Chronology X: Timeline

I've reached the end of comics cover-dated 1967, so it's time to update the timeline once more. It's pretty convenient that it coincides exactly with the end of the Factor Three Saga. It would be the perfect point to do an update if I wasn't also in the middle of the Cyclops origin back-ups. Ah well, that's the X-Men for you, someone's always in the middle of something.

Below are the comics I'm adding in this update. In earlier posts I'd also listed the various chronological clues to consider, but this time I'm just giving links. Listing things out again was going to get unwieldy before too long, so I'm stopping before that happens. If you really want to check my sources, follow the links.

A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGY OF THE X-MEN (as of December 1967)

The majority of the updates for 1967 concern the Factor Three saga, and very little of the flashback material from this year is of relevance to the X-Men. The origin back-ups begin to fill in details for Cyclops and Professor X, but those are just beginning as the year ends.

XY stands for "X-Men Year", with XY 0 being the year in which X-Men (1963) #1 occurs. Positive numbers indicate years after that, and negative numbers years before. Events that are tied to the sliding timescale will use the XY system, while those that aren't will use actual years. New entries and updates to the timeline are marked in red.

EONS AGO

X-MEN (1963) #21 flashback: Lucifer's alien people invent the Dominus computer to enslave planets.

ABOUT 5 BILLION YEARS AGO

Lucifer's alien people begin enslaving worlds with the Dominus computer.

COUNTLESS YEARS AGO

Lucifer begins enslaving planets for his people.

circa 500 AD

The Pendant of Kukulcan is created.

6th CENTURY AD

A mutant with great powers of hypnotism impersonates Merlin the Magician in the court of King Arthur. After a time he decides to put himself into suspended animation to survive the coming centuries.
The former Roman Emperor known as Tyrannus is banished from the surface world by Merlin. (I assume this is the real Merlin, not the fake one who becomes the Warlock/Maha Yogi.)

circa 900 AD

The power of Kukulcan is misused, creating a volcanic eruption that engulfs a city. After this, the pendant is broken into two pieces. This is the last time Kukulcan manifests on Earth for 1,000 years. (The date of the volcanic eruption is conjecture, as is using that event to explain why the pendant was broken. It all ties together very well with the date for when Kukulcan last walked the Earth, though, and it also coincides with the beginning of the decline of Mayan civilisation.)

circa 999 AD

The evil deity Cyttorak is driven from Earth. He leaves behind the curse of the Juggernaut in his temple, in the form of a ruby, and sets his demonic servant Xorak to guard it. The temple will be spoken of in legend for centuries to come. (The date for this comes from the Marvel Database; I think they get it from the "Eighth Day" crossover, published in 1999. Cyttorak is probably banished much earlier than this, but I can't find a time reference for it.)

circa 1450 AD

X-MEN (1963) #33 flashback: The Ancient One banishes the demon Xorak to the Crimson Cosmos inside the Ruby of Cyttorak.

1546 AD

The Mayans are conquered by the Spanish. The power of the Pendant of Kukulcan will lie dormant for over 400 years.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775 to 1783)

A network of tunnels beneath what will become the Xavier Estate in Westchester is used by the British to store ammunition during the Revolutionary War. (The Super-Adaptoid will later use this as a hideout.)

BEFORE CHARLES XAVIER IS BORN

Kurt Marko is married.
Cain Marko is born. (His age isn't given, but he definitely looks older than Charles.)
Kurt Marko's wife probably dies some time after this, and before XY -23.

XY -32 or -33

Charles Xavier is born. This assumes Charles is 32 in XY 0.

XY -23

Charles Xavier's parents work on the first A-bomb project. This will become topical over time, but it's still useful as a guide to when they were alive. I've placed this assuming that they worked on the Manhattan Project.
Brian Xavier dies in an atomic explosion at Alamagordo, New Mexico. Kurt Marko had the chance to save him, but chose not to.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Charles attends his father's funeral, where his mother Sharon is comforted by Kurt Marko.
Months after the funeral, Kurt Marko marries Sharon Xavier.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Kurt Marko moves into the Xavier mansion.

XY -22

Cain Marko is expelled from school.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Kurt's marriage to Sharon Xavier has gone sour. Cain Marko moves into the Xavier mansion, and starts bullying Charles immediately.
Sharon Xavier dies.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: After an argument with Cain, Kurt Marko dies in a lab accident. He saves Cain and Charles before he dies, and tells Charles that he knows about his special power.
Charles realises that he can read minds.

