Professor X

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. Throughout most of his comic book history, Xavier is paraplegic, although his body houses one of the world's most powerful mutant minds. As a high-level telepath, Xavier can read, control and influence human minds. A scientific genius, he is also a leading authority on genetics, mutation, and psionic powers. Patrick Stewart has portrayed Professor X throughout the X-Men films, and the X-Men Legends games. Actor James McAvoy will portray the character in the upcoming 2011 superhero film, X-Men: First Class. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the Professor first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963).