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| X-Men: Children of the Atom | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the 1st issue | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Joe Casey |
| Artist(s) | Steve Rude, Paul Smith, Esad Ribić |
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1999, retelling the origins of the X-Men.
The first issue is about the teen years of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Angel, while the mutants have just appeared in the news. Professor X is pretending to be a school coordinator, in order to help the young mutants.
