Professor X (Marvel Comics character)

Professor Charles Xavier was an American mutant rights advocate of the 20th century, known for founding the X-Men.
==Biography==
===Youth===
Xavier was born to parents who worked on the first atomic bomb test.The X-Men Volume 1 #1 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 2 July 1963 - Page 10 - Retrieved 28 April 2022 His father, Dr. Brian Xavier, was killed during the 1945 Trinity nuclear test in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
====Military Service====
Xavier and Marko served together during the Korean War. They were on the same battlefield when Marko decided to desert under enemy fire and fled into a nearby cave. When Xavier ran into the cave to save his stepbrother from a court-martial, he recognised the surroundings as being the Lost Temple of Cyttorak. He was powerless to prevent Marko from activating the power of a gem and becoming a human juggernaut.The X-Men Volume 1 #12 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 4 May 1965 - Page 15 - Retrieved 28 April 2022 He was then forced to flee the cavern when Communist shelling triggered a cave-in.The X-Men Volume 1 #12 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 4 May 1965 - Page 16 - Retrieved 28 April 2022
==== Encounter with Lucifer ====
Xavier would long dwell on the loss of his ability to walk,The X-Men Volume 1 #9 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 3 November May 1964 - Page 20 - Retrieved 28 April 2022 and would later refer to it as a childhood accident.
==Weapons and Abilities==
=== Inherent Abilities ===
* Intelligence: Xavier possessed a genius-level intellect.
===Mutant Abilities===
*Telepathy: Xavier was a powerful telepath, and used his mental abilities to various ends.
**Astral Projection: Xavier could project his mind as a telepathic construct resembling his body.The X-Men Volume 1 #9 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 3 November May 1964 - Page 9 - Retrieved 28 April 2022
**Mindwiping: Xavier removed the Human Torch's memories of having fought alongside the X-Men against the Juggernaut.The X-Men Volume 1 #13 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 1 July 1965 - Page 20 - Retrieved 28 April 2022
=== Skills ===
* Pilotry: Xavier was a gifted enough pilot that he was able to pilot a specially constructed plane at the speed of sound, using only his thought impulses, from the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters all the way to Cape Citadel.The X-Men Volume 1 #1 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 2 July 1963 - Page 17 - Retrieved 28 April 2022
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Xavier was created by American comic book writer and artist Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
==Links==
*Professor X on Wikipedia
*Charles Xavier on the Marvel Database
==References==
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