Genosha

Genosha
Marvel Comics location
Flag of Genosha from X-Men '97
First appearanceThe Uncanny X-Men #235
(October 1988)
Created byChris Claremont
Rick Leonardi
In-universe information
TypeAfrican country
Race(s)Humans, Mutants
LocationsHammer Bay, Ridgeback Mountains, Carrion Cave
CharactersGenoshans

Genosha (/əˈnʃə, ɡəˈnʃə/) is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is an island nation that exists in the Marvel Universe and a prominent location in the X-Men comics. The fictional nation served as an allegory for slavery and later for South African apartheid before becoming a mutant homeland and subsequently a disaster zone.[1][non-primary source needed] The island is located off the southeastern African coast northwest from Seychelles and northeast of Madagascar. Its capital city was Hammer Bay.

  1. ^ Bloodties : featuring the Avengers, Avengers West Coast, and the X-men. Idelson, Matt,, Gruenwald, Mark,, Marvel Comics Group. New York. April 1995. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0-7851-0103-9. OCLC 32369647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)