X-Men (vol. 1) #83 (Aug. 1973):
“Along Came a Spider...”
by Roy Thomas, Werner Roth, Dan Adkins

X-Men (vol. 1) #83

Title: “Along Came a Spider...”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1973

Publisher:
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: Werner Roth, Dan Adkins

24 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)	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
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Banshee (Sean Cassidy)	Catholic	Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  X-Corps (leader); X-Men		1,340
Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters		[high school]		373
Cerebro	N.A.	[Xavier's mutant-finding machine, given sentience by Bastion]		9
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Factor Three		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #28 (Jan. 1967)]		44
Arachnoids	N.A.	[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #35 (Aug. 1967)]		2
unnamed sheep-herder		[heard Banshee's wail while searching for Factor Three]		1
Agent 10		Factor Three		1
Agent 14		Factor Three		1
Master (Kevin Sydney) (cameo)  Kevin Sydney appears only as the mysterious leader of Factor Three, referred to be subordinates as "Master." His complete identity is yet unrevealed.		Factor Three; X-Men		23
Mekano (Tom Regal) (cameo)		[tried to destroy father's library to get attention]		9
Mutant Master (behind the scenes)	Sidri/Siris religion	Factor Three (leader); Sirian		11
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (mentioned)  This issue has many references to Prof. Xavier (who has been abducted by Factor Three), but Xavier does not appear "on-panel." Story largely centers on the X-Men's search for Xavier.	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
J. Jonah Jameson (mentioned)  X-Men think Spider-Man is their enemy & attack him. Spidey jokingly thinks: Who knew that old J. Jonah Jameson has subscribers (to the Daily Bugle) all the way in Westchester County?	hates Spider-Man	[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Ogre (Brian Dunlap) (mentioned)  While battling Spider-Man under the mistaken impression that he is an agent of Factor Three, Iceman thinks Spidey must be one of Factor Three's non-mutant agents, like Ogre.		Factor Three; The Thunderbolts		15
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (mentioned)  Peter Parker, riding his motorcycle through Westchester County, thinks to himself that after his last run-in with Kingpin, maybe a "lost weekend" in the country is just what he needs.	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA		619
Hawkes (mentioned)  Hawkes Mill (also known as the Old Mill) near Charles Xavier's property in Westchester County is a major setting in this story.		[man for whom an old mill near X-Mansion was named]		1
Henry David Thoreau (mentioned)  Riding his motorcycle through Westchester County, Peter Parker stops at a mill with a stream running by it, and a peaceful hill nearby. He decides to do the whole "Thoreau bit" for a while and rest.	Unitarian; transcendentalist	[philosopher; poet]	Allied Artists Pictures	9

This comic was reprinted from: The X-Men (vol. 1) #35 (Aug. 1967): "Along Came a Spider...".

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