Magik (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1984):
“Cold Iron, Hot Blood!”
by Chris Claremont, John Buscema, Tom Palmer

Magik (vol. 1) #2

Title: “Cold Iron, Hot Blood!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1984

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: John Buscema, Tom Palmer

15 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.
Illyana Rasputin (lead character)	occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist	The Exiles; The New Mutants		450
Cat (Kitty Pryde) (details)  Cat of an alternative timeline whose X-Men stayed in Limbo (Earth-8280) is a major character. Mainstream (Earth-616) Kitty is seen in 2 panels, but is an illusion.	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
demons (details)  Miscellaneous unnamed demons in Limbo.	demon	[generic unnamed demons]		2,000
Belasco (pg. 19-23)	sorcerer; worshipped Elder Gods; degenerated into demon	[kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo]		36
Jabba the Hutt (Jabba Desilijic Tiure) (only on cover)  C.B. Cebulski, introduction to Magik trade paperback, written 28 Aug. 2008: "...Magik #2. and right then and there it became obvious what a diference a cover can make! ...a crowd of demonic specatators (including Jabba the Hutt!) looking on, clearly hoping for spilled blood. Now that was a cover!" According to some, one of the demons seen in background on cover is Jabba the Hut.	alien	[1st app: The Return of the Jedi (1983)]		129
S'ym (8-panel cameo, pg. 4-5, 20)	demon	[servant of Belasco, then Magik (Illyana)]		63
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (7-panel cameo, pg. 11-12, 19, 23)  Storm (Ororo) of an alternative timeline whose X-Men stayed in Limbo (Earth-8280) is mainly seen. Mainstream (Earth-616) Storm is seen in 1 panel, but is an illusion.	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
saber-toothed cats (6-panel cameo, pg. 7-9)  Cat (Kitty Pryde of Limbo) takes Illyana to a desolate, barren part of limbo, where Cat attacks, kills and skins a two-headed saber-toothed tiger. Cat eats its meat raw; Illyana cooks and eats it.	N.A.	[animal species]		10
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (3-panel cameo, pg. 4, 19)  Pg. 4: Corpse of Earth-8280 Colossus.; Pg. 19: X-Men (incl. Colossus) are seen in 1 panel, reaching for Illyana to her from Limbo, but it is an illusion created by Belasco.	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
lions (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 4)  Cat (Kitty Pryde of Limbo) takes Illyana to a desolate, barren part of limbo, where they see a horned, slightly-demonic-looking lion devouring a hooved beast.	N.A.	[animal species]		80
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (alternative reality version)  Alternative timeline Nightcrawler, of X-Men who stayed in Limbo (Earth-8280) is a major character. Mainstream (Earth-616) Nightcrawler is seen in 1 panel, but it is an illusion created by Belasco.	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (illusion, pg. 19, panel 3)  X-Men (Colossus, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Kitty) are seen in 1 panel, reaching for Illyana to rescue her from Limbo, but it is an illusion created by Belasco to trick Illyana.	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
X-Men (illusion, pg. 19, panel 3)  X-Men (Colossus, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Kitty) are seen in 1 panel, reaching for Illyana to rescue her from Limbo, but it is an illusion created by Belasco to trick Illyana.		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Dark Ones (mentioned, pg. 1)  Illyana Rasputin (narrating): "A year ago... I was stolen from family and friends by the demon-lord Belasco... to... Limbo... I was to be the means of his escape and then of the conquest of Earth by his gods, the other-dimensional Dark Ones."	demons	[alien race]		17
cats (mentioned, pg. 20, panel 4)  Belasco (to Kitty Pryde): "I see now my mistake. I left you too human--which, in turn, gave you a semblance of free will -- but that, fortunately, is easily rectified. Cat you are in name. Let you now become one in fact.... Does this feel good, my Cat, shall I stroke you more?" Belasco transforms Kitty Pryde from her already-transformed cat-like state to an even more animalistic, cat-like humanoid state.	N.A.	[animal species]	various	130

Cover Date: January 1984 Publisher: Marvel Story Note: Magik: Illyana and Storm Limited Series. Number 2 of 4-issue limited series starring Illyana Rasputin (known as "Magik" of the New Mutants) and Storm of the X-Men. Story 1: Cold Iron, Hot Blood! Pages: 23 Credits (as printed) Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: John Buscema Finisher: Tom Palmer Colorist: Glynis Wein Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Louise Jones Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter Cover Cover Price: 60¢ Cover Artist(s): Ron Frenz (pencils) and Tom Palmer (inks) Cover Blurb(s): From the X-Men; #2 in a Four-Issue Limited Series Featured on Cover: Illyana Rasputin, Nightcrawler (other-dimensional), approximately 11 miscellaneous demons in background, Eliot Brown (assistant editor) Shown in Corner Box: Illyana Rasputin

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