Colossus made a smashing entrance alongside other astonishing new characters like Storm and Nightcrawler in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), thanks to the creative genius of Len Wein and Dave Cockrum.

Colossus' journey from a gentle giant farmer ... In the opening story of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men, the X-Men are back in their classic uniforms and dealing with the ...