Maven of Mutants
Max Eisenhardt starts his life in a world amid mass turmoil and intolerance—Germany, World War II. He witnesses the worst the human race has to offer and while he survives, his family and his people are persecuted and torn apart. Upon the death of his parents and sister, he lands in Auschwitz where he reunites with his childhood crush, Magda. Growing to adulthood in the camp, Max continues to urge his fellow captives to fight for their freedom. Eventually implementing a revolt against their Nazi tormentors, Max and Magda escape and flee to a small city where they marry and have a daughter, Anya. Caught in a house fire, the future Magneto’s mutant powers finally emerge as he tries to rescue his family, but due to the interference of angry authorities, Anya does not survive. Enraged, he lays waste to the onlookers causing Magda to flee, fearing the evil within him.
Max obtains forged documents to change his name to Erik Magnus Lehnsherr and settles in Israel where he befriends Charles Xavier, AKA Professor X. The two enjoy debating at length the prospects of a superhuman race before revealing their true identities to one another to thwart a Nazi criminal. The ordeal brings to light Charles and Erik’s vastly different stances on the matter of mutant rights and the two go their separate ways, each championing their ideals.
