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tenehemia t1_j18n3qe wrote

Not just a flop. It was actually all but cancelled in 1970, after issue 66. Until Giant Sized X-Men #1 in 1975, the issues were just reprints of old stories rather than new content. I doubt many at Marvel in the early 70s would have believed that by the late 90s the X-Men would be more popular than Spider-Man or The Avengers or the Fantastic Four.

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RealisticDelusions77 t1_j19sbre wrote

Starting in 1975, there was great writing from Chris Claremont, great art from many top talents, and the characters themselves had a lot of appeal. It was a killer combination.

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