X-Men comic books in the 1980s were another vibe, as the kids say. They were part sci-fi, part superheroics, part social issues, part horror, and a whole lot of soap opera. Each X-Man character had their own agenda, and they rarely got along. Wolverine was the surly amnesiac assassin. Nightcrawler was the mutant with blue skin, looked like a demon, and was a devout Catholic. Cyclops was a moralist boy scout who followed rules to the letter. Storm was gentle, savage when fighting, and a team player. Then came the time Storm fought Cyclops for X-Men leadership.
