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Magneto
Magneto is comics' most successful argument that a villain should be allowed to be right about the diagnosis. He began in 1963 as a fairly generic antagonist and was transformed in 1981 when Chris Claremont established him as a survivor of Auschwitz — a man who watched a state decide a category of people should not exist and concluded that trusting the next one would be idiotic.
- First appearance
- The X-Men #1 (1963), Marvel Comics
- Created by
- Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
- Also known as
- Erik Lehnsherr, Max Eisenhardt, The Master of Magnetism
- Universe
- Marvel Universe
- Appears in
- comics, film, television, games
Who is Magneto?
Magneto is comics' most successful argument that a villain should be allowed to be right about the diagnosis. He began in 1963 as a fairly generic antagonist and was transformed in 1981 when Chris Claremont established him as a survivor of Auschwitz — a man who watched a state decide a category of people should not exist and concluded that trusting the next one would be idiotic. Everything he does follows logically from that, which is why the X-Men books have never been able to dispose of him and have repeatedly made him an ally, a headmaster and a leader. The frequently repeated framing of Xavier and Magneto as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X is a considerable oversimplification of both men, and Claremont himself has pushed back on it, but it indicates how seriously the material has been taken.
Magneto: the details
- First appearance
- The X-Men #1, September 1963
- Created by
- Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
- Reframed in 1981
- Chris Claremont established him as a survivor of Auschwitz, which reorganised the character entirely
- Right about the diagnosis
- He watched a state decide a category of people should not exist, and the books do not dismiss his conclusion
- Repeatedly an ally
- Has led the X-Men and run their school, because the books cannot simply discard him
- The King and Malcolm X framing
- A widely repeated comparison that oversimplifies both men, and which Claremont has pushed back on
- The helmet has a function
- It blocks telepathy, which is why he wears it around Xavier specifically
Why Magneto endures
The most durable example in superhero comics of an antagonist whose analysis the story refuses to dismiss, and the reason the X-Men books have a genuine political argument at their centre.
What Magneto looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The tall crested helmet; deep red and purple armour
The helmet is the mark — a distinctive crested silhouette that reads instantly and works in a single colour without a face. Red and purple is unusual in comics and gives him a palette nothing else in the X-Men line uses.
The crested helmet reads instantly in a single colour with no face. Red and purple is a palette nothing else in the X-Men line uses, which makes it distinctive on a shelf. Teen and adult.
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Who has played Magneto
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian McKellen | X-Men | 2000 | Live action |
| Michael Fassbender | X-Men: First Class | 2011 | Live action |
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Who created Magneto?
Magneto was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in The X-Men #1 in 1963 (Marvel Comics).
What does a Magneto T-shirt usually look like?
The tall crested helmet; deep red and purple armour. The crested helmet reads instantly in a single colour with no face. Red and purple is a palette nothing else in the X-Men line uses, which makes it distinctive on a shelf. Teen and adult.
Are Magneto T-shirts made for children?
No. Magneto comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Magneto?
Magneto has been played on screen by Ian McKellen (X-Men, 2000), Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, 2011).
How much does a Magneto T-shirt cost?
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