The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #136 (Aug. 1980):
“Child of Light and Darkness!”
by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #136

Title: “Child of Light and Darkness!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1980

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

32 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.
Dark Phoenix (Jean Grey) (lead character)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Dark Phoenix (lead character)	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Sara Bailey (pg. 7-8, 14-15)	Episcopalian	[Jean Grey's older sister]		7
Elaine Grey (pg. 7-8, 14-15)	Episcopalian	[mother of Jean Grey (Phoenix)]		29
John Grey (pg. 6-8, 14-15)	Episcopalian	[Jean Grey's father]		44
Shi'ar Grand Council (6-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)	alien	[cabinet minister]		2
Lilandra Neramani (4-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)	Shi'ar religion	Starjammers [Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]		170
Shi'ar (4-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
Tuoks'enhaamin (4-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)	alien	[presented Dark Phoenix info to Shi'ar Grand Council]		1
Edwin Jarvis (3-panel cameo, pg. 3, panels 4-6)	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Araki (3-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)	Shi'ar religion	[former Shi'ar Lord Chamberlain, Grand Vizier]		66
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (2-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 1, 3)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Gladiator (Kallark) (2-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)		Imperial Guard		166
Jimmy Carter (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 5)	Baptist (former Southern Baptist)	X Presidents	, etc.	219
Joel (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 5)		[informed Pres. Carter of Dark Phoenix threat]		1
Dr. Peter Corbeau (mentioned in text & seen in picture, pg. 3, panel 5)		[Starcorps/Starcore]		29
Captain Juber (behind the scenes, pg. 2, panel 4)  Tuoks'enhaamin: "After leaving D'Bari, Phoenix was intercepted by our newest, most powerful battle cruiser. The ship attacked... and was destroyed as quickly, as easily as completely as the star." Juber was captain of the battle cruiser the Dark Phoenix destroyed.	Shi'ar religion	Shi'ar [captain of battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]		1
Eluke (behind the scenes, pg. 2, panel 4)  Tuoks'enhaamin: "After leaving D'Bari, Phoenix was intercepted by our newest, most powerful battle cruiser. The ship attacked... and was destroyed as quickly, as easily as completely as the star." Eluke was the science officer on the battle cruiser the Dark Phoenix destroyed. He and everybody on the ship died in the Dark Phoenix's attack.	Shi'ar religion	Shi'ar [science officer on battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]		1
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 2)  Lilandra: "...we now face a threat the likes of which the Shi'ar Empire--indeed, the entire universe--has ever known. Beside it, even Galactus may pale to insignificance, to feed his infernal hunger, he consumes worlds. To feed hers, Phoenix may consume all that exists."	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Gailyn Bailey (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 4)  Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix (thinking): "And Sarah's terrified. She has two kids. She knows now that I'm a mutant. She's wondering if they're mutants too-- if they'll turn out like me."		Lost Boys (and Girls) [Jean Grey's neice]		3
Joey Bailey (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 4)  Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix (thinking): "And Sarah's terrified. She has two kids. She knows now that I'm a mutant. She's wondering if they're mutants too-- if they'll turn out like me."		Lost Boys (and Girls) [Jean Grey's nephew]		3
Emperor D'Ken (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 1)  Lilandra: "When I first met Phoenix, she was a... beneficent entity. She and her fellow X-Men helped stop my mad brother from unleashing Armageddon. Now, it seems, the child is beneficent no longer. I fear as welll that she means to pick up where my brother left off." D'Ken is the "mad brother" Lilandra refers to.	Shi'ar religion	[brother of Lilandra, Deathbird]		84
The Avengers (mentioned, pg. 3, panels 3-6)  Joel: "Mr. President, it's the same energy matrix [Phoenix Force] that Starcore monitored earlier this evening.Only now it's far more powerful, and heading straight for the Earth!" Pres. Carter: "Thank you, Dr. Coahbeau. Joel, get me the Avengers!" (more) Pres. Carter calls the Avengers mansion and talks to Jarvis, asking why an Avenger wasn't actively on minitor duty.		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
The Wicked Witch of the West (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 6)  John Grey: "Who's there?!" Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix: "Would you believe, the Wicked Witch of the West?"	witch	[ruler of the Winkies]	George M. Hill Company	68
D'Bari (mentioned, pg. 2, panels 3-4)  Tuoks'enhaamin: "Upon arriving in Imperial space... the Phoenix-entity plunged into the heart of D'Bari, a main sequence G-type star. In a matter of seconds, she advanced it to super-nova stage. The resultant stellar explosion destroyed not only D'Bari, but its inhabited planets as well. After leaving D'Bari, Phoenix was intercepted by..."	D'Bari religion	[green-skinned; planet destroyed by Dark Phoenix]		12

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