When X-Men: The Animated Series hit the scene in the 1990s it knew how important the Marvel comics it was based on really were. Though many episodes were totally original, throughout its five year run, X-Men: The Animated Series would adapt the likes of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's X-Men #1, X-Men comics written by Larry Hama, and countless comics written by franchise cornerstone Chris Claremont. With the upcoming X-Men '97 however that tradition will continue, and it will even start exploring X-Men comics that were published after X-Men: The Animated Series was cancelled.