Codename: Genetix No.1: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Codename: Genetix No. 1 features the story “Nature of the Beast Part 1,” written by Andy Lanning and Graham Marks and penciled by Phil Gascoine. The cover art, done by Bryan Hitch features the Genetix Team, introduced in this issue, watching the X-Man Wolverine battling the villain “Prime Evil.”

Codename: Genetix was a four issue limited series published by Marvel’s UK imprint in 1992. The story focused on a group of five genetically manipulated teens who learn they are being manipulated by the organization they thought was helping them.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Object Name: comic book
• Associated Place: United States: New York, Brooklyn
• ID Number: 2011.3085.075
• nonaccession number: 2011.3085
• catalog number: 2011.3085.075
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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