XY -19

Charles Xavier starts losing his hair in his early teens.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Charles Xavier uses his telepathy to read his teacher's mind. This placement assumes that he is 32 in XY 0, and 13 here.

BEFORE BEAST IS BORN

Beast's father works at an atomic plant, and absorbs enough radiation to make his son a mutant.

XY -18

Beast is born, approximately 1.5 years before Iceman. This would place his birthday around June or July.
One of Angel, Cyclops or Marvel Girl is born two months after Beast, around August or September. I would have this as Cyclops, but it's unconfirmed.
Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are possibly born around this time, although their ages have yet to be confirmed. Quicksilver is older than the Scarlet Witch.

XY -18 or -17

One of Angel, Cyclops or Marvel Girl is born at some point between two months to a year after Beast. I would have this as Angel, but its unconfirmed in the comics.

XY -17

X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Charles Xavier excels at various sports. Cain gets mad about it, and Charles has to knock him out to defend himself.

One of Angel, Cyclops or Marvel Girl is born a year after Beast (around June). I would have this as Marvel Girl, but it's unconfirmed in the comics.

XY -16

January: Iceman is born.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Cain drives Charles to college after vacation (probably August or September), and the two of them almost die in a car crash.

XY -14

Cain Marko and Charles Xavier serve together in Korea.
X-MEN (1963) #12 flashback: Cain deserts under fire, and finds the Temple of Cyttorak, where a ruby transforms him into the Juggernaut. He is buried underneath tons of rubble.

Flashbacks to this event include: X-Men (1963) #32

BEFORE XY -10

X-MEN (1963) #21 flashback: Lucifer lords it over an enslaved people on a planet orbiting Sirius.

XY -10

X-MEN (1963) #20 flashback: Charles Xavier travels to Tibet, where he has a confrontation with the alien Lucifer. He frees the city from Lucifer's control, but sustains injuries that leave his legs paralysed.
After his defeat, Lucifer retreats to Europe and begins building a world-destroying bomb that's connected to his own heartbeat.
Xavier goes into seclusion in his family mansion, vowing to keep out of human affairs.

XY -8

Beast's father loses his job, and moves the family to another city (probably somewhere in the New York area).
X-MEN (1963) #15 flashback: Hank McCoy is bullied, and discovers that he has unnatural agility.

XY -6

X-MEN (1963) #19 flashback: Calvin Rankin knocks over some beakers in his father's lab and inhales the gas. (This placement assumes he is 18 in XY 1, and 12 here.)

XY -5

X-MEN (1963) #19 flashback: Calvin Rankin beats up the school boxing champ, and realises that he has the power to mimic the talents of others. (This placement assumes he is 18 in XY 1, and 13 here.)

XY -4

Angel's wings begin to sprout when he is 13. (This placement assumes he is 17 in XY 0).
Angel's wings grow while he's at military school, and he keeps them hidden under his uniform. He has to leave school before taking a physical exam. (I know this placement isn't going to work, but I'll deal with that when the time comes.)

XY -3

X-MEN (1963) #19 flashback: Calvin Rankin hits a home run, and is great at every sport. His arrogance makes his fellow students hate him. (This placement assumes he is 18 in XY 1, and 15 here.)

YEARS LEADING UP TO XY 0

Magneto begins making his plans for conquest. This involves the establishment of many secret bases, including Asteroid M and an island in the Atlantic Ocean.
Blob discovers that he is extra-strong and resilient. Thinking he's just a freak, he joins the carnival.
Unus becomes a wrestler.
El Tigre begins searching for the Pyramid of Kukulcan.
Ka-Zar is attacked on the surface and flees to the Savage Land. (This probably happens many years before XY 0, but it's too vague to place right now.)
AIM begins the biochemical research that will lead to the creation of the Super-Adaptoid.
The Fantastic Four get their powers (in Fantastic Four (1961) #1).
Bruce Banner becomes the Hulk (in Incredible Hulk (1962) #1).
Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man (in Amazing Fantasy #15).
Donald Blake becomes Thor. (in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83).
Henry Pym becomes Ant-Man (in Tales to Astonish (1959) #35).
Tony Stark becomes Iron Man (in Tales of Suspense (1959) #39).
Janet Van Dyne becomes the Wasp, and joins Ant-Man on his adventures (in Tales to Astonish (1959) #44).
Doctor Strange becomes active in New York (in Strange Tales #110).

