The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that the X-Men, as well as many comic book characters, are “nonhuman.” While a little strange-sounding, this ruling allows Marvel and other action figure companies to receive lower import tariffs because instead of being classified as “human” dolls they are considered “nonhuman” toys. This is especially ironic considering that in the comic books (and movies, now) the X-Men fought for the right to be considered human, albeit with superhuman mutant powers.
