5. The Greatest X-Men Characters
Almost all of the great X-Men are part of the team at some time during this run. The team at the start of the run is Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Storm and Wolverine. Angel and Kitty Pryde join the team after Dark Phoenix. Rogue joined the team from 171, and Rachael Summers from 184. The remaining members of the original team, Beast and Iceman, make guest appearances during the run. Even occasional members Havok and Polaris make multiple appearances. Dazzler is introduced, and Emma Frost is introduced as a villain. The only significant absences are Psylocke and Gambit, but they are more interesting additions than critical X-Men. It is only in the 90s that all of these X-Men come back together, but at that time there were too many X-Men to fit in one team. The run from 122 to 201 has the greatest X-Men characters all working together in the same team.