Marvel Holiday Special ‘96 (Dec. 1996):
“Humbug!”
by Tom DeFalco, Josh Hood, Andrew Pepoy

Marvel Holiday Special '96

Title: “Humbug!”

Feature: X-Men

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1996

Publisher:
Written by: Tom DeFalco
Art by: Josh Hood, Andrew Pepoy

8 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 (James Howlett / Logan) (lead character)	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
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Jean Grey	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
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
Bishop (Lucas Bishop)	X-Men veneration (lapsed)	black; NYPD...  The Twelve; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Xavier's Security Enforcers		548
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958

Marvel Holiday Special '96 is also known as: Marvel Holiday Special '96. The indicia title of this issue identifies it as Marvel Holiday Special '96.

In this story, the X-Men discuss the Christmas season. Wolverine is somewhat disgusted over what he regards as the falseness of the season these days.

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