thunderboyac t1_j195piv wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:17 PM Reply to TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone Also, prior to the debut of the X-Men, "Mutants" were 1st introduced in an Agent Woo comic, even noting they looked the same as ordinary people. Permalink 3
thunderboyac t1_j195piv wrote
Reply to TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone
Also, prior to the debut of the X-Men, "Mutants" were 1st introduced in an Agent Woo comic, even noting they looked the same as ordinary people.