X-Men: Black Sun #4 (Nov. 2000):
“Fourth Spell: Light the Fire!”
by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Alitha Martinez, John Stanisci

X-Men: Black Sun #4

Title: “Fourth Spell: Light the Fire!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2000

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson
Art by: Alitha Martinez, John Stanisci

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.
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (lead character)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (lead character)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Phoenix (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
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
Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)	Hindu	X-Corporation; X-Men		50
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	Mutant Liberation Front; Native American...  The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; Young X-Men (teacher)		470
Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers)	Askani (leader)	Cable's Underground (leader); Clan Chosen...  Six Pack; The New Mutants (leader); The Twelve; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		666
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Ternals; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		954
Magik (Amanda Sefton)	Gypsy/Roma; sorceress	Excalibur; X-Men		117
Belasco	sorcerer; worshipped Elder Gods; degenerated into demon	[kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo]		36
Pilgrimm	alien demon	Ru'Tai		8
Ru'Tai	alien demons	[alien race]		6
N'Garai	demons	[alien race]		17
Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) (cameo)	Catholic pope	[1st app: What If? (vol. 1) #28 (Aug. 1981)]		144

This publication is also known as: Black Sun: Colossus and Nightcrawler #1. The names "Colossus and Nightcrawler" appear prominently on the cover at the bottom, but the title and issue number on the cover are clearly X-Men: Black Sun #4.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for X-Men: Black Sun #4 (Nov. 2000) created 24 November 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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