The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #123 (July 1979):
“Listen--Stop Me If You’ve Heard It--But This One Will KILL You!”
by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #123

Title: “Listen--Stop Me If You’ve Heard It--But This One Will KILL You!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1979

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

36 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 (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
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
Banshee (Sean Cassidy)	Catholic	Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  X-Corps (leader); X-Men		1,340
Arcade	murder as sport	[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #65 (Jan. 1978)]		68
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Colleen Wing	Bushido	Asian; Heroes for Hire...  Nightwing Restorations		137
Amanda Sefton	Gypsy/Roma; sorceress	Excalibur; X-Men		117
Betsy Wilford		[dated Colossus]		10
Miss Locke		Asian [Arcade's right-hand woman]		95
Mr. Chambers		[assistant; henchman...]		14
Mariko Yashida (1-panel cameo, pg. 5, panel 4)	Shinto	Asian [Wolverine's late fiancee]		31
Len Wein (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[comic book writer; editor]		27
Glynis Oliver-Wein (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[was wife of comic book writer Len Wein]		8
Chris Claremont (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[briefly became a Man-Thing]		7
John Byrne (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[comic book artist; comic book writer]		29
Roger Stern (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[comic book writer; editor...]		14
Terry Austin (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York City street scene.		[works primarily as inker]		3
Bonnie Wilford (1-panel cameo, pg. 2)  Appears (but not identified by name) among passers-by in New York Citys street scene.		[comic book colorist]		4
Alexi Vazhin (robot copy of, pg. 11, panels 3-6)	Communist	KGB [Russia's mutant affairs chief; helped train Rick Mason]		16
Vladimir Lenin (photo/picture/video, pg. 17, panel 1)  Lenin's face appears on the "Proletarian" uniform that is worn by Colossus when he is brainwashed to act as a loyal Russian Communist and oppose the X-Men.	Communist	[1st app: Love Through Fire and Blood (1924)]		169
Jean Grey (mentioned, pg. 2-3, 5)  (pg. 2) Cyclops (to Colleen Wing): "I was thinking about Jean's folks. I've been trying to reach them since the X-Men returned to the States. But so far-- no luck." (pg. 3) Cyclops: "You know, Colleen, you and Jean are the only girls I've ever dated... I've never told anyone this, not even Jean, but I--"	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (mentioned, pg. 4, 6-7)  (pg. 4) Miss Locke: "I'm afraid that Professor Xavier's private box is being refurbished. But the director hopes this one will serve as well."	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 6)  Spider-Man (thinking): "I thought that garbage truck looked familiar! It must be the one Arcade used to capture Captain Britain and me! That weird sound means he's probably grabbed whoever he's after..."	Anglican (nominal); mystical	Excalibur		365
Power Man (Luke Cage) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 4)  Spider-Man: "How are Misty Knight and Iron Fist? They still... uh, y'know..." Colleen Wing: "Passionately."	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 1)  Spider-Man (thinking): "Colleen's scarf! This looks bad! Arcade could be after the X-Men... Iron Fist... Any number of people!"	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers		672
Misty Knight (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 4)  Spider-Man: "How are Misty Knight and Iron Fist? They still... uh, y'know..." Colleen Wing: "Passionately."		black; Heroes for Hire...  Metro College; Nightwing Restorations; NYPD		192
KGB (mentioned, pg. 11, panel 5)  Alexei Vazhin robot (to Colossus): "I am Colonel Alexei Vazhin of the KGB-- the Commitee for State Security."	Communist	[government agency; intelligence agency]		50
Steel Serpent (Davos) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Spider-Man: "Hiya, true believers! Long time no see!" Colleen Wing: "Well, Hello! I haven't seen you since that fracas with Steel Serpent.*" editorial footnote: "* MT-U [Marvel Team-Up] #64"	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	HYDRA		40
Lords of Light and Darkness (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Spider-Man: "Hiya, true believers! Long time no see!" Colleen Wing: "Well, Hello! I haven't seen you since that fracas with Steel Serpent.*" Cyclops (thinking): "And I haven't since the X-Men faced the so-called 'Lords of Light and Darkness.'**" editorial footnote: "** MT-U [Marvel Team-Up] Annual #1"	Hindu	[Agni, Brahma, Kali, Mara, Ratri, Shiva, Vishnu, Yama Dharma]		1
Cissy Ironwood (mentioned, pg. 1-2)  Spider-Man (thinking): "Typical. I'm heading for a date with Cissy Ironwood-- a gorgeous gal who really digs me-- and I feel miserable. I wanted tonight to be special-- first-class all the way. But after paying my income taxes yesterday, about all I can afford is a Big Mac and fries. Well... Cissy knows I'm not Mister Moneybags..."		[Empire State University; dated Peter Parker]		6
Cracklin' Rosa (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 7)  Wolverine (thinking): "Livin' day by day was fine fer broads like Cracklin' Rosa-- or maybe even Jean Grey. But not Mariko Yashida."		[dated Wolverine]		2
James Joyce (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  Banshee: "I must have dozed off. With all due apologies to James Joyce, that'll teach me to read Finnegan's Wake in front of a roarin' fire."	Catholic (lapsed); agnostic	[poet; writer]		21
Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker (Mr. Porter) (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  Banshee: "I must have dozed off. With all due apologies to James Joyce, that'll teach me to read Finnegan's Wake in front of a roarin' fire."		[business owner]	Faber and Faber Inc.	1

This issue features unnamed cameo appearances by real-life Marvel staffers (people who work on the "X-Men" comic book series), seen as passers-by on the streets of New York: Chris Claremont, Roger Stern, Len Wein, Glynis Wein, Terry Austin, Bonnie Wilford.

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