What is Professor X?
{{no sources|date=November 2024}} [[File:SDCC13 - The original X-Men (9348050080) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as the character.]] '''Professor Charles Xavier''', also known as '''Professor X''' is a [[fictional character]] and [[superhero]] from [[Marvel Comics]] created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]] for the [[X-Men]]. Professor X has [[telepathy]] and is the founder and leader of [[X-Men]]. He has always been drawn in a [[wheelchair]]. When the comics started being used as a [[social commentary]] about [[civil rights ]], Professor X was based on [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and the [[supervillain]] [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]] was based on [[Malcolm X]]. == In other media == The character has appeared in different forms of media, including television series, movies, and video games. In the ''X-Men'' movies Professor X has been played by [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[James McAvoy]]. [[Category:Comics characters]] [[Category:Characters created by Stan Lee]] [[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1963]] [[Category:X-Men characters]] [[Category:Marvel Comics movie characters]]