The
Brotherhood of Mutants, also known as the
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the
Brotherhood, is a team of
comic book mutant supervillains in
Marvel Comics'
universe who are devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. Their roster has varied and has included many powerful and dangerous mutants, and they have often been at odds with the
X-Men, although on rare occasions they have worked alongside them, usually in order to overcome some greater evil. The original Brotherhood first appeared in
Uncanny X-Men #4 (March 1964), and were created by
Stan Lee and
Jack Kirby.