X-Men #23
1993
- Series
- X-Men
- Issue
- 23
- Cover date
- Aug 1, 1993
- Story title
- Leaning Towards Oneself
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Published in August 1966, X-Men #23 represents a notable chapter in the Silver Age of Marvel Comics, created during the partnership of writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth. By this stage in the series, the book was navigating the challenge of establishing a distinct identity for the mutant team while attempting to increase sales through frequent introductions of new antagonists and shifting team dynamics.
The issue features the debut of the Locust, a villain created by Thomas and Roth who utilized advanced technology to control insects, reflecting the era's fascination with science fiction and 'man vs. nature' tropes. Werner Roth, drawing under the pseudonym Jay Gavin, provided a clean, classic aesthetic that defined the visual language of the series during this period, though the issue is largely remembered today as a transitional piece of mid-sixties Marvel storytelling rather than a central landmark in the X-Men mythos.
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