Religion and Characters in
The X-Men (vol. 1) #65 (Feb. 1970):
“Before I'd Be Slave...”
by Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Tom Palmer

14 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	X-Men; X-Factor  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants); Summers Rebellion		2,604
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	X-Men; X-Factor  The Twelve (mutants)		1,905
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	X-Men; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; X-Factor; The Twelve (mutants); Secret Defenders		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Defenders  Champions (of Los Angeles); X-Factor; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Academy of Tomorrow; Renegades; X-Force; X-Club		1,741
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	X-Men (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants  The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur (founder); Illuminati		4,318
Havok (Alex Summers)	Catholic (lapsed)	X-Men; X-Factor  Magistrates; Dark Descendants; Brotherhood of Mutants; Academy of Tomorrow; Starjammers [studied geophysics in college]		592
Polaris (Lorna Dane)	Jewish Catholic	X-Men; X-Factor  Acolytes; The Twelve (mutants); Horsemen of Apocalypse; Academy of Tomorrow; Starjammers [studied geophysics in college]		464
S.H.I.E.L.D.		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Changeling (Kevin Sydney)		X-Men; Factor Three		23
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Nick Fury (behind the scenes)	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898

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