Uncanny X-Men (1981) #301
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The long-standing Black Queen of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle, Selene Gallio professes to have lived for several millennia, and to have been a foe of the ancient sorcerer, Kulan Gath.
Shinobi Shaw is the illegitimate son of Sebastian Shaw, who was rejected and abandoned by his father at an early age and grew tired of waiting to inherit his father's wealth and wearied of the elder Shaw's contempt for his decadent lifestyle.
Ororo Monroe is the descendant of an ancient line of African priestesses, all of whom have white hair, blue eyes, and the potential to wield magic.
Feared and hated by humans because they're different, the X-Men are heroic mutants, individuals born with special powers who've sworn to use their gifts to protect mutants as well as humans.