X-Men (vol. 1) #52 (Jan. 1969):
“Twilight of the Mutants!”
by Arnold Drake, Don Heck, Werner Roth, John Tartaglione

X-Men (vol. 1) #52

Title: “Twilight of the Mutants!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1969

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

Number of Pages: 15

18 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) (details)  Scott Summers appears both as Cyclops (leader of the X-Men) and also in disguise as the villain "Erik the Red." Erik the Red's true identity is revealed to be Cyclops.	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	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)	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
Lorna Dane	Jewish Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Starjammers; The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men [studied geophysics in college]		464
Mesmero (Vincent)	mutant supremacist	The Demi-Men; Weapon X [stage hypnotist]		54
Magneto (robot)	N.A.	The Demi-Men		5
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
The Demi-Men	mutant supremacist/Magneto worship	[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #49 (Oct. 1968)]		2
mutants		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (robot copy of)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Men		916
Eric the Red (Davan Shakari) (someone disguised or dressed as)  Cyclops (Scott Summers) appears in this issue disgused as "Eric the Red," an identity later identified with Davan Shakari. How Cyclops got this name and costume was never revealed.	Shi'ar religious sect: Crystal Claws (leader)	Shi'ar		16
The Devil (Satan) (mentioned)  Beast: "Angel will still be dodging do-badders when you’re chief stoker in the devil's boiler room!"	Devil	[generic Satan/Devil reference or appearance]	, etc.	1,024
Arnold Dane (mentioned)  Iceman tells Lorna Dane she is NOT the daughter of Magneto, despite what Magneto (really a robot copy) told her. He did research and found her parents died in a plane crash right after she was born.		[step-father of Polaris]		1
Suzanna Dane (mentioned)  Iceman tells Lorna Dane she is NOT the daughter of Magneto, despite what Magneto (really a robot copy) told her. He did research and found her parents died in a plane crash right after she was born.		[mother of Polaris]		1
Lorna's adoptive father (mentioned)  Iceman told Lorna that her supposed parents were really her adoptive parents, the sister of her biological father (who died in a plane crash along with her biological mother) and her husband.		[raised Polaris as his daughter]		1
Lorna's adoptive mother (mentioned)  Iceman told Lorna that her supposed parents were really her adoptive parents, the sister of her biological father (who died in a plane crash along with her biological mother) and her husband.		[raised Polaris as her daughter]		1

This publication is also known as: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #52.

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