The issue has been cited as a start point of the bronze age of comics, and is notable for expanding the membership of The X-Men from beyond the white American cast to one of a more international flavour, even if some characters were portrayed somewhat stereotypically. The 68-page book was published with a May 1975 cover date and distributed to newsstands in February of that year. Chronologically it is placed after X-Men #66 and before X-Men #94. The issue serves as a link between the original X-Men and a new team. Though not a regular issue, it contained the first new X-Men story in five years, titled Second Genesis. It was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dave Cockrum. Giant-Size X-Men #1 was a special issue of the X-Men comic book series, published by Marvel Comics in 1975. Cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum
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