So we decided it was the helmet,” Hayter said. Though Magneto made his Marvel Comics debut with the helmet in X-Men #1 (September 1963), there were different explanations for its purpose.

X-Men writer David Hayter recently took to X to respond to a fan who mentioned how the 2000 movie popularised the idea of Magneto's helmet being able to block Professor X's psychic abilities.

Now they are trying the Dark Phoenix story again and we'll get to see this chapter closing. Fox and Disney have released a new TV spot for the movie that teases a fight between Jean and Magneto.

Magneto didn't get telepathy-blocking powers from his helmet until the first X-Men movie, and screenwriter David Hayter has revealed how that happened.

While unique ability that Magneto's helmet possesses was initially created for practical film reasons, it later found its way into comic books. In Marvel's 1602 miniseries, which was released in ...

Magneto has just unleashed his boldest look to date, rivaling the launch of his iconic helmet. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Age of Apocalypse, Marvel will release X-Men: Age of Revelation.

The Marvel Legends Magneto Helmet is available for pre-order on Zavvi now for £99.99, with a firm release date to be announced very soon.

Jean Grey in front of Magneto and Professor X in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Despite dips in quality now and again, Fox’s X-Men movies have some great villains.