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X-Men (vol. 2) #89 (June 1999):
“Yesterday’s News”
by Alan Davis, Terry Kavanagh, Mark Farmer

X-Men (vol. 2) #89

Title: “Yesterday’s News”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1999

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Alan Davis, Terry Kavanagh
Art by: Alan Davis, Mark Farmer


47 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.
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) 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) 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
Kitty Pryde Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 3,128
Gambit Gambit (Remy LeBeau) hero
CBR Scale: S Cajun Catholic
Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Marvel 954
Marrow Marrow (Sarah Rushman) villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; religious
Cable's Underground (ally); Gene Nation...  Marvel 101
Skrulls Skrulls villain group
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
[alien race] Marvel 344
Galactus Galactus (Galan) villain
CBR Scale: M cosmic entity
Heralds of Galactus (leader) Marvel 537
Nova Nova (Frankie Raye) hero
  Heralds of Galactus; The Fantastic Four (ally) Marvel 131
J. Jonah Jameson J. Jonah Jameson
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character
CBR Scale: M hates Spider-Man
[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer] Marvel 1,719
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Giant-Man Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: U atheist
Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 1,543
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 4,393
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Banshee Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Factor Three; Generation X (teacher)...  Marvel 1,340
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Quicksilver Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  Marvel 944
Cannonball Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  Marvel 831
Mirage Psyche (Danielle Moonstar)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: M Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism
Mutant Liberation Front; Native American...  Marvel 470
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Vision Vision
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: MCBR Scale: I synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)
A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 1,393
Magneto Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Gypsy/Roma
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 916
White Queen White Queen (Emma Frost)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist
Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 3,409
Havok Havok (Alex Summers)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants... 
[Cyclops' brother]
Marvel 592
Juggernaut Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Brotherhood of Mutants; Excalibur...  Marvel 387
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse... 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: S Kree religion
Kree
[former captain of Kree star fleet]
Marvel 142
Sunfire Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
Asian; Big Hero 6...  Marvel 259
Blob Blob (Fred J. Dukes)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three...  Marvel 403
Toad Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Misfits...  Marvel 310
Callisto Callisto
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Gene Nation; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 164
Thunderbird Thunderbird (John Proudstar)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Apache)
Apache; Native American...  Marvel 40
Him Adam Warlock
(someone disguised or dressed as)
hero
  Guardians of the Galaxy; Infinity Watch (founder)
[savior of worlds]
Marvel 294
Mesmero Mesmero (Vincent)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
The Demi-Men; Weapon X
[stage hypnotist]
Marvel 54
Shi'ar Shi'ar
(mentioned)
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Shi'ar religion
[alien race] Marvel 106
Steven Lang Steven Lang
(mentioned)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
Phalanx; Project Armageddon (leader)
[designed Mark III Sentinels]
Marvel 26
Ejulp
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: M Trion worship
[1st app: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #368 (May 1999)] Marvel 4