X-Men No. 32
date: label: date made
content: 1994-05
name: label: maker
content: Marvel Comics
notes: label: Description
content: Artist Andy Kubert's cover for this X-Men comic book features the character of Psylocke fighting the villain Spiral. Psylocke, a superhero with telepathic abilities and psionic weapons, was introduced by Marvel Comics in 1979 as Betsy Braddock, sister of Captain Britain. She was integrated into the X-Men series 1986.
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content: In 1989, Marvel made the controversial decision to introduce a storyline where the British Braddock exchanges bodies with that of an East Asian. 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
label: Subject
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: 2018.0171.09
label: accession number
content: 2018.0171
label: catalog number
content: 2018.0171.09
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 1/4 in x 6 5/8 in; 26.035 cm x 16.8275 cm