XY -2

X-MEN (1963) #19 flashback: Calvin Rankin's father sets up a lab in a cave, and begins working on a machine that he says will make Calvin's mimicking power permanent. Months later the machine is done, but it causes such a power drain that a mob forms. Calvin's father dies trying to seal the cave with explosives. Calvin buries his father, and vows to finish his work.
Due to recurrent headaches, Scott Summers is taken by his orphanage supervisor to see an optometrist. The optometrist notices a weird glow in his eyes. He prescribes ruby quartz glasses for Scott, which help with his headaches. After Scott is gone, the optometrist files a report on him with the FBI.
A few months after his first optometrist visit, Scott Summers and his orphanage supervisor Mr. Lamb leave for New York. They have another appointment with the optometrist.

X-MEN (1963) #38 (2nd story) TV recording: In Washington (or maybe New York, it's not clear) Scott Summers saves some people by blasting a falling air conditioning unit. He is chased by an angry mob.

X-MEN (1963) #39 (2nd story), page 1 to 2.1: Also depicts the above scene.

After Scott's disappearance, his orphanage contacts the police.
X-MEN (1963) #38 (2nd story) page 1.4: FBI agent Fred Duncan and his partner watch footage of Scott blasting the crane and the air conditioner.
Fred Duncan tells the media about the "mutant menace".

X-MEN (1963) #38 (2nd story) page 2 to 5: The next day, Professor X ends his seclusion, goes to Washington, and allies with FBI agent Fred Duncan to help mutants.

X-MEN (1963) (2nd story) page 2.2 to 5: Scott hops a train out of town, and is drawn to a shack by the mental power of Jack O'Diamonds.

Cyclops, Iceman and Angel are recruited by Professor X to join the X-Men.
Professor X makes preparations to open his school for mutants. This includes the creation of many machines, vehicles and training devices in his mansion.

Hank McCoy wins a college scholarship.
X-MEN (1963) #15 flashback: Hank helps his team win the conference championship, and his football prowess gets the attention of Professor X, who recruits him into the X-Men as the Beast. This probably happens in December.
Professor X designs a harness the Angel can use to hide his wings, and modifies Cyclops' glasses to improve their design.

XY -1

Warren Worthington and Candy Southern spend some time together. This will be their last meeting before X-Men (1963) #31 in a couple of years time.
The X-Men begin their Danger Room training in March.
Conjecture: Unus wins the WWWF Championship on May 17th.

XY 0, January

The mutant who once masqueraded as Merlin wakes up after centuries of suspended animation. He is tricked by Thor into going back to sleep (as depicted in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #96).

It turns out that the Mad Merlin is faking his slumber, and he uses his mental powers to build a small army of criminals. He has them start building a machine which will mentally regress humankind.

The Avengers are formed (in Avengers (1963) #1).
Jean Grey gets a message from Professor X to enroll at his school. Her parents are hesitant until they are contacted by the US government.
X-MEN (1963) #1: Jean Grey (Marvel Girl) joins the X-Men, and they go to fight Magneto at Cape Citadel. Takes place over two days in January.
X-MEN (1963) #4 flashback: Magneto rescues the Scarlet Witch from an angry mob, and she and Quicksilver join him to repay their debt.

Presumably Magneto recruits Mastermind and the Toad around the same time.

Ant-Man becomes Giant-Man (in Tales to Astonish (1959) #49).
X-MEN (1963) #2 flashback: The Vanisher robs a bank. Happens on the same day that X-Men (1963) #2 begins.
X-MEN (1963) #2: The X-Men face the Vanisher. Takes place over four days in late January.

Flashbacks to this story are in: X-Men (1963) #37

XY 0, February

TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #49 (1st story): Angel temporarily goes bad, and fights Iron Man. Takes place over one day in early February.
AVENGERS (1963) #3: Iron Man tries to recruit the X-Men to help the Avengers search for the Hulk. Takes place over one day in mid-February.
X-MEN (1963) #3: The X-Men battle the Blob. Happens over two days in late February.

