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Religion and Characters in
X-Factor Annual #9 (1994):
“Contact”
by J.M. DeMatteis, Mat Broome, Steve Moncuse, Terry Austin

X-Factor Annual #9

Title: “Contact”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: 1994

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: J.M. DeMatteis

Art by: Mat Broome, Steve Moncuse, Terry Austin


20 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.
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
The Twelve (mutants); Illuminati  Marvel 4,318
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. supporting character
  [intelligence agent; federal agent...] Marvel 1,188
Strong Guy Strong Guy (Guido Carosella) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
X-Ternals; X-Factor Marvel 233
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
The Twelve (mutants); Horsemen of Apocalypse 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Forge Forge (Jonathon Silvercloud) hero
CBR Scale: M Native American shamanism
(Cheyenne)
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Men  Marvel 394
Random Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) villain hero
CBR Scale: U mutant supremacist
Dark Descendants; The Acolytes  Marvel 56
Professor Power Professor Power (Anthony Power) villain
CBR Scale: M right-wing extremist;
resurrected
Secret Empire
[led an army of right-wing extremists]
Marvel 21
The Adversary The Adversary villain deity
CBR Scale: D Native American deity
[Native American trickster-god] Marvel 28
Haven Haven (Radha Dastoor) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Hindu / Zoroastrian
[gave birth to reincarnation of Adversary] Marvel 12
Agent Daniels supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 2
Matthew Aaron Power Matthew Aaron Power supporting character
  [Professor Power's beloved son] Marvel 12
Chuck Rose villain
  S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 1
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants)  Marvel 2,604
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Defenders; Academy of Tomorrow  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Jean Grey
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
The Twelve (mutants); X-Factor  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Defenders; Horsemen of Apocalypse  Marvel 1,741
Magneto Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr)
(cameo)
villain hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Gypsy/Roma
The Twelve (mutants); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy  Marvel 916
Apocalypse Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M Clan Akkaba; Transhumanist /
Social Darwinist
Horsemen of Apocalypse (founder); Alliance of Evil 
[Egypt]
Marvel 315
Mister Sinister Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
(cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Social Darwinist
Nasty Boys; Horsemen of Apocalypse (Age of Apocalypse) 
[England]
Marvel 255