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Religion and Characters in
X-Men (vol. 2) #59 (Dec. 1996):
“Touched”
by Scott Lobdell, Ralph Macchio, Andy Kubert, Art Thibert

X-Men (vol. 2) #59

Title: “Touched”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Dec 1996

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Scott Lobdell, Ralph Macchio

Art by: Andy Kubert, Art Thibert


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.
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 2,604
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Jean Grey hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
X-Men; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Marvel 1,752
Cannonball Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
New Mutants; X-Force  Marvel 831
Bishop Bishop (Lucas Bishop) villain hero
CBR Scale: S X-Men veneration (lapsed)
Xavier's Security Enforcers; X-Men  Marvel 548
Joseph Joseph hero
  X-Men; Acolytes Marvel 57
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes
atheist; has practiced
Buddhism; skeptical seeker
First Flight; Weapon Plus 
[Canada]
Marvel 8,823
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie) hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Marvel 3,526
Hercules Hercules hero deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman classical religion
Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles) 
[Greece]
DC Marvel 1,029
Graydon Creed Graydon Creed villain
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant
Friends of Humanity (leader); Upstarts 
[son of Sabretooth and Mystique]
Marvel 61
Carly Alvarez Carly Alvarez supporting character
  [campaign manager] Marvel 3
Mystique Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
(cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; manifestly
non-religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force  Marvel 451
Sabretooth Sabretooth (Victor Creed)
(cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious;
future: Evangelical
"born-again Christian"
Weapon Plus; Weapon X  Marvel 610
Ka-Zar Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
  [England; Savage Land] Marvel 315
Jimmy Stewart
(photo/picture/video)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Presbyterian
[actor] Marvel 246