X-Men (vol. 1) #51 (Dec. 1968):
“The Lure of the Beast-Nappers!”
by Arnold Drake, Werner Roth, John Tartaglione

X-Men (vol. 1) #51

Title: “The Lure of the Beast-Nappers!”

Feature: The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1968

Publisher:
Written by: Arnold Drake
Art by: Werner Roth, John Tartaglione

Number of Pages: 5

15 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.
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (lead character)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
henchmen (details)  Numerous unnamed henchmen of the Conquistador, dressed in Spanish exploration-era uniforms reminiscent of their boss's costume.		[generic, unnamed henchmen]		1,150
Norton McCoy	Episcopalian	[Beast's father]		12
Edna McCoy	Episcopalian	[Beast's mother]		12
Cerebro	N.A.	[Xavier's mutant-finding machine, given sentience by Bastion]		9
Bard College		[college/university]		1
The Conquistador (Orlando Furio)		[terrorist; explorer]		12
Chico		[Conquistador's Lieutenant]		3
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Iceman (Bobby Drake) (cameo)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (cameo)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
X-Men (cameo)		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
unnamed reporter (cameo)		[commented on hero worship of Hank McCoy at football game]		1
Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus) (mentioned)  Hank McCoy: "For the love of Pliny! It seems there's more danger afoot than a mere runaway truck -- like these two errant birdnappers who seem to have mistaken me for an oriole!"	Greek philosophy; Greco-Roman classical religion	[governor; military officer...]		2

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