The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #132 (Apr. 1980):
“And Hellfire is Their Name!”
by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #132

Title: “And Hellfire is Their Name!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1980

Publisher:
Written by: John Byrne, Chris Claremont
Art by: John Byrne, Terry Austin

32 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 (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Phoenix (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
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
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
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
White Bishop (Donald Pierce)	anti-mutant	The Hellfire Club; The Reavers (leader)		86
Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three...  Secret Empire		140
Black King (Sebastian Shaw)		The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle		122
Black Bishop (Harry Leland)		The Inner Circle		22
The Hellfire Club		[1st app: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #129 (Jan. 1980)]		191
Candy Southern (3-panel cameo, pg. 2, panels 3-5)		Archer College; The Defenders (leader)		66
Tessa Hartley (3-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 1-3)  Appears here for the first time, but she is not yet named.		Excalibur; The Council of the Chosen...  The Hellfire Club; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		238
White Queen (Emma Frost) (2-panel cameo, pg. 3-4)  flashback	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); The Cabal; The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle; X-Men		3,409
Hellfire Club soldiers (2-panel cameo, pg. 3, panels 4, 6)  flashback		The Hellfire Club		97
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 5)  flashback	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 6)  flashback	singing	Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  X-Men		447
Phoenix (1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 1)  flashback	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Hugh Hefner (1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 1)  Hugh Hefner's cameo in this issue was revealed in The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7.	Methodist	[publisher]		292
Robert Shaw (character based on)  Sebastian Shaw, who makes one of his first-ever appearances in this issue, was named for and based partially on actor Robert Shaw.		[actor; writer]		29
Orson Welles (character based on)  Harry Leland (seen fully for the first time in this issue) was based (physically) on Orson Welles.	Christian (denomination unknown)	[actor; film director...]		262
Donald Sutherland (character based on)  Donald Pierce (seen fully for the first time in this issue) was named for and based partially (at least his physical appearance) on Donald Sutherland.		[actor]		115
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1)  Sebastian Shaw (thinking): "Perhaps the Hellfire Club should set its sights higher -- today, the X-Men; tomorrow... The Avengers? I wonder-- Dare I match my power against that of Iron Man? Or Thor?"	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1)  Sebastian Shaw (thinking): "Perhaps the Hellfire Club should set its sights higher -- today, the X-Men; tomorrow... The Avengers? I wonder-- Dare I match my power against that of Iron Man? Or Thor?"	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Six Million Dollar Man (Steve Austin) (mentioned, pg. 13, panel 4)  Wolverine (to Donald Pierce): "Yeah, I know all about cyborgs-- I almost became one myself. You may be a "Six Million Dollar Man," bub -- but when I'm done with you... six billion bucks won't be enough ta put ya back together again."		OSI		129
Vladimir Lenin (mentioned, pg. 11, panel 5)  Colossus (punching Sebastian Shaw): "Lenin's Ghost-- my blow had no effect!"	Communist	[1st app: Love Through Fire and Blood (1924)]		169
Nikolai Rasputin (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 6)  Colossus (thinking): "I have never worn clothes as fine as this. They feel marvelous. Yet, it does not feel... right to wear a suit that cost more than my father earns in an entire year. It has been too long since I have been home. I miss it more and more each day."	Russian Orthodox; Communist	[father of Colossus, Magik, Mikhail]		6
Warren Worthington Jr. (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 3)  Angel (to Cyclops): "Are you sure? I'm a member of the Hellfire club. So's Candy. I inherited the membership, along with Worthington Industries, when my folks passed away. It's an old..."	Episcopalian	The Hellfire Club [father of Angel (Warren Worthingon III)]		14
The Avengers (mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1)  Sebastian Shaw (thinking): "Perhaps the Hellfire Club should set its sights higher -- today, the X-Men; tomorrow... The Avengers? I wonder-- Dare I match my power against that of Iron Man? Or Thor?"		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Kathryn Worthington (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 3)  Angel (to Cyclops): "Are you sure? I'm a member of the Hellfire club. So's Candy. I inherited the membership, along with Worthington Industries, when my folks passed away. It's an old..."	Episcopalian	The Hellfire Club [mother of Angel (founding X-Man)]		14

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