Flashbacks to this story are in: X-Men (1963) #37

The Avengers find Captain America in a block of ice, and thaw him out (in Avengers (1963) #4)

XY 0, March

X-MEN (1963) #4, page 1 to 11: The X-Men celebrate the one-year-anniversary of the beginning of their training. Magneto conquers Santo Marco. Happens over a period of three days in early March.
Weeks pass, in which Magneto consolidates his rule over Santo Marco.
X-MEN (1963) #4, page 12 to 23: The X-Men drive Magneto and the Brotherhood out of Santo Marco. Professor X is injured in an explosion. Takes place over one day in mid March.
Weeks pass while the X-Men try to get the injured Professor X from Santo Marco to Westchester. The Brotherhood are searching for them the whole time.
Daredevil makes his debut (in Daredevil (1964) #1).
X-MEN (1963) #5: The X-Men fight the Brotherhood on Asteroid M. Takes place over two days in late March. (This is just outside of the April to October timespan for the New York World Fair, but the months-long gap between Strange Tales (1951) #120 and Fantastic Four (1961) #28 means I had to push it back slightly. Maybe Jean's parents are planning to stay in New York for a week or two.)
STRANGE TALES (1951) #120 (1st story): Iceman and the Human Torch stop Captain Barracuda from robbing a boat. Takes place the day after X-Men (1963) #5, in late March.

XY 0, April

Mad Thinker begins studying the X-Men, and trying to discover the identity of Professor X. (My conjecture is that he does this using footage and photos of the battle with the Vanisher from X-Men (1963) #2.)

XY 0, May

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #109 (1st story): Magneto fights Thor in a sub in the New York harbor, while the X-Men fight the Brotherhood in Manhattan. Happens over one day in early May.

AVENGERS (1963) #16 flashback: The X-Men chase Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch through New York. This doesn't match any of the X-Men/Brotherhood battles we've seen, so I'm placing it as part of the off-page battle in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #109.
X-MEN (1963) #37 flashback: Marvel Girl and Iceman beat up Mastermind. Again, these flashbacks don't match anything we've seen, so I'm placing them in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #109.

FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #28: The Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master take control of Professor X, and manipulate the X-Men into attacking the Fantastic Four. Happens the day after Journey Into Mystery (1952) #109, in early May. (There's meant to be a several month gap between this and Strange Tales (1951) #120, but I've had to shorten it to two months, from March to May.)
Professor X erects psychic shields so that his mind can't be controlled again.
X-MEN (1963) #6 flashback: A freighter gets too close to Magneto's island, so he hurls it away with his giant magnet. This happens in early May, some days before the main story.
X-MEN (1963) #6: Magneto recruits the Sub-Mariner, and the X-Men fight them on his Atlantic island. Takes place over two days in early-mid May.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #1: The X-Men ignore a message in the sky from the Human Torch to Spider-Man, and continue training. Takes place over one day in mid-May.
X-MEN (1963) #7: The X-Men graduate prep school. Professor X leaves, and makes Cyclops team leader. Magneto recruits the Blob, and they fight the X-Men. Takes place over two days in mid-May.

Flashbacks to this story are in: X-Men (1963) #37

X-MEN (1963) #8, page 1 to 7.3: Iceman and Beast are chased by an angry mob. Beast quits the team. This takes place over one day in mid-late May.
One week later, Beast debuts as a wrestler. He very quickly becomes a top-draw heel in the WWWF. (It's implausibly quick, to be honest, but there's a reference in X-Men (1963) #20 that means this story has to happen before mid-June.)

XY 0, June

X-MEN (1963) #8, page 7.4 to 20: After wrestling Unus, Beast helps the X-Men defeat him. This happens on June 6th, because it has to be on the same day as a WWWF show at Madison Square Garden in 1964.

Flashbacks to this story are in: X-Men (1963) #37

XY 0, July

Conjecture: Due to his criminal activities, Unus is pressured by the WWWF into dropping the championship. This happens on July 11th.
The X-Men release the first official photos of Magneto and his Brotherhood to the media. (My conjecture is that they do this as a reaction to the anti-mutant mob that chased Beast and Iceman in issue #8.)
STRANGE TALES (1951) #128 (1st story): Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch try to get help from the Fantastic Four. Takes place over one day in July.

XY 0, August

Professor X contacts Cyclops and tells him to bring the X-Men to Europe. The X-Men take about a week to get organised.
X-MEN (1963) #9: The X-Men delay the Avengers in Europe while Xavier confronts and defeats Lucifer. Takes place over one day in August.
Lucifer retreats to another base in the American southwest. He sets up a psychic screen so that it is difficult for the X-Men to find him or remember his name.

XY 0, September

FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #35: Xavier and Cyclops investigate some potential mutants at State University, and bump into Reed Richards. Takes place over one day in September.

