The X-Men are Colossus, Wolverine, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, and Storm. Period. I realize there are eight billion other mutant characters, 17 different X-teams, and 500 overlapping alternate realities, and each character has died, come back to life, been cloned, lost their powers, died again, and had babies. I don't care. Toss all that other stuff in the trash heap, give me that perfect original X-Men, and let's call it a glorious day! [Edited to add: All right, Kitty Pryde gets a place of honor, along with Lockheed.]

First, the colored version (click the images for a larger view):

And black-and-white: