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The X-Men (vol. 1) #18 (Mar. 1966):
“If Iceman Should Fail--!”
by Stan Lee, Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers

The X-Men (vol. 1) #18

Title: “If Iceman Should Fail--!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1966

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers

Number of Pages: 20


19 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 Marvel Girl (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 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
Magneto Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) villain hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Gypsy/Roma
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 916
Toad Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
(flashback)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Misfits...  Marvel 310
Xavier Institute Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters supporting character group
  [high school] Marvel 373
Warren Worthington Jr. Warren Worthington Jr. supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
The Hellfire Club
[father of Angel (Warren Worthingon III)]
Marvel 14
Cerebro Cerebro villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[Xavier's mutant-finding machine, given sentience by Bastion] Marvel 9
X-Men X-Men hero group
  [1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)] Marvel 9,958
Kathryn Worthington Kathryn Worthington supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
The Hellfire Club
[mother of Angel (founding X-Man)]
Marvel 14
Dr. John Thomas Dr. John Thomas supporting character
  U.S. Army
[treated Iceman after he was injured battling Sentinels]
Marvel 2
unnamed nurse unnamed nurse supporting character
  U.S. Army
[assisted Dr. Thomas in treating Iceman]
Marvel 1
unnamed mutant clone slaves unnamed mutant clone slaves villain group
  [military unit; slave] Marvel 1
The Stranger The Stranger
(cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M pseudo-cosmic entity
[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #11 (May 1965)] Marvel 188
U.S. Army U.S. Army
(behind the scenes) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [military unit] Marvel DC 1,801
Sentinels Sentinels
(mentioned) 
villain group
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robots
[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1965)] Marvel 245

Reprints of this comic:
X-Men (vol. 1) #70 (June 1971): "If Iceman Should Fail--!"