XY 0, October

FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #36: The X-Men attend the engagement party of Reed Richards and Sue Storm, along with many other heroes. Takes place over one day in September.

XY 0, November

X-MEN (1963) #10 flashback: Ka-Zar causes a ruckus at an Antarctic base.
Washington contacts Professor X about Ka-Zar, and the professor determines that he is not a mutant.
X-MEN (1963) #10: The X-Men have an adventure in the Savage Land with Ka-Zar and Zabu. Happens over a number of days in October.

XY 0, December

Professor X finishes working on a radar image beam attachment for Cerebro, and builds the components for a mento-intensifier helmet.
Juggernaut finally digs himself out of the rubble in Korea, and begins making his way to America.
X-MEN (1963) #11: The Brotherhood tries to recruit the Stranger, who turns Mastermind to stone and takes Magneto and the Toad back to his home planet. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch decide to return home to Europe. Takes place over a single day in November.
X-MEN (1963) #12-13: Juggernaut attacks the mansion, and is defeated by the X-Men and the Human Torch. Takes place over one day, starting just hours after last issue.

Flashbacks to this issue include: X-Men (1963) #32 and #37.

X-MEN (1963) #13, page 20.5 to 20.6: The next day, the male X-Men begin recuperating from their injuries under the care of Marvel Girl.
Professor X hands his comatose brother over to the authorities for treatment.
The X-Men put out an official statement that Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are no longer to be considered as menaces to society.
The Stranger arrives on his homeworld with Magneto and the Toad as prisoners. He leaves to survey other worlds, and the two mutants are allowed to roam free.

XY 1, January

AVENGERS (1963) #16, page 6.3 to 8.6: Iron Man, Giant-Man and the Wasp decide to quit the Avengers. Hawkeye is accepted as a new member.
AVENGERS (1963) #16, page 9.5 to 10.5: The next day, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch learn that the Avengers are seeking new members. They decide to try out.
AVENGERS (1963) #16, page 13.4 to 20: Days later, Quicksilver and the Scarlet arrive in New York and are accepted as part of the new Avengers team, along with Hawkeye and Captain America.

XY 1, February

X-MEN (1963) #18 flashback: Magneto repairs an old spaceship and leaves the Stranger's world, abandoning the Toad.

XY 1, between February and April

After his defeat by Iron Man (in Tales of Suspense (1959) #68), Count Nefaria begins gathering his Maggia forces, and recruits some super-villains: Unicorn, Eel, Plantman, Scarecrow and Porcupine.
Professor X begins working on mechanical leg braces that will allow him to walk.
Professor X buys a private jet.

XY 1, April

Conjecture: Magneto arrives back on Earth, and uses the instruments on his spaceship to locate the mansion. Presumably he waits for them to be gone to invade the mansion, or he arrives on Earth while they're out fighting the Sentinels.
X-MEN (1963) #14, page 1 to 3: The X-Men recover from their injuries, and Bolivar Trask holds a press conference warning of the dangers of mutants.

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1965) #3: The X-Men attend the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm, helping to fight off a horde of villains. Takes place in a single day, probably the same day as X-Men (1963) #14.

X-MEN (1963) #14, page 4 to 20: The next night, Professor X organises a debate against Bolivar Trask. The Sentinels are unveiled, and immediately decide to take over the world. The X-Men find the Sentinel HQ.

X-MEN (1963) #15: On the same day, the X-Men attack Sentinel HQ and are all captured.
X-MEN (1963) #16, page 1 to 7.2: On the same day, Professor X escapes from the base, and Master Mold threatens Trask into making more Sentinels.

X-MEN (1963) #16, page 7.3 to 20: After midnight ticks over the X-Men escape, Xavier finds a way to disable the Sentinels, and Trask dies while destroying the Master Mold.

Military and medical personnel arrive at Sentinel HQ.
X-MEN (1963) #17: On the same day, Iceman is taken to hospital, and Magneto takes out the X-Men one by one at the mansion. Angel's parents are captured by Magneto.
X-MEN (1963) #18, page 1 to 20.3: On the same day, Iceman stops Magneto from using the DNA of Angel's parents to create a mutant army, and Xavier summons the Stranger to take Magneto away.
Xavier does a mindwipe on Angel's parents.

