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When X-Men #1 began, Angel makes reference to "homo sapiens." 1 / 13

Later, Professor X explains the concepts of mutants to the team. 2 / 13

However, he does not use the term "homo superior." 3 / 13

He does bring up the idea of there being EVIL mutants out there. 4 / 13

And sure enough, one of those evil mutants, Magneto is ALL over "homo superior." 5 / 13

Magneto couldn't get enough of the term during X-Men #1. 6 / 13

A decade earlier, the term "homo superior" made an appearance! 7 / 13

Otto Binder wrote a story for a Fawcett magazine about a post-Atomic War world. 8 / 13

He talked about mutants and "homo superior" throughout the piece. 9 / 13

However, Otto Binder did not coin these terms. The 1950s were filled with books on the topic. 10 / 13

Like Children of the Atom and the aptly titled Mutant. These were common sci-fi themes. 11 / 13

Even in 1940, there was a notable book, Slan, about mutants being hunted by humans. 12 / 13

1935's Odd John, though, was the granddaddy of them all. It coined the term "homo superior." 13 / 13