|publisher=comics-db.com|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://members.aol.com/drg4/x.html DRG4’s X-Men the Animated Series Page]
*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/xmen/ Marvel Animation Page Presents: X-Men]
*[http://www.tv.com/x-men/show/3557/cast.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=castsh&tag=cast;more X-Men TV series cast]
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