X-MEN (1963) #18, page 20.4 to 20.5: The next day, Angel's parents wake up with no knowledge of their ordeal.
Xavier begins repairing Cerebro, which was smashed by Magneto.
Conjecture: Cyclops becomes more distraught than usual around this time. It could be something to do with the anti-mutant sentiment stirred up by Trask.
After noticing that their powers are fading, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch decide to return to their European homeland (in Avengers (1963) #30).

XY 1, May

Vera helps Calvin Rankin find some books on mine engineering, and he keeps pestering her for a date.
Conjecture: Xavier must have gotten Cerebro's basic functions working by this point, because he uses it to scan the Mimic in X-Men (1963) #19. He only gets it fully functional just before issue #20.
X-MEN (1963) #19, page 1.1 to 9.3: Iceman, Beast, and Marvel Girl all meet Calvin Rankin. He mimics their powers and figures out that they are the X-Men.

Calvin follows Marvel Girl back to the mansion. While lurking around outside he mimics Xavier's telepathy and learns how to control Cyclops' optic blasts.

X-MEN (1963) #19, page 9.4 to 20.5: The next day, Calvin (as the Mimic) fights the X-Men, then goes to use his father's machine, but it removes his powers rather than making them permanent.
Professor X removes knowledge of the X-Men from Calvin's mind.
August Hopper is fired from Metro College due to his crackpot theories about giant insects. He gets a job at Ryan Chemical.

XY 1, June

Calvin Rankin enrolls for Summer classes at Metro College.
Xavier finishes his repairs on Cerebro.
X-MEN (1963) #20 flashback: The Blob and Unus meet and decide to team up. They are being influenced by the alien Lucifer.

Lucifer makes Unus immune to the raygun Beast created to make his powers go haywire.

X-MEN (1963) #20: A few days later, the X-Men fight Blob and Unus. Xavier is struck down by Lucifer. Marvel Girl uses a mental-wave amplifier to revive him, and learns of his first confrontation with Lucifer.
X-MEN (1963) #21: The next day, the X-Men stop Lucifer from using the Dominus computer to enslave humanity. Lucifer is banished to another dimension by his masters.
Professor X gives Marvel Girl more detailed instructions on how to operate the mental-wave amplifier.
An alien from Sirius (possibly fleeing from the tyranny of Lucifer's people) lands on Earth to conquer it. He is able to recruit the mutant Changeling.
The Changeling recruits Blob and Unus into Factor Three.

Mastermind reverts from an inert statue to flesh and blood. He goes in search of other evil mutants and finds Factor Three. (There's no specific timeframe for when this happens.)

Marvel Girl's parents decide she should attend another school.
X-MEN (1963) #22, page 1 to 17: Later in June (probably on a Saturday), a team of villains working for Count Nefaria (Unicorn, Eel, Plantman, Scarecrow, and Porcupine) captures the X-Men and ships them off.
Professor X gets the letter from Marvel Girl's parents.
X-MEN (1963) #22, page 18 to 20: The next day (probably a Sunday), the X-Men arrive by ship at Nefaria's base. Nefaria asks them to help him blackmail Washington DC for one million dollars.

X-MEN (1963) #23: On the same day, the X-Men stop Nefaria's plan. Marvel Girl gets the letter telling her she has to leave the school.

X-MEN (1963) #24, page 1 to 4: The next day (probably a Monday), Marvel Girl goes to Metro College. August Hopper, as the Locust, attacks a number of farms with giant insects.
X-MEN (1963) #24, page 5 to 8.2: The next day (probably a Tuesday), the X-Men fight giant insects at a farm and take a dead one for study.
Marvel Girl begins redesigning the X-Men costumes.

XY 1, July

X-MEN (1963) #24, page 8.3 to 9.7: A few days later (probably a Friday), the Locust experiments with his insect enlarging ray.
X-MEN (1963) #24, page 10 to 20: The next day (probably a Saturday), the X-Men defeat the Locust.
X-MEN (1963) #25, page 1 to 8.3: Days later (probably a Monday), the X-Men save an orphanage while dropping Jean back at college, and El Tigre finds half of the Pendant of Kukulcan.
Spider-Man tries and fails to join the Avengers (in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1966) #3).
X-MEN (1963) #25, page 8.4 to 12.1: A few days later (probably Wednesday), El Tigre arrives in New York and Xavier sends the X-Men to investigate.

