Sage, Nebraska

Sage is a fictional city located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is believed to be located not far from the city of Omaha, perhaps even bordering it. Sage plays a small yet vital role in the X-Men family of comic book titles. The State Home for Foundlings, which plays a major part in the origin of the mutant superhero Cyclops is located in Sage. It's exact first appearance is a bit unclear, but it is widely accepted that Uncanny X-Men #240 may very well be the first time that the city has been seen in the context of the Marvel Universe.

Points of Interest

 * State Home for Foundlings: The State Home for Foundlings is an orphanage located in Sage, Nebraska. It was founded by the evil geneticist Nathaniel Essex, who was operating under the name Mister Milbury at the time. Though the above-ground levels of the foundling home functioned as a proper orphanage, the lower levels were dedicated exlusively towards Mister Sinister's genetic experiments. Outside of Essex himself, the staff of the orphanage consisted of a hawkish administrator named Mister Pearson as well as a woman named Robyn Hanover, whose passion for her work forged a close bond between she and a young orphan named Scott Summers.

Residents

 * Alex Summers
 * Nathaniel Essex
 * Robyn Hanover
 * Scott Summers