Royal Mail will mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men franchise with a special stamp collection. The 17-stamp set will feature some of the most popular characters from the Marvel comic book series, which was first published in 1963.
British comic book artist Mike McKone has created the main set of 12 stamps which includes the group’s founder Professor X as well as original members Cyclops, Angel, Iceman and Beast. Other favourite characters Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Storm and Rogue also feature in the collection.
An additional set of five stamps in the form of a miniature sheet has also been designed by comic book artist Lee Garbett and will feature some of the mutant enemies faced by the X-Men – Juggernaut, Mystique, Magneto, Emma Frost and Sabretooth.
