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Shiar

The Religious Affiliation of
Shi’ar
 

Religion: Shi'ar religion CBR Scale: S

Name: Shi'ar

Classification: supporting characters supporting characters   group group  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: X-Men (vol. 1) #97 (Feb. 1976): "My Brother, My Enemy!"

Creators: Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Sam Grainger

Number of Appearances: 106

Ally: X-Men

Type of Organization/Group: alien race

Planet: Chandilar

In Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #14, the name by which the Shi'ar refer to Heaven is specifically identified as "Aerie."

By some accounts, "Aerie" is also a name for the Shi'ar homeworld. An important suburb on this homeworld is Za'tai.

Number of group members listed below: 25

Character
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Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
T'Kyll Alabar supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 2
Babob supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Baranka supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Black Light Black Light hero
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Imperial Guard; Shi'ar
[Deathbird's son]
Marvel 4
Eluke supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[science officer on battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]
Marvel 1
Eric the Red Eric the Red (Davan Shakari) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Shi'ar religious sect: Crystal Claws (leader)
Shi'ar Marvel 16
Fath'Raj villain
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Doctor Forunn supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[killed by Cassandra Nova]
Marvel 1
Steersman Immundra supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[killed by Cassandra Nova]
Marvel 1
Radioman Jorrsk supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[killed by Cassandra Nova]
Marvel 1
Captain Juber supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[captain of battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]
Marvel 1
Kre'Shje villain
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
M'kellan supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Maelen supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 2
K'rk 'N'Kazaii K'rk 'N'Kazaii supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[captain of Shi'ar Imperial fleet]
Marvel 2
P'kar P'kar supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[told Lilandra that evacuation ships were ready for Council]
Marvel 1
Shi'ar Shi'ar supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #97 (Feb. 1976)] Marvel 106
Shy'Tharra villain
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Sidrian Hunters Sidrian Hunters villain group
CBR Scale: I alien
[1st app: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #154 (Feb. 1982)] Marvel 8
T'cahr supporting character
CBR Scale: M Shi'ar religion: Secret Order
Shi'ar
[was minister of peace; urged Shi'ar war against Clench]
Marvel 4
Monitor Tiv Monitor Tiv supporting character
CBR Scale: M Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[believes in Shi'ar deities Sharra and K'ythri]
Marvel 1
unnamed Shi'ar supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Chosen Eight of Fate; Shi'ar
[protected the Lifestone Tree]
Marvel 2
unnamed Shi'ar spacecraft captain unnamed Shi'ar spacecraft captain supporting character
CBR Scale: M Atheist
Shi'ar Marvel 1
Ul'var Urizen Ul'var Urizen supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[original host of Mummudrai Ev Teel Urizen]
Marvel 1
X-Treme X-Treme (Adam Neramani) supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
human; Shi'ar
[half brother of Cyclops and Havok?]
Marvel 11

This character is in the following 47 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
Captain America (vol. 1) #398 (Mar. 1992): "It Came from Outer Space"
Captain Marvel (vol. 6) #16 (Jan. 2004): "Uh-Uh"
Captain Universe / Daredevil #1 (Jan. 2006): "Sensory Overload"
Classic X-Men
Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003): "Predestination"
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (24 Oct. 2006)
Maximum Security
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1 (Oct. 2000): "A Very Dangerous Planet"
New X-Men
One-Shot Parody Issue #1 (1986): "Xmen (pronounced Zhmen -- 1 syllable)"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #134 (Sep. 2009) (mentioned)
The Uncanny X-Men
X-Force (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 2005): "Revelation" (cameo)
X-Men
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #5 (Oct. 2009): "Bury My Heart!" (mentioned)
X-Men: Legacy
X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook (Sep. 2010)
X-Treme X-Men


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi'ar
  - http://marvel.com/universe/Shi'ar
  - http://www.comicvine.com/shiar/65-55854/
  - http://www.marveldirectory.com/alienraces/shiar.htm
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Shi'ar
  - http://comicbookdb.com/team.php?ID=1086
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/appshiarrace.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/adaf.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/29574/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=3093
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/X-Men_Vol_1_97