Professor Xavier created a safe haven where he could train young mutants to use their powers. Xavier spent months recruiting Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, and Marvel Girl. He dubbed them "X-Men" because each possessed an "extra" ability normal humans lacked. Now in the popular library binding!

Contains material originally published in magazine form as X-Men: first class #1-5 and X-Men: first class special.

Collects Uncanny X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special #1, Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1-4. The early days of the X-Men's second generation are revealed in an all-new series starring Cyclops, Storm, Banshee, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Phoenix! Professor X invites the mysterious Inhumans into the X-Men's home, but when Wolverine and Gorgon meet, the party turns ugly! Nightcrawler faces a crisis of faith and searches for an answer in the Inhuman city Attilan - but has he found his salvation or ultimate destruction? Don't miss a culture clash that will rock both super-teams to their cores!

For millions of years, mankind's place on Earth was unchallenged - until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human! While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men.