26Magneto and Wolverine
Wolverine's claws were thought to be completely metal until the mid-1990s, when Magneto used his power to yank all of the adamantium out of Wolverine's body, revealing bone claws underneath. He used his bone claws in the comics for 5 years afterward, until adamantium was eventually rebounded to his skeleton.
27. Contrary to her depiction in most movies and TV series, Mystique is not Magneto's second-in-command in the 'X-Men' comics and rarely works with him. In fact, she once even leads a team whose specific mission was to arrest Magento.
28. According to Sir Patrick Stewart, the new levitating chair that Professor Xavier uses in the film "X-Men: Days of the Future Past" actually worked. It only levitated a few inches off the ground and while Stewart would not reveal how it worked, it's believed magnets were used.
29. Deadpool once killed a man just because he believed the Star Wars prequels were better than the original trilogy.
30. The 'X-Men' comic series was originally considered a second-tier title by Marvel and was even canceled in 1969. The series didn't gain popularity until after it was rebooted in 1976, featuring a mostly new team that included Storm and Wolverine.
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31Wolverine
Wolverine's first appearance in Marvel Comics was as an antagonist in 'The Incredible Hulk', where he was sent by the Canadian government to kill Bruce Banner.
32. Hugh Jackman only agreed to cameo as Wolverine in 'X-Men: First Class' because he got to say, "Go f*ck yourself."
33. X-Men: First Class was originally written to be the prequel film for Magneto in the same vein as 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'. It would have featured Magneto's early years fighting Nazis as a concentration camp prisoner, described by the writer as 'X-Men' meets 'The Pianist'.
34. In 2010, Marvel offered a special Deadpool variant cover of the comic "Siege #3" to any comic book store that would spend in 50 torn off covers of specific 'Blackest Night' comic books, which were published by their rivals at DC.
35. Stan Lee did not make a cameo appearance in 'X2: X-Men United' or 'X-Men: First Class', despite it being written into his contracts that he appears in any movie based upon Marvel characters he created.
