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The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1980):
“Elegy”
by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138

Title: “Elegy”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1980

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: John Byrne, Chris Claremont
Art by: John Byrne, Terry Austin


120 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
Phoenix Phoenix (Jean Grey)
(lead character) 
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe) hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Marvel 4,122
Magneto Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr)
(details, pg. 2-5, 8, 13-15) 
villain hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Gypsy/Roma
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 916
Phoenix Phoenix
(details, pg. 13-17) 
villain hero
CBR Scale: M cosmic entity
The Hellfire Club; X-Men Marvel 129
Havok Havok (Alex Summers)
(7-panel cameo, pg. 9-11)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants... 
[Cyclops' brother]
Marvel 592
Toad Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
(6-panel cameo, pg. 3, 5)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Misfits...  Marvel 310
Banshee Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 6, 11-12)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  Marvel 1,340
Mastermind Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 3, 15-16)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three...  Marvel 140
Lilandra Neramani Lilandra Neramani
(5-panel cameo, pg. 1, 14, 17)
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Starjammers
[Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]
Marvel 170
Shi'ar Shi'ar
(5-panel cameo, pg. 1, 14, 17) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
[alien race] Marvel 106
John Grey John Grey
(5-panel cameo, pg. 1, 13, 17)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
[Jean Grey's father] Marvel 44
Kitty Pryde Kitty Pryde
(4-panel cameo, pg. 16, 18)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 3,128
Sentinels Sentinels
(4-panel cameo, pg. 6, 9-10, 13)
villain group
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robots
[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1965)] Marvel 245
Juggernaut Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 5, 7, 13)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Brotherhood of Mutants; Excalibur...  Marvel 387
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 3, panels 1-3)
hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Quicksilver Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 3, panels 1-3)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  Marvel 944
Sunfire Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
Asian; Big Hero 6...  Marvel 259
Thunderbird Thunderbird (John Proudstar)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)
hero
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Apache)
Apache; Native American...  Marvel 40
Count Nefaria Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 6, 12)
villain
  Ani-Men (leader); Lethal Legion (leader)...  Marvel 61
The Stranger The Stranger
(3-panel cameo, pg. 5, panels 1-3)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M pseudo-cosmic entity
[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #11 (May 1965)] Marvel 188
Elaine Grey Elaine Grey
(3-panel cameo, pg. 1, 13, 17)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
[mother of Jean Grey (Phoenix)] Marvel 29
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 7, 11)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Vindicator (James MacDonald Hudson)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 14-15)
hero
  Alpha Flight Marvel 131
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panels 3-4)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse... 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Ka-Zar Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 4, 14)
hero
  [aristocrat; fisherman...] Marvel 315
Moira MacTaggert Moira MacTaggert
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 1-2)
supporting character scientist
  [Charles Xavier's colleague, girlfriend] Marvel 243
Mesmero Mesmero (Vincent)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 8, 14)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
The Demi-Men; Weapon X
[stage hypnotist]
Marvel 54
The Hellfire Club The Hellfire Club
(2-panel cameo, pg. 15-16)
villain group
  [1st app: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #129 (Jan. 1980)] Marvel 191
The Living Monolith The Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 2-3)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Egyptian classical religion:
Cult of the Living Monolith
(leader)
Children of the Sun (leader); The Twelve Marvel 46
Proteus Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: I resurrected
[Moira's son] Marvel 5
Krakoa Krakoa
(2-panel cameo, pg. 12, panels 1-2)
villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[island made alive by radiation] Marvel 6
unnamed priest
(2-panel cameo, pg. 1, 13)
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Episcopalian priest
[officiated at Jean Grey's funeral] Marvel 1
Grotesk Grotesk (Gor-Tok)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panels 1-2)
villain
CBR Scale: S Gortokian religion
Gortokian Marvel 18
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 3)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 5, panel 6)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 4,393
Shaman Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: M Native American shamanism
(Sarcee)
Alpha Flight; Native American Marvel 187
Northstar Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)
Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight... 
[skier]
Marvel 284
Aurora Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic nun
Alpha Flight; Weapon X...  Marvel 211
Sasquatch Sasquatch (Dr. Walter Langkowski)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Alpha Flight; Omega Flight Marvel 327
Snowbird Snowbird (Narya)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Inuit demi-goddess
Alpha Flight; First Flight Marvel 115
Plantman Plantman (Samuel Smithers)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain hero
  Chain Gang; Crime Wave...  Marvel 86
Vanisher Vanisher (Telford Porter)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Factor Three...  Marvel 90
Mimic Mimic (Calvin Rankin)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain hero
  Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 169
Candy Southern Candy Southern
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)
hero
  Archer College; The Defenders (leader) Marvel 66
White Bishop White Bishop (Donald Pierce)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
The Hellfire Club; The Reavers (leader) Marvel 86
Zabu Zabu
(1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 5)
hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Pet Avengers; saber-toothed cat
[sabretooth tiger]
Marvel 163
Blob Blob (Fred J. Dukes)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 1)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three...  Marvel 403
Black Tom Cassidy Black Tom Cassidy (Thomas Cassidy)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Brotherhood of Mutants Marvel 74
Changeling Professor X (Kevin Sydney)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2) 
hero
  Factor Three; X-Men Marvel 23
Gladiator Gladiator (Kallark)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 166
Black King Black King (Sebastian Shaw)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 5)
villain
  The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle Marvel 122
