Magik (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1984):
“Darkchild”
by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Tom Palmer

Magik (vol. 1) #4

Title: “Darkchild”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1984

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

26 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
Belasco	sorcerer; worshipped Elder Gods; degenerated into demon	[kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo]		36
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (details)  Storm (Ororo) seen in various forms: Limbo Storm (Earth-8280), mainstream Earth-616 Storm (in Illyana's mind's eye), but most prominently magically reanimated Zombie storm Conjured by Belasco.	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
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (details)  A magically reanimated zombie Colossus (conjured in Limbo by Belasco) is featured. Mainstream (Earth-616) Colossus appears in 3 panels on pg. 22.	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
demons (7-panel cameo, pg. 1, 3, 15-20)  Miscellaneous unnamed demons in Limbo.	demon	[generic unnamed demons]		2,000
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (6-panel cameo, pg. 7-9, 22)  A magically reanimated zombie Wolverine (conjured in Limbo by Belasco) is featured. Mainstream (Earth-616) Wolverine appears in 3 panels on pg. 22.	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
Kitty Pryde (6-panel cameo, pg. 7-9, 22)  A magically reanimated zombie Kitty Pryde (conjured in Limbo by Belasco) is seen. Mainstream (Earth-616) Kitty appears in 3 panels on pg. 22.	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Alexandra Rasputin (5-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 2-5, 7)	Russian Orthodox; Communist	[mother of Colossus, Magik, Mikhail]		4
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (4-panel cameo, pg. 7-9, 22)  A magically reanimated zombie Nightcrawler (conjured in Limbo by Belasco) is seen. Mainstream (Earth-616) Nightcrawler appears in 1 panel in Illyana's mind's eye on page 22.	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
S'ym (4-panel cameo, pg. 1, 16-17)	demon	[servant of Belasco, then Magik (Illyana)]		63
Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters (3-panel cameo, pg. 22-23)  Illyana (narrating): "I returned with the X-Men to their home in New York, at Professor Xavier's School. I'd already been to my parents', I saw no reason to make another try... I hear squeals of laughter from the yard, as the Professor's novice students, the New Mutants, are released from class a little early."		[high school]		373
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar) (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	Mutant Liberation Front; Native American...  The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; Young X-Men (teacher)		470
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)	Presbyterian	Excalibur; The New Mutants...  X-Factor; X-Force		576
Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta) (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)	Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; black...  Fallen Angels; Mutant Liberation Front; The Avengers; The Hellfire Club; The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Ternals; Young X-Men (teacher)		574
Magma (Amara Aquilla) (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Hellions; New Hellions...  The 198; The New Mutants; X-Corporation		269
Nikolai Rasputin (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 5, 7)	Russian Orthodox; Communist	[father of Colossus, Magik, Mikhail]		6
The New Mutants (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panels 4-5)  Illyana (narrating): "I hear squeals of laughter from the yard, as the Professor's novice students, the New Mutants, are released from class a little early. They're mostly my age-- but what is my age? I was born seven years ago, yet I've lived over twice that..."		[1st app: Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (1982)]		1,022
Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) (statue, pg. 15, panels 1-3)  Belasco: "Soon, very soon, I will be free of this accursed prison. How ironic that those who caused my downfall -- the jungle man Ka-Zar and his slut, Shanna the She-Devil -- will be part and parcel of both my resurrection and my ultimate triumph!"		[aristocrat; fisherman...]		315
Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O'Hara Plunder) (statue, pg. 15, panels 1-3)  Belasco: "Soon, very soon, I will be free of this accursed prison. How ironic that those who caused my downfall -- the jungle man Ka-Zar and his slut, Shanna the She-Devil -- will be part and parcel of both my resurrection and my ultimate triumph!"		[1st app: Shanna, the She-Devil (vol. 1) #1 (Dec. 1972)]		158
Dherk (statue, pg. 15, panels 1, 3)  Belasco: "My enchantments are already manipulating the Atlantan android, Dherk. I need only restore Queen Leanne of Lemuria to a semblance of health, and all will be ready*" footnote: Ka-Zar #29	Atlantean (pre-cataclysmic)	Atlantean		9
Leanne (statue, pg. 15, panel 1)  Belasco: "My enchantments are already manipulating the Atlantan android, Dherk. I need only restore Queen Leanne of Lemuria to a semblance of health, and all will be ready*" footnote: Ka-Zar #29		Lemurian		5
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (mentioned, pg. 22-23)  Illyana (narrating): "I returned with the X-Men to their home in New York, at Professor Xavier's School. I'd already been to my parents', I saw no reason to make another try... I hear squeals of laughter from the yard, as the Professor's novice students, the New Mutants, are released from class a little early."	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Dark Ones (mentioned, pg. 2, 5, 9, 15-20)  (pg. 2) Belasco: "First, Illyana, we will conjure the third Bloodstone for your medallion-- and then use its power to strip Ororo's soul from her while she yet lives... to offer it in sacrifice to my dread masters, the Dark Ones!"	demons	[alien race]		17
Elder Gods (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 1)  Belasco: "The Elder Gods sentenced me to Limbo until such time as I could find my own way out. Originally, my intention was to utiilze Illyana Rasputin as a means to that end..."

Cover Date: March 1984 Publisher: Marvel Story Note: Magik: Illyana and Storm Limited Series. Number 4 of 4-issue limited series starring Illyana Rasputin (known as "Magik" of the New Mutants) and Storm of the X-Men. Story 1: Darkchild Pages: 23 Credits (as printed) Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: Sal Buscema Finisher: Tom Palmer Colorist: Ken Feduniewicz Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Louise Jones [Editor in] Chief: Jim Shooter Cover Cover Price: 60¢ Cover Artist(s): Bret Blevins (pencils) and Tom Palmer (inks) Cover Blurb(s): From the X-Men; #4 in a Four-Issue Limited Series Featured on Cover: Illyana Rasputin, 3 demons in background Shown in Corner Box: Illyana Rasputin

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