MARVEL COMICS: X-Men (X-Men the animated series

<img alt="" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-key="Xmentas.jpg" data-image-name="Xmentas.jpg" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AXmentas.jpg%7Cthumb%7CX-MEN%20TAS%20AD%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Xmentas.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3A1%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Xmentas%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22X-MEN%20TAS%20AD%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22X-MEN%20TAS%20AD%22%2C%22width%22%3Anull%2C%22align%22%3Anull%7D%7D" height="279" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/comic-books-in-the-media/images/thumb/5/5f/Xmentas.jpg/180px-Xmentas.jpg" style="background-position: 5px 27910px;" type="image" width="180" /> http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/monitor_ep/comic%20books%20in%20the%20media%20photos/marvelstudios_zps8e9cdcd2.jpg  X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an  American - Canadian   animated television series  which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the  Fox Network  as part of its  <font color="#0066cc">Fox Kids </a> Saturday morning lineup. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">SYNOPSIS The show features X-Men similar in look and line-up to the early 1990s  <font color="#0066cc">X-Men </a> drawn by  <font color="#0066cc">Jim Lee </a> (more specifically,  <font color="#0066cc">Cyclops </a>' Blue Team, established in the early issues of  <font color="#0066cc">the second X-Men comic series </a>), composed of  <font color="#0066cc">Cyclops </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Wolverine </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Rogue </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Storm </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Beast </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Gambit </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Jubilee </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Jean Grey </a>,  <font color="#0066cc">Professor X </a>, as well as an original character, Morph (an adaptation of previous X-Men member  <font color="#0066cc">Kevin Sydney </a>). 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:  <font color="#0066cc">Colossus </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcrawler_(comics)" title="Nightcrawler (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Nightcrawler </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Frost" title="Emma Frost"> <font color="#0066cc">Emma Frost </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(comics)" title="Forge (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Forge </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havok_(comics)" title="Havok (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Havok </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_(comics)" title="Polaris (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Polaris </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_(comics)" title="Cannonball (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Cannonball </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee_(comics)" title="Banshee (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Banshee, </a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northstar_(comics)" title="Northstar (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Northstar </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceman_(comics)" title="Iceman (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Iceman </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Worthington_III" title="Warren Worthington III"> <font color="#0066cc">Archangel </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longshot" title="Longshot"> <font color="#0066cc">Longshot </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzler" title="Dazzler"> <font color="#0066cc">Dazzler </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunfire_(comics)" title="Sunfire (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Sunfire </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psylocke" title="Psylocke"> <font color="#0066cc">Psylocke </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_(comics)" title="Cable (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Cable </a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_(comics)" title="Bishop (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Bishop </a>. There are also cameos and guest appearances by other familiar Marvel heroes, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_(comics)" title="Feral (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Feral </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rictor" title="Rictor"> <font color="#0066cc">Rictor </a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool_(comics)" title="Deadpool (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Deadpool </a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher_(comics)" title="Punisher (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Punisher </a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(comics)" title="War Machine (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">War Machine </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_(comics)" title="Ghost Rider (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Ghost Rider </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimic_(comics)" title="Mimic (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Mimic </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(comics)" title="Blink (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Blink </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange" title="Doctor Strange"> <font color="#0066cc">Doctor Strange </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Marvel" title="Ms. Marvel"> <font color="#0066cc">Ms. Marvel </a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America_(comics)" title="Captain America (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Captain America </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(comics)" title="Thor (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Thor </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury" title="Nick