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The X-Men (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1964):
“Beware of the Blob!”
by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman

The X-Men (vol. 1) #3

Title: “Beware of the Blob!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1964

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman


22 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 Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
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 Marvel Girl (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 Angel (Warren Worthington III) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Blob Blob (Fred J. Dukes) villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three...  Marvel 403
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Xavier Institute Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters supporting character group
  [high school] Marvel 373
elephants elephants
(details) 
villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[animal species] N.A. 1
X-Men X-Men hero group
  [1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)] Marvel 9,958
gorillas gorillas
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D N.A.
[animal species]   70
giraffes giraffes
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D N.A.
[animal species] N.A. 2
unnamed carnival unnamed carnival supporting character villain group
  [where Blob worked when he first met the X-Men] Marvel 3
Tex supporting character
  [dressed as stereotypical cowboy gunfighter] Marvel 1
Stretcho Stretcho supporting character
  [had stilt-like legs] Marvel 1
Svenzaldo Zambooba Svenzaldo Zambooba supporting character
  [performed as a human cannonball in Blob's circus] Marvel 1
? Zambooba supporting character
  [performed as a human cannonball in Blob's circus] Marvel 1
unnamed carnival barker supporting character
  [circus barker] Marvel 1
unnamed carnival owner supporting character
  [business owner] Marvel 1
unnamed lariat expert supporting character
  [circus performer] Marvel 1
unnamed elephant trainer supporting character
  [animal trainer; circus performer] Marvel 1
unnamed high-wire acrobats supporting character group
  [acrobat; circus performer] Marvel 1