Thread:Dimadick/@comment-5927539-20190724034758/@comment-217293-20190724084234

Actually several of them are recurring nicknames in the stories, or insults used for them by friends and foes (the early X-Men did not get along with each other). I mostly try to find which is the earliest issue to use them.

As for the initial run, I am mostly searching for references to the character's backgrounds, behavior traits, or what the stories indicate about their powers.

Though I have not summarized it yet, issue #14 introduces the concept of the healing factor (to explain how the team recovers from their battle injuries from the previous issue).

By the way, I first read Stan Lee's run on the title a few years ago and found most of the stories very interesting. I have read part on Roy Thomas' first run, but I found some of these stories poorly thought-out and quit reading at some point.