Black Bishop Black Bishop (Harry Leland)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 5)
villain
  The Inner Circle Marvel 22
Arcade
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 4)
villain
CBR Scale: M murder as sport
[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #65 (Jan. 1978)] Marvel 68
Mole Man Mole Man (Harvey Elder)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 3)
villain scientist
  [ruler of much of Subterranea] Marvel 297
Vera Cantor Vera Cantor
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)
supporting character
  [long-time girlfriend of Hank McCoy (Beast)] Marvel 45
Tyrannus Tyrannus (Romulus Augustilus)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 3)
villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: U Greco-Roman Classical Religion
They Who Wield Power Marvel 56
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain hero
  Crime Wave; Hood's Army...  Marvel 43
Super-Adaptoid Super-Adaptoid
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
A.I.M.; Heavy Metal Marvel 72
Unicorn Unicorn (Milos Masaryk)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Communist Party member
[super soldier] Marvel 50
Porcupine Porcupine (Alex Gentry)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
  Batroc's Brigade; Crime Wave...  Marvel 36
Lucifer Lucifer
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: M Quistalian initiate of the
Arcana
Quist Marvel 9
Lorelei Lorelei (Lani Ubana)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Savage Land Mutates Marvel 10
Mutant Master Mutant Master
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 3)
villain
CBR Scale: U Sidri/Siris religion
Factor Three (leader); Sirian Marvel 11
Dragonfly Dragonfly (Veronica Dultry)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)
villain
  Ani-Men; Femizons...  Marvel 24
Smasher Smasher (Vril Rokk)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 33
Hobgoblin Hobgoblin
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Skrull religion
Imperial Guard Marvel 31
Astra Astra
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 22
Electron Electron
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 47
Flashfire Tempest (Grannz)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 30
Oracle Oracle (Lady Sybil)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 58
Midget
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 3
Starbolt Starbolt
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 61
Quasar
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: I alien
Borderers; Imperial Guard...  Marvel 31
Titan Titan
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 30
The Eel The Eel (Leopold Stryke)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
  Crime Wave; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Marvel 30
Fang Fang
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
  Borderers; Imperial Guard Marvel 5
Cobalt Man Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain scientist
  Emissaries of Evil (Egghead) Marvel 9
Ape-Man Ape-Man (Gordon Keefer)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Ani-Men; The Unholy Three Marvel 4
Sara Bailey Sara Bailey
(1-panel cameo, pg. 1)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
[Jean Grey's older sister] Marvel 7
Bird-Man Bird-Man (Henry Hawk)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)
villain
  Ani-Men; The Organization...  Marvel 4
Cat-Man Cat-Man (Townshend Horgan)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)
villain
  Ani-Men; The Organization...  Marvel 6
El Tigre El Tigre (Juan Meroz)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: M Mayan
[became an avatar of Quetzalcoatl] Marvel 5
Frog-Man Frog-Man (Francois Le Blanc)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)
villain
  Ani-Men; The Unholy Three Marvel 4
Garokk the Petrified Man
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S sun god
[guardian of Magneto; led a death cult] Marvel 4
The Locust The Locust (August Hopper)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S vengeance
[scientist; college professor...] Marvel 6
Merlin Demonspawn Warlock
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: S primal-indigenous; Arthurian; occult/sorcerer
[born 10,000 years ago] Marvel 37
Master Mold Master Mold
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robot
[mutant hunter] Marvel 41
Joe MacTaggert
(1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 2)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
[Moira's ex-husband; father of Proteus] Marvel 4
Zelda Kurtzberg Zelda Kurtzberg
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)
supporting character
  [Iceman's former girlfriend] Marvel 14
Emperor D'Ken Emperor D'Ken
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
[brother of Lilandra, Deathbird] Marvel 84
Z'Nox Z'Nox
(1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 2)
villain group
CBR Scale: I alien
[amoral, cruel, decadent reptillian alien race] Marvel 12
Moses Magnum Moses Magnum
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 3)
villain
  black Marvel 19
Tanya Anderssen Tanya Anderssen
(1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 4)
supporting character
  [Sauron's long-time girlfriend since he was young] Marvel 14
Paul Bailey
(1-panel cameo, pg. 1)
supporting character
  [Jean Grey's brother-in-law] Marvel 3
Mekano Mekano (Tom Regal)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 3)
villain
  [tried to destroy father's library to get attention] Marvel 9
Sauron Sauron (Karl Lykos)
(business/store name, pg. 10, 15)
villain
  Brotherhood of Mutants; Savage Land Mutates...  Marvel 100
Gaia Mother Nature (Gaea)
(mentioned, pg. 12, panel 2) 
deity
CBR Scale: D Gaian
Kami Marvel DC, etc. 33
Corsair Corsair (Christopher Summers)
(mentioned, pg. 1, 7) 
hero
  Starjammers (leader); U.S. Air Force
[father of Cyclops, Havok and Vulcan]
Marvel 113
FBI FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
(mentioned, pg. 9, panel 1) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [government agency] DC 250
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tyrannosaurus Rex
(mentioned, pg. 4, panel 5) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[animal species]   70
Pyrrhus Pyrrhus
(mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: R Greco-Roman Classical Religion
[the phrase "Pyrrhic victory" is named after him] unknown 1
Bolivar Trask Bolivar Trask
(mentioned, pg. 6, 10) 
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
Control
[inventor of Sentinels]
Marvel 5
Larry Trask Larry Trask
(mentioned, pg. 10, panel 1) 
villain
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
Federal Council on Mutant Activities
[mutant son of anti-mutant Sentinel inventor]
Marvel 46
Saburo Yoshida Saburo Yoshida
(mentioned, pg. 10, panel 6) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Shinto
[diplomat] Marvel 1
Steven Lang Steven Lang
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 3) 
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
Phalanx; Project Armageddon (leader)
[designed Mark III Sentinels]
Marvel 26
Katherine Anne Summers
(mentioned, pg. 1, 7) 
supporting character
  [mother of Cyclops and Havok] Marvel 19
The Avengers The Avengers
(mentioned, pg. 3, 11) 
hero group
  [1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)] Marvel 100
Brand Corporation Brand Corporation
(mentioned, pg. 11, panels 3-4) 
villain group
  [criminally-run subsidiary of Roxxon] Marvel 37
D'Bari D'Bari
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 1) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S D'Bari religion
[green-skinned; planet destroyed by Dark Phoenix] Marvel 12
Gortokians Gortokians
(mentioned, pg. 8, panels 1-2) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: M Gortokian religion
[hidden race] Marvel 1

