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X-Men (vol. 1) #55 (Apr. 1969):
“Where Angels Dare to Tread!”
by Roy Thomas, Werner Roth, Sam Grainger

X-Men (vol. 1) #55

Title: “Where Angels Dare to Tread!”

Feature: The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1969

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: Werner Roth, Sam Grainger

Number of Pages: 5


16 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.
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
NYPD NYPD supporting character group real/historical person
  [police department] Marvel DC 1,396
Xavier Institute Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters supporting character group
  [high school] Marvel 373
X-Men X-Men hero group
  [1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)] Marvel 9,958
Charlie Charlie supporting character
  NYPD
[escorted Tony Stark to airport; saw many super-hero events]
Marvel 11
crooks crooks
(details) 
villain group
  [criminal] DC 1
Alma Alma supporting character
  [rented room to Angel (just prior to him joining X-Men)] Marvel 2
The Grady Gang The Grady Gang villain group
  [gang] Marvel 1
Big Albert Big Albert (Albert) villain
  The Grady Gang Marvel 1
Atomic Research Center Atomic Research Center supporting character group
  [1st app: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #3 (July 1963)] Marvel 3
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(mentioned) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
The Beatles The Beatles
(mentioned) 
group real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Transcendental Meditation
[musical group] Associated Television 114
Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand
(mentioned) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[actress; singer] Marvel 211

This publication is also known as: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #55.