X-Men (vol. 1) #101 (Oct. 1976):
“Like a Phoenix, From the Ashes!”
by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Frank Chiaramonte

X-Men (vol. 1) #101

Title: “Like a Phoenix, From the Ashes!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1976

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Dave Cockrum, Frank Chiaramonte

Number of Pages: 17

28 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
Phoenix (Jean Grey) (details)  As originally presented in this story, Jean Grey crashed into ocean as Marvel Girl but rose as Phoenix. A later retcon established Phoenix as being a distinct being, a duplicate of Grey.	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Banshee (Sean Cassidy)	Catholic	Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  X-Corps (leader); X-Men		1,340
Phoenix (details)  Jean Grey/Phoenix: "Hear me, X-Men! No longer am I the woman you knew! I am fire! And life incarnate! Now and forever I am Phoenix!" As originally presented in this story, Jean Grey crashed into ocean as Marvel Girl but rose as Phoenix. A later retcon established Phoenix as being a distinct being, a duplicate of Grey.	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Juggernaut (Cain Marko)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Brotherhood of Mutants; Excalibur...  Exemplars; The Exiles; X-Men		387
Black Tom Cassidy (Thomas Cassidy)	Catholic (lapsed)	Brotherhood of Mutants		74
Moira MacTaggert		[Charles Xavier's colleague, girlfriend]		243
Dr. Peter Corbeau		[Starcorps/Starcore]		29
Eamon O'Donnell	leprechaun	[seneschal (chief butler/steward) of Cassidy keep]		4
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
nurses (details)  working in New York City hospital where Jean Grey is a patient		[occupation]		1
doctors (details)  working in New York City hospital where Jean Grey is a patient		[occupation]		100
John F. Kennedy International Airport (details)  The shuttle carrying the X-Men (piloted by Jean Grey) crashes onto a runway at JFK airport and then continues, skidding into Jamaica Bay.		[1st app: Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #55 (July 1964)]		10
Leprechauns of Cassidy Keep (shadow cameo)	leprechaun	Leprechaun		2
Dr. McKay (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 1-2)		[treated "Jean Grey"/Phoenix immediately after shuttle crash]		1
Clark Gable (someone disguised or dressed as)  Nightcrawler uses the image inducer Tony Stark gave him to appear briefly as Clark Gable, Fred Astaire and Groucho Marx.	Catholic	U.S. Air Force		158
Groucho Marx (someone disguised or dressed as)  Nightcrawler uses the image inducer Tony Stark gave him to appear briefly as Clark Gable, Fred Astaire and Groucho Marx.	Jewish	Marx Brothers		159
Errol Flynn (someone disguised or dressed as)  While Nightcrawler is in public (at crash scene and at hospital) he uses image inducer given to him by Tony Stark to appear to be movie star Errol Flynn.		[actor]		72
Fred Astaire (someone disguised or dressed as)  Nightcrawler uses the image inducer Tony Stark gave him to appear briefly as Clark Gable, Fred Astaire and Groucho Marx.	Episcopalian	[actor; dancer...]		135
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (behind the scenes)  While Nightcrawler is in public (at crash scene and at hospital) he uses image inducer given to him by Tony Stark to appear to be movie star Errol Flynn.	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Starcore (behind the scenes)  The Starcore space shuttle the X-Men were using to return from space is destroyed.		[1st app: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #148 (Feb. 1972)]		1
Michael Flaherty (mentioned)  Banshee tells the X-Men he received a letter from his solicitor (lawyer) Mr. Flaherty informing him that he inherited the Cassidy ancestroy home, Cassidy Keep.	Catholic	[Banshee's personal lawyer; slain by Black Tom Cassidy]		2
The Phoenix (mentioned)  The story title is: "Like a Phoenix from the Ashes!" This title, and the new name Jean Grey refers to herself as (or the name the cosmic being who duplicates her uses) refer to the mythical bird.	mythical sacred bird	bird		5

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for X-Men #101 (Oct. 1976) created 23 May 2014. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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