t's sort of transformed into that though hasen't it?
Only after Xavier left and Cyclops the x-dick took over.
My major issue is that if you look at something like The Avengers, these guys joined KNOWING that they would be fighting aliens and stuff.
I don't think Xavier ever kept that a secret.
Not to mention that he usually tried to prevent the New Mutants from going into battles.
I mean, Prof. X is an incredible telepath, is it really so much of a stretch that he could have subtly molded these impressionable kids to be his little team?
Yes, it is a stretch. If Xavier wasn't above brainwashing the X-Men to be his minions, he'd probably try brainwashing everyone else to accept mutants first.