The concept of a mutant is a common trope in comic books and science fiction.
In DC Comics, the term was first used in the 1980s by a fictitious race of extraterrestrials known as the Dominators when they appeared in the Invasion!
[2][3][4] Mutants have played a major role in Marvel Comics, particularly the X-Men and related series.
In the Marvel Comics Universe, they are a heavily persecuted minority where most people fear and hate them.
Marvel Comics redefines the term to beings who are in a higher stage of evolution known as "Homo superior" and are not yet accepted by the human race.