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Excalibur Special Edition #1 (1987):
“The Sword is Drawn”
by Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Mark Farmer

Excalibur Special Edition #1

Title: “The Sword is Drawn”

Medium: comic

Cover date: 1987

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Mark Farmer


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.
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Kitty Pryde Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 3,128
Captain Britain Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican (nominal); mystical
Excalibur Marvel UK Marvel 365
Marvel Girl Phoenix (Rachel Grey) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (born); future
self: founder of Askani
religion
Excalibur; Starjammers...  Marvel 358
Meggan Meggan hero
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma
Excalibur Marvel UK 225
Warwolves Warwolves villain group
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[6 sentient artificially created lupine servants] Marvel 18
Excalibur Excalibur hero group
  [1st app: Excalibur Special Edition #1 (1987)] Marvel 614
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men Marvel 3,526
Havok Havok (Alex Summers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants... 
[Cyclops' brother]
Marvel 592
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
Asian; Excalibur...  Marvel UK Marvel 772
Dazzler Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M singing
Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  Marvel 447
Longshot Longshot
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Mojoworld television worship
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Exiles...  Marvel 204