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X-Men (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 1992):
“Blowback”
by Jim Lee, John Byrne, Scott Williams, Art Thibert, etc.

X-Men (vol. 2) #5

Title: “Blowback”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1992

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Jim Lee, John Byrne
Art by: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, Joe Rubinstein


29 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 Psyche (Jean Grey) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Archangel (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
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Marvel 4,122
Banshee Banshee (Sean Cassidy) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  Marvel 1,340
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie) hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men Marvel 3,526
Gambit Gambit (Remy LeBeau) hero
CBR Scale: S Cajun Catholic
Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Marvel 954
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
Asian; Excalibur...  Marvel UK Marvel 772
Swordsman Fenris (Andreas von Strucker) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Nazi / white supremacist
Initiative; The Assembly of Evil...  Marvel 128
Jubilee Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Asian; Generation X...  Marvel 570
Forge Forge (Jonathon Silvercloud) hero
CBR Scale: M Native American shamanism
(Cheyenne)
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Native American...  Marvel 394
Omega Red Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) villain
CBR Scale: S Communist
KGB; Republican Guard...  Marvel 98
Fenris Fenris (Andrea von Strucker) villain
CBR Scale: S Nazi / white supremacist
The Assembly of Evil; The Upstarts Marvel 55
The Hand The Hand villain group
CBR Scale: D Ninjutsu
[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #174 (Sep. 1981)] Marvel 155
Matsu'o Tsurayaba Matsu'o Tsurayaba villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Ninjutsu; Death Touch Cult
(leader)
Asian; The Hand... 
[wrested control of Yakuza]
Marvel 35
Agent Zero Maverick (Christoph Nord) hero
CBR Scale: U Catholic (lapsed)
Cell Six; CIA...  Marvel 88
Dr. Abraham B. Cornelius Dr. Abraham B. Cornelius supporting character
  The Hand Marvel 15
Janice Hollenbeck supporting character
  [connected to Omega Red; killed by Sabretooth] Marvel 5
Dazzler Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M singing
Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  Marvel 447
Longshot Longshot
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Mojoworld television worship
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Exiles...  Marvel 204
Sabretooth Sabretooth (Victor Creed)
(cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious; future: Evangelical "born-again Christian"
Brotherhood of Mutants; Team X...  Marvel 610
Spiral Spiral (Rita Wayword)
(cameo)
villain hero
  Freedom Force Marvel 115
Lila Cheney Lila Cheney
(cameo)
hero
  X-Ternals
[leader of her own rock band]
Marvel 82
Mojo Mojo
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Spineless One Marvel 88