X-Men No. 1
date: label: date made
content: 2013
name: label: maker
content: Marvel Comics
notes: label: Description
content: The 2013 run of X-Men, written by Brian Wood with art by Olivier Coipel, centered on the superhero team's women, with a cover featuring the characters of Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey and Jubilee.
label: Description
content: Marvel Comics' X-Men were introduced by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby in 1963. The story follows a group of <i>mutants</i> born with superpowers led by wheelchair using telepath Professor Charles Xavier. Facing fear and prejudice for their differences, the comic has been used an allegory for topics related to race, gender and sexual identity. The <i>X-Men</i> first ran from 1963-1970, being reintroduced in 1975.
label: Description
content: The X-Men have become one of Marvel's most notable franchises, introducing many of the company's most popular characters and many spin-off titles as well as movies, television programs, video games and other merchandise.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: Subject
content: X-Men
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.3010.259
label: catalog number
content: 2018.3010.259
label: nonaccession number
content: 2018.3010
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 10 in; 15.875 cm x 25.4 cm