X-Men: Children of the Atom | |
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Cover of the 1st issue
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Genre | |
Publication date(s) | 1999 |
No. of issues | 6 |
Main character(s) | X-Men |
Creative team | |
Written by | Joe Casey |
Artist(s) | Steve Rude, Paul Smith, Esad Ribić |
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1999, retelling the origins of the X-Men.
The first issue is about the teenagerhood of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Angel, while the mutants have just appeared in the news. Professor X is pretending to be a school coordinator, in order to help the young mutants.