Uncanny X-Men #238 (November 1988)
Rating: ★★★★★★★★
Gonna Be a Revolution
Writer: Chris Claremont
Artist: Marc Silvestri
Inker: Dan Green
This issue concluded the introduction to Genosha, an island nation that used mutants as labor, completely wiping away their identities. This was really a landmark arc because no comic before had ever addressed the slavery concept. Genosha would ultimately be a symbol for the southern states in the 1800's. After all, they used mutants for labor, they would often treat them as less-than-human, you were considered property, and if you escaped, they would go after you. In fact, later issues even showed that other governments would return their "property". Of course had there been X-Men during that era, slavery might have ended differently.
This issue actually doesn't have a lot of action or big splash panels. This seemed to be a more philosophical battle as the Genegineer (he's the one responsible for creating the mutates) and his son battle over the idea of the mutates. His son feels it is wrong to use them such as this, whereas the Genegineer wants to continue their way of life, even if it means sacrificing his own son just to keep things a secret. It begs the question of "how far will you go to maintain your way of life?"
