To Me, My X-Men

How the heck did the Champions come around? What a bizarre team of characters. (Still holding a little hope Robbie Reyes ends up on/forming a new version of the team btw)

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brevoortformspring:
Short version of the story of the Champions:
Tony Isabella pitched the series as an Iceman and Angel buddy book,the two of them having graduated from the X-Men.
The Editor in Chief at the time told him that this was a team book, and that as a team book it required certain elements:
A female member. That became Black Widow.
A strong guy. Hercules.
And a character who was headlining in his own title, to give the series a better chance of catching on. That was Ghost Rider.
So it completely transformed from what it was initially intended to be during that development process.
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