The X-Men #47

Published by Marvel Comics in August 1968, The X-Men #47 arrived during a transitional period for the title. At this stage, the series was struggling with sales, leading to the experimental shift where the creative team began leaning into more dramatic storytelling and character-driven conflicts. This issue features the work of writer Gary Friedrich and artist Don Heck, who were tasked with maintaining the momentum of the series as it navigated the late Silver Age of comics.

The cover art, executed by George Tuska and John Tartaglione, leans into the dramatic tension common to the era, focusing on the team's internal and external struggles. While the title would eventually be canceled in its original iteration just a few issues later, issue #47 remains a representative artifact of the mid-1960s Marvel style, characterized by its emphasis on the 'mutant' metaphor and the evolving group dynamics that would later serve as the foundation for the series' massive resurgence under Chris Claremont.