The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
Colossus (born Piotr Rasputin, also known as Peter Rasputin) is a mutant who can cover his entire body in an incredibly dense, organic metallic layer, which grants him incredible levels of physical strength and durability.
Colossus was designed by Tommy Flowers, an electronics engineer of the Post Office Research Station (part of the General Post Office, GPO) at Dollis Hill (UK), with input from Harry Fensom, Allen Coombs, Sid Broadhurst and Bill Chandler.