Stan Lee's X-Men comics have been brought into the 21st century - the latest issue of the Marvel publication features its first same-sex wedding proposal.
Astonishing X-Men #50, which hit store shelves on Wednesday (23May12), features a storyline revolving around superhero Northstar asking his longtime partner, Kyle Jinadu, to marry him.
The gay couple will make its relationship official by exchanging vows in the next issue of the X-Men series, due on sale next month (Jun12).