Released November 2008
X-Men: Magneto Testament #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
Today, the whole world knows him as Magneto, the most radical champion of mutant rights that mankind has ever seen. But in 1935, he was just another schoolboy -- who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl -- and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution. From "X-Men: Phoenix—Endsong" writer Greg Pak and award-winning artist Carmine Di Giandomenico.
Synopsis
Today, the whole world knows him as Magneto, the most radical champion of mutant rights that mankind has ever seen. But in 1935, he was just another schoolboy -- who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl -- and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution. From "X-Men: Phoenix—Endsong" writer Greg Pak and award-winning artist Carmine Di Giandomenico.
Key Facts
- Origin of Max Eisenhardt aka Magneto, specifically his youth as a prisoner in Auschwitz
- Five-issue limited series
Details
- Series
- X-Men: Magneto Testament
- Cover Date
- November 2008
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- 75960606123500111
- Cover Price
- N/A
- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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WriterGreg Pak
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ColoristMatt Hollingsworth
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Cover ArtistMarko Djurdjevic
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ArtistCarmine Di Giandomenico
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LettererArtmonkeys Studios