X-MEN (1963) #25 flashback: On the same day, El Tigre causes a riot at a nightclub, the police question the nightclub owner, and El Tigre uses the pendant to evade the police.
X-MEN (1963) #25, page 12.2 to 20.5: On the same day, El Tigre and his goons defeat the X-Men, and El Tigre gets the second half of the pendant. He gains the full power of Kukulcan.
X-MEN (1963) #26, page 1 to 6.1: On the same day, Kukulcan flies away, and Xavier revives the X-Men.

X-MEN (1963) #26, page 6.2 to 20: The next day (probably Thursday), the X-Men fly to San Rico and defeat Kukulcan. Angel is hurt by Cyclops.

Cerebro detects a powerful new mutant menace while the X-Men are in San Rico.
Conjecture: This happened when agents of Factor Three restored the Vanisher's memories and recruited him. (There's precedent for Cerebro sounding the alarm when one of Xavier's mind-wipe victims regains their memories.)

X-MEN (1963) #27, page 5.3 to 13.1 flashback: The next day (probably Friday), the X-Men return from San Rico. Calvin Rankin regains his powers and memory in a lab explosion. Puppet Master tries and fails to control Xavier. Xavier and the X-Men try to recruit some new members, with no luck.
X-MEN (1963) #27, page 13.2 to 15 flashback: The next day (probably Saturday), the X-Men pick up Marvel Girl from college, and the Mimic follows them back to the mansion. Professor X recruits Mimic to the X-Men. The Puppet Master takes over the Mimic and orders him to fight the X-Men.

X-MEN (1963) #27, page 1 to 5.2: The Mimic beats up the X-Men.
X-MEN (1963) #27, page 16 to 20: Puppet Master sends the Mimic out to look for the Fantastic Four. The X-Men track down the Puppet Master and defeat him. Mimic joins the team.

Professor X begins making calculations to predict what actions the new mutant menace (aka Factor Three) will take.
Agents of Factor Three capture the Banshee. He is fitted with a headband containing a bomb, and forced to work for them.

XY 1, Fall (August/September)

Johnny Storm begins classes at Metro College (in Fantastic Four (1961) #50).
Candy Southern convinces her parents to let her get an apartment in New York. She gets a job at the UN Building, and takes night classes at Archer College.
During this time someone (probably an agent of Factor Three) tries twice to take over Professor X's mind.

XY 1, September

Ralph Roberts, who has been working for Tony Stark doing cobalt experiments, quits because Stark refuses to divulge the secrets of the Iron Man armor. Ralph forms his own company, Roberts Research Lab.

XY 1, October

AIM completes the creation of the Super-Adaptoid.
The Avengers fight the Super-Adaptoid, which absorbs the powers of Hawkeye, Goliath, Wasp and Captain America. The Adaptoid believes that he has killed Captain America and, believing that his purpose has been fulfilled, takes refuge in some underground tunnels not far from the Xavier mansion (as depicted in Tales of Suspense (1959) #84).
The X-Men are sent on vacation during this time.
Professor X gains custody of the comatose Juggernaut, and places him behind a locked door in the cellar.

Professor X begins working on an energo-transformer that he intends to use to drain Cain Marko of the Juggernaut powers. He also begins making arcane studies of the demon Cyttorak.

When the X-Men return from vacation, they notice that a heavy oaken door in the cellar is locked and off-limits.

XY 1, November

Sensing Thor's absence from Earth, the Mad Merlin awakens and takes control of his army of criminals. He starts calling himself the Warlock. (Thor's absence could be due to his trip to Rigel (in Thor #131-134) or his stay in Asgard (#136-137).
The Ogre and Banshee are assigned by their masters in Factor Three to monitor the New York area. Their task is to discover the headquarters of the X-Men.
The Mimic transfers from Metro College to Xavier's, and goes to live at the mansion. (This is probably meant to happen shortly after X-Men (1963) #27, but it doesn't seem all that likely that the Mimic would last almost half a year living with the X-Men. I've assumed that it took him a while to finally move in.)

Professor X begins training the Mimic. Part of this training involves psychically boosting the range of his powers.

X-MEN (1963) #28: The X-Men defeat the Ogre (an agent of Factor Three) and release the Banshee from his influence.
Professor X places a tracking device in Banshee's headband.
Banshee returns to Ireland. Shortly afterward he rents a chalet in central Europe and begins searching for Factor Three using equipment provided by Professor X.