Fury"> <font color="#0066cc">Nick Fury </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksilver_(comics)" title="Quicksilver (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Quicksilver </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Witch" title="Scarlet Witch"> <font color="#0066cc">Scarlet Witch </a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.W._Bridge" title="G.W. Bridge"> <font color="#0066cc">G.W. Bridge </a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man"> <font color="#0066cc">Spider-Man </a>. A number of famous storylines and events from the comics are loosely adapted in the series, such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Phoenix_Saga" title="The Dark Phoenix Saga"> <font color="#0066cc">The Dark Phoenix Saga </a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Future_Past" title="Days of Future Past"> <font color="#0066cc">Days of Future Past </a>", the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_Covenant" title="Phalanx Covenant"> <font color="#0066cc">Phalanx Covenant </a>", and the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Virus" title="Legacy Virus"> <font color="#0066cc">Legacy Virus </a>". The third episode, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_Magneto" title="Enter Magneto"> <font color="#0066cc">Enter Magneto </a>", features a confrontation at a missile base: this is largely based on the X-Men's first battle with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_(comics)" title="Magneto (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Magneto </a>, as told in their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_in_comics" title="1963 in comics"> <font color="#0066cc">1963 </a> debut <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men" title="Uncanny X-Men"> <font color="#0066cc">The X-Men </a> #1. The season four episodes "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_(X-Men_episode)" title="Sanctuary (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Sanctuary, Parts I &amp; II </a>", which involve Magneto creating an orbiting haven for mutants, were influenced by several storylines from the comics, chiefly the first three issues of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_Legacy" title="X-Men: Legacy"> <font color="#0066cc">X-Men </a> (Volume 2) and the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Attractions_(comics)" title="Fatal Attractions (comics)"> <font color="#0066cc">Fatal Attractions </a>" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_crossover#Comics" title="Fictional crossover"> <font color="#0066cc">crossover </a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice" title="Prejudice"> <font color="#0066cc">Prejudice </a>, <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intolerance" title="wikt:intolerance"> <font color="#0066cc">intolerance </a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitude" title="Solitude"> <font color="#0066cc">isolation </a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism" title="Racism"> <font color="#0066cc">racism </a> were all frequent themes in the animated series, as they were in the comics. Anti-mutant prejudice and discrimination was depicted through minor characters as well as more prominent ones, including Senator Robert Kelly, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Humanity" title="Friends of Humanity"> <font color="#0066cc">Friends of Humanity </a> (whose activities and masks in later episodes echoed white supremacy groups such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan"> <font color="#0066cc">Ku Klux Klan </a>) and robotic Sentinels. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Professor Xavier and Magneto, much like their comic-book counterparts, bear similarities to civil rights leaders <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr."> <font color="#0066cc">Martin Luther King Jr. </a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X" title="Malcolm X"> <font color="#0066cc">Malcolm X </a>, respectively. While Xavier advocates non-violence in the struggle for equality, Magneto takes on a more aggressive 'by any means necessary' stance; the duo's differing views are the source of much discussion throughout the series. The series also deals with other social issues, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce" title="Divorce"> <font color="#0066cc">divorce </a> ("<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus_(X-Men_episode)" title="Proteus (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Proteus </a>"), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity"> <font color="#0066cc">Christianity </a> ("<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcrawler_(X-Men_episode)" title="Nightcrawler (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Nightcrawler </a>" &amp; "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodlines_(X-Men_episode)" title="Bloodlines (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Bloodlines </a>"), the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust" title="Holocaust"> <font color="#0066cc">Holocaust </a> ("Enter Magneto," "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Reunions" title="Deadly Reunions"> <font color="#0066cc">Deadly Reunions </a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Future_Past_(TV_episodes)" title="Days of Future Past (TV episodes)"> <font color="#0066cc">Days of Future Past </a>", and "The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_Covenant_(X-Men_episode)" title="Phalanx Covenant (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Phalanx Covenant </a>"), <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS" title="AIDS"> <font color="#0066cc">AIDS </a> hysteria ("<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Fugitives" title="Time Fugitives"> <font color="#0066cc">Time Fugitives </a>"), and even satires of television itself ("<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojovision" title="Mojovision"> <font color="#0066cc">Mojovision </a>" and "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longshot_(X-Men_episode)" title="Longshot (X-Men episode)"> <font color="#0066cc">Longshot </a>"). <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">X-MEN TAS LINKS: