Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #136 by Chris Claremont

This dynamic of opposing leaders is a great metaphor for opposing philosophies. Xavier is a leader that brings his family together on the other hand, Magneto is a leader that tears his family apart. The strength, however, is not just the personalization separating each X-Member. The arc ultimately culminates in each member of the X-Men having addressed their own unique weakness, until they are a stronger team as a result.

In accordance with this structure, each issue of this arc is tailor made for a specific member of the X-Men each issue focusses on the weakness of a specific member, and he/she has to confront that weakness to overcome the villain and grow as a character.

and they do, which shows character growth. Then the issue ultimately culminates in the X-Men actually having to confront that combat flaw in order to defeat the villain of that issue. It's interesting how Stan Lee structure's these character arcs around the metaphor of school each issue starts with a training montage, with the Professor noting a specific flaw in their combat abilities each time. It is quite simply one of the most profound BOOKS ever written. because this is not purely one of the most profound comic book arcs ever written: With his entry into the foray, he returned the medium to the maximum potential of what it was capable of perhaps it is this intensely skilled craftsmanship to thank for the fact he revitalized a dying medium for decades to come. The political and idealogical subtext present in this comic book presents perhaps the greatest argument for their inclusion in larger literary canon Stan Lee expresses something quite touching, compassionate, and profound in a time when all three were inherently absent from comic books.

Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #136 by Chris Claremont