XY 1, December

Angel completes his recovery from the injuries he sustained when Cyclops blasted him. (It's a long recovery, but I'm chalking that up to Angel's hollow bones).
X-MEN (1963) #29: The X-Men fight the Super-Adaptoid, and the Mimic loses his powers and has to quit the team. This adventure happens on a weekend before the start of Winter break.
Calvin Rankin returns to college, promising not to reveal any X-Men secrets.
Mole Man destroys the Stark Industries building (as depicted in Tales of Suspense (1959) #87-88).
X-MEN (1963) #30: The Warlock kidnaps the X-Men, hoping to marry Jean Grey, but they put a stop to his plans. The happens very shortly after issue #29.
Professor X equips the X-Men with signal watches.
X-MEN (1963) #31: The X-Men help Ralph Roberts when he goes mad and becomes the Cobalt Man. This adventure happens on a Friday in mid-late December.
The newly rebuilt Stark Industries is dedicated on the Monday after #31 (as depicted in Tales of Suspense #89).
The Mole Man builds a diamond robot which he uses to wreak havoc on the forces of Tyrannus.
STRANGE TALES (1951) #156 (1st story); The X-Men react to the Supreme Hydra's threat to detonate a Death Spore Bomb that will kill billions. Nick Fury deals with the problem.
At Xavier's suggestion, Marvel Girl designs individual costumes for each of the X-Men.

XY 2, January

Zelda turns down a date with Rocky Rhodes of the Satan's Saints biker gang.
Ralph Roberts appears on TV talking about his intention to create a cobalt ship capable of penetrating the Earth's core.
Professor X learns about the Ancient One's confrontation with Xorak while probing the Juggernaut's mind.
X-MEN (1963) #32: On Iceman's 18th birthday, Professor X's attempt to help the Juggernaut with his energo-transformer goes wrong due to the interference of Factor Three.

Cyclops calls the governor of New York and gets him to call out the National Guard.

X-MEN (1963) #33: After midnight ticks over, the X-Men, with some help from Doctor Strange, banish Juggernaut to the Crimson Cosmos. While they are busy, Factor Three kidnaps Professor X and smashes Cerebro. Takes place in the very early hours of the morning, the day after last issue.

Doctor Strange is busy dealing with the Living Tribunal when the X-Men contact him (as depicted in Strange Tales #158), so he doesn't give them much of his time.
The X-Men (specifically Beast) spend the day trying to fix Cerebro.
X-MEN (1963) #34 flashback: Ralph Roberts is kidnapped by subterranean minions of Tyrannus.
X-MEN (1963) #34, page 1 to 11.2: The X-Men go to rescue Ralph, and get embroiled in the war between Tyrannus and the Mole Man. Happens on the same day as #33.

X-MEN (1963) #34, page 11.3 to 20.6: The X-Men rescue Ralph, and leave Tyrannus and Mole Man in a river that erases their memories. Happens in the very early hours of the morning, just after midnight.
While Professor X is a captive, Factor Three are able to extract his memories.

XY 2, February

Angel's parents leave for a Caribbean cruise.
Spider-Man battles the Kingpin (as depicted in Amazing Spider-Man #51).
X-MEN (1963) #35: Banshee is captured by Factor Three. The X-Men and Spider-Man have a misunderstanding fight due to the manipulations of Factor Three, and a garbled warning from Banshee.
X-MEN (1963) #36, page 1 to 5: The X-Men foil an attempted robbery on the mansion. With no available money to get to Europe, Angel and Marvel Girl try to apply for welfare.

Tom Regal steals an experimental exo-skeleton from a university research center.
X-MEN (1963) #36, page 6 to 20.1: On the same day, the X-Men stop Tom Regal aka Mekano from destroying his father's library. They receive a cash reward.

X-MEN (1963) #36, page 20.2 to 20.3: The next day, the X-Men board a flight to Europe.

X-MEN (1963) #37: Later that day in Europe the X-Men are captured and put on trial by Factor Three.
X-MEN (1963) #38 (1st story), page 1 to 6.3: On the same day, the X-Men escape from Factor Three HQ.

X-MEN (1963) #38 (1st story), page 6.4 to 15: The next day, the X-Men try to stop Factor Three from starting World War 3.

X-MEN (1963) #39 (1st story): On the same day, the X-Men stop the Mutant-Master's plan and rescue Professor X and Banshee. Mutant-Master is revealed to be an alien, and the rest of Factor Three turn on him. Professor X rewards the X-Men with new costumes.

Friday, June 18, 2021

Timeline - End of 1967

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