This publication is also known as: X-Men #138. Note that the words "The Uncanny" do not appear as part of the cover logo.

The story in this issue begins at the funeral of Jean Grey (who sacrificed herself in the previous issue to prevent herself from causing any further death and destruction as the Dark Phoenix). The story is told from the perspective of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and mostly recounts of his recollection of the history of himself and Jean Grey specifically and the X-Men generally. Nearly all characters listed as appearing in this issue appear in flashback, with the exception of those attending the funeral (who appear both in flashback as well as in the contemporary framing sequence: the funeral).

In attendance at the funeral are, as depicted (left to right) on the page-one splash page, are: the Beast (Hank McCoy, wearing a mask of his non-furry "human" self), Angel (Warren Worthington III), Iceman (Bobby Drake), Cyclops (Scott Summers), Lilandra, Elaine Grey (Jean's mother), Dr. John Grey (Jean's father), an unnamed priest (apparently Episcopalian) conducting the funeral ceremony, Sara Grey-Bailey (Jean's sister), Paul Bailey (Jean's brother-in-law), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Colossus (Piotr Rasputin), Wolverine (Logan) and Professor Charles Xavier. On the very last page we see that Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) was also at the funeral, but was hiding in a tree so as not to be seen.

All of the characters who appear at the funeral also appear in the flashback sequence except Jean's parents, sister, and brother-in-law. All of the other characters appear quite prominently in the flashback sequence.

One final character appears on the last page, not in flashback and not at the funeral: The final 4 panels depict Kitty Pryde arriving at the Xavier School by taxi and waiting on the front steps for somebody to arrive (everybody is out attending the funeral). Kitty Pryde also appears briefly in the flashback recounting of X-Men history.