The X-Men are a Marvel Comics superhero team created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. In the Marvel Universe, mutants are humans who are born with a genetic trait called the X-gene which grants them natural superhuman abilities, generally manifesting during puberty. Due to their differences from the majority of humanity, mutants are subject to prejudice and discrimination. Charles "Professor X" Xavier, a powerful mutant telepath, runs a school for mutant children out of his mansion in Westchester, New York, which secretly is also the headquarters of the X-Men, a team of mutant superheroes.
