The Uncanny X-Men No. 144
date: label: Date made
content: 1981-04
name: label: author
content: Claremont, Chris
label: artist
content: Anderson, Brent
label: artist
content: Rubinstein, Josef
label: maker
content: Marvel Comics Group
notes: label: Description
content: This <i>Uncanny X-Men</i> comic book features a story by Chris Claremont, with pencils by Brent Anderson and inks by Josef Rubenstein. It's cover features Cyclops, one of the X-Men's original members, alongside the character Man-Thing and the villain D'spayre.
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: Comic Books
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Harold W. Ellis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0089.12
label: accession number
content: 1989.0089
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0089.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm