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X-Men: Black Sun #5 (Nov. 2000):
“Final Spell: Cast the Magik!”
by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Pablo Raimondi, Jason Martin, etc.

X-Men: Black Sun #5

Title: “Final Spell: Cast the Magik!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2000

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson
Art by: Pablo Raimondi, Jason Martin, Team X


20 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.
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Thunderbird Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Hindu
X-Corporation; X-Men Marvel 50
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Phoenix (Jean Grey) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Archangel (Warren Worthington III) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe) hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Marvel 4,122
Banshee Banshee (Sean Cassidy) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  Marvel 1,340
Kitty Pryde Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 3,128
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
Asian; Excalibur...  Marvel UK Marvel 772
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse... 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Sunfire Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
Asian; Big Hero 6...  Marvel 259
Amanda Sefton Magik (Amanda Sefton) hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; sorceress
Excalibur; X-Men Marvel 117
demons demons villain group
CBR Scale: D demon
[generic unnamed demons] Marvel 2,000
Belasco Belasco villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer; worshipped Elder Gods; degenerated into demon
[kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo] Marvel 36
Ru'Tai Ru'Tai villain group
CBR Scale: D alien demons
[alien race] Marvel 6
N'Garai N'Garai villain group
CBR Scale: D demons
[alien race] Marvel 17
Pilgrimm Pilgrimm
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D alien demon
Ru'Tai Marvel 8

This publication is also known as: Black Sun: Wolverine and Thunderbird #1. The names "Wolverine and Thunderbird" appear prominently on the cover at the bottom, but the title and issue number on the cover are clearly X-Men: Black Sun #5.