deejayway wrote:
when was Professor X not convincingly portrayed as a hero
But he always was kind of manipulative.  If his character were introduced today, readers would view him with a lot more suspicion than Silver Age readers did. 

Reading now:  White Tiger mini-series; X-Statix Omni
 
Awesome new acquisition:  X-Statix Omnibus (still waiting for my copy of Marvel Firsts 1960's to arrive, I'm sure that will qualify)
 
...with great power comes -- great responsibility!