New X-Men: Hellions, No. 2
date: label: date made
content: 2005-08
name: label: maker
content: Marvel Comics
notes: label: Description
content: Written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, with art by Clayton Henry, this comic book features the Marvel Comics' X-Men spin-off <i>The Hellions. </i> The Hellions were introduced in 1984 as antagonists to the X-Men's New Mutants. Since then, the group has been reinterpreted many times, often as adversaries or rivals to other groups of young X-Men.
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content: The cover features the superhero Dust, a mutant who can turn transform into sand-like material. Dust's real name is Sooraya Qadir, a Sunni Muslim from Afghanistan. The character has been a member of many X-Men related teams, as well as part of the Champions supergroup.
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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.
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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
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: X-Men
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.0171.16
label: accession number
content: 2018.0171
label: catalog number
content: 2018.0171.16
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
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content: paper (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 26.035 cm x 17.145 cm