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The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137 (Sep. 1980):
“The Fate of the Phoenix!”
by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137

Title: “The Fate of the Phoenix!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1980

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


51 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) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Phoenix (Jean Grey) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
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
Phoenix Phoenix villain hero
CBR Scale: M cosmic entity
The Hellfire Club; X-Men Marvel 129
Skrulls Skrulls villain group
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
[alien race] Marvel 344
Kree Kree supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Kree religion
[alien race] Marvel 238
Lilandra Neramani Lilandra Neramani supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Starjammers
[Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]
Marvel 170
Gladiator Gladiator (Kallark) hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 166
Shi'ar Shi'ar supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
[alien race] Marvel 106
miscellaneous aliens miscellaneous aliens supporting character group
CBR Scale: D alien
[generic listing for miscellaneous aliens] Marvel 100
Smasher Smasher (Vril Rokk) hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 33
Earthquake Earthquake hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 26
Flashfire Tempest (Grannz) hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 30
Manta Manta hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 9
Nightside Nightside hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 42
Oracle Oracle (Lady Sybil) hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 58
Starbolt Starbolt hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 61
Hussar Hussar hero
  Imperial Guard Marvel 33
Warstar Warstar (B'nee and C'cil) hero group
  Imperial Guard Marvel 42
Araki Araki supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
[former Shi'ar Lord Chamberlain, Grand Vizier] Marvel 66
Raksor supporting character
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
Skrull
[helped free Prince Dezan from prison planet]
Marvel 5
Bel-Dann supporting character
CBR Scale: R Kree religion
Kree
[observer at challenge leading to death of Phoenix]
Marvel 5
The Watcher The Watcher (Uatu)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 1, 21, 35)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S monotheist / Watcher religion,
focusing on non-interference
and observation
The Watchers Marvel 582
Analyzer Analyzer (Recorder #211)
(3-panel cameo, pg. 35, panels 1-2, 4)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[servant] Marvel 10
Supreme Intelligence Supreme Intelligence
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)
villain
CBR Scale: U Kree religion
[ruler of the Kree Empire] Marvel 120
Empress R'Klll
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)
villain
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
Skrull
[Empress of Skrullian Empire; Hulkling's grandmother]
Marvel 6
Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale
(quoted and cited, pg. 2) 
lead character
CBR Scale: I Protestant
[farmer; student] George M. Hill Company; Arrow, etc. 270
Captain Juber
(behind the scenes, pg. 4, panel 6) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[captain of battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]
Marvel 1
Eluke
(behind the scenes, pg. 4, panel 6) 
supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
Shi'ar
[science officer on battle cruiser destroyed by Dark Phoenix]
Marvel 1
God God
(mentioned, pg. 1, 7, 11) 
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(mentioned, pg. 8, panel 2) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Nazis Nazis
(mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1) 
villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[generic WWII Nazis] Timely Marvel, etc. 4,222
The Devil The Devil (Satan)
(mentioned, pg. 2, 8-9) 
villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Devil
[generic Satan/Devil reference or appearance] DC Marvel, etc. 1,024
Arcade
(mentioned, pg. 23, panel 5) 
villain
CBR Scale: M murder as sport
[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #65 (Jan. 1978)] Marvel 68
Elaine Grey Elaine Grey
(mentioned, pg. 3) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
[mother of Jean Grey (Phoenix)] Marvel 29
John Grey John Grey
(mentioned, pg. 3) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
[Jean Grey's father] Marvel 44
K'ythri K'ythri
(mentioned, pg. 29, panel 5) 
deity
CBR Scale: D Shi'ar deity
[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #107 (Oct. 1977)] Marvel 7
Sharra Sharra
(mentioned, pg. 29, panel 5) 
deity
CBR Scale: D Shi'ar deity
[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #107 (Oct. 1977)] Marvel 7
Proteus Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert)
(mentioned, pg. 22, panel 1) 
villain
CBR Scale: I resurrected
[Moira's son] Marvel 5
Emperor D'Ken Emperor D'Ken
(mentioned, pg. 4, panel 2) 
villain
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
[brother of Lilandra, Deathbird] Marvel 84
Robby the Robot Robby the Robot
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 6) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[1st app: Forbidden Planet (1956)] MGM 46
The Watchers The Watchers
(mentioned, pg. 1) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: M Watcher religion
[alien race] Marvel 38
The Avengers The Avengers
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 2) 
hero group
  [1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)] Marvel 100
D'Bari D'Bari
(mentioned, pg. 4-5, 11, 34) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S D'Bari religion
[green-skinned; planet destroyed by Dark Phoenix] Marvel 12
Tin Man
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 1) 
hero
  [emperor; woodsman] George M. Hill Company 224