FX's new series Legion may be the first ongoing live-action TV series based on a character from the X-Men comic books, but it's hardly the first time Marvel's mutants have come to television.

The History of the X-Men on TV 18 IMAGES

Check out our slideshow below to see the long history of the X-Men on TV, going back to the 1960s and spanning adventures with the Sub-Mariner, Spider-Man and an ill-fated 1990s live-action TV movie...