Charles Xavier The Origin and History of Marvel’s Telepathic Mutant Leader

### Charles Xavier: The Origin and History of Marvel’s Telepathic Mutant Leader Charles Xavier, better known as Professor X, is one of the most influential and iconic characters in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in *X-Men* #1 in September 1963. Charles Xavier is the founder of the X-Men, a team of mutants who fight for peace and equality between humans and mutants. Charles Xavier was born to Brian and Sharon Xavier in New York. His father was a nuclear scientist, and his mother came from a wealthy family. Charles exhibited telepathic abilities from a young age, realizing he could read and control minds. After his father’s death, his mother remarried Kurt Marko, a cruel man who mistreated Charles and his stepbrother, Cain Marko, who would later become the villain Juggernaut. Despite the difficulties in his early life, Charles excelled academically and became a leading expert in genetics and mutation. His experiences with dis