From: CXMP <CXMP@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA>
Subject: UPDATED: FAQL: X-Men Characters
Organization: McGill University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:23:40 GMT

                         X-Men Characters
                     Martin Phipps     Writer

Version 2  These characters are fictional.  If you see any similarity
between the characters in this article with any people living or dead
then you should seek professional help.  This article may be sold
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Typed in Canada.

Introduction
      The following is a list of characters who have appeared.  It
is *not* intended to be complete.  Rather, it is intended to serve the
following purposes:
      1) To bring new readers up to date,
      2) To answer their trivial questions and
      3) To help them to better appreciate back issues and reprints.
I have decided that purpose #1 will be the means by which this article
will be judged a success or not.
      The entries are typically in the following format:

Name: First Appearance: X-Book #m
      Last Appearance/Death: X-Book #n (for characters who do not appear
      regularly)
      Any details essential to understanding the character.

For example, Professor X has a small entry not because he is unimportant
but because he is well understood.
      If you have any questions, please email me.  If I can't answer
your question then I'll post it on the net.  (This will avoid having the
same questions posted twice.)
      If you have any complaints, please email me.  Please keep in mind
that your favourite X-Men character may have little or no effect on
current continuity and thus needn't be mentioned here.

Acolytes: FA: X-Men #1
          LA: X-Men #3
Alliance of Evil: Frenzy, Stinger, Timeshadow and Tower
                  FA: X-Factor #5
                  LA: X-Factor #33
Amanda Sefton: FA: UX #98
               Death (?): X-Factor #69
Amiko: FA: UX #181
       LA: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine LS #?(of 6)
       Amiko is Wolverine's adopted daughter.
Anti-Pheonix: FA: Excalibur #48
              LA: Excalibur #50
              The Anti-Pheonix is an entity identical to Pheonix but
      male.  Speculation: as the Pheonix exists only in one timeline, it
      is natural to assume that the same is true of the Anti-Pheonix.
      The name "Anti"-Pheonix suggests that their existance is
      co-dependent (i.e. if your reality has the Pheonix then it has
      the Anti-Pheonix as well and vice-versa).
Apocalypse: FA: X-Factor #5
            In ancient times, Apocalypse has assumed the names Set,
      Sauru, Huitzilopochti and Kali-Man.  Apocalypse's technology was
      stolen from the Sentinels (see X-Factor #'s 43-50).
Archangel: FA: (as Angel) UX #1 (as Archangel) X-Factor #24
           Angel had ongoing roles in Champians and in Defenders
      #125-152.
Artie Maddicks: FA: X-Factor #2
                LA: NM Annual #7
Avalanche: FA: UX #141
           LA: X-Factor Annual #6
Banshee: FA: UX #28
         LA: X-Men #4
Beast: FA: UX #1
       Beast had an ongoing roles in Amazing Adventures #11-17, Avengers
      #137-211 and Defenders #103-152.
Belasco: FA: Kazar #11
         LA: Kazar #29
Bishop: FA: UX #281
Black Tom Cassidy: FA: UX #99-101
                   LA: X-Force #4
                   Black Tom is Banshee's brother.
Black Queen: FA: NM #9
             LA: UX #283
             Selene currently leads the Hellfire Club by default.
Blob: FA: UX #3
      LA: X-Factor #82
Boom Boom: FA: Secret Wars II #5
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Blob, Pyro, Phantasia, Sauron and Toad
                             FA: X-Force #6
                             LA: X-Factor #82
Cable: FA: (as Nathan Summers) UX #201 (as Cable) NM #87
       It is not known how well Cable remembers his childhood.
Canonball: FA: Marvel Grafic Novel #4
Captain Britain: First American Appearance: MTU #65
Cerise: FA: Excalibur #46
Collosus: FA: Giant Size X-Men #1
Crazy Gang: Executioner, Jester, Knave, Red Queen and Tweedledope.
            FA: Excalibur #4
            LA: (Jester alone) Excalibur #58
Crimson Commando: FA: UX #215
                  LA: X-Factor Annual #6
Cyclops: FA: UX #1
Dark Riders: Barrage, Foxbat, Gauntlet, Harddrive, Psynapse and Tusk
             FA: X-Factor #65
             LA: X-Men #14
Dazzler: FA: UX #130 (as an X-Man) UX #214
         LA: X-Men #11
         Dazzler's own book lasted for 46 issues.
Death: FA: (as Caliban) UX #148 (as Death) UX #294
       LA: X-Factor #84
Deathbird: FA: Ms. Marvel #9
           LA: Avengers #347
           Deathbird is Lilandra's sister.
Lady Deathstrike: FA: Daredevil #197 (as Lady Deathstrike) AF #33
Domino: FA: NM #97
        LA: X-Force #15
Excalibur: Captain Britain, Cerise, Feron, Kylun, Megan, Nightcrawler,
      Rachel Summers, Shadowcat
Famine: FA: X-Factor #12
        LA: UX #295
Fenris: FA: UX #194
        LA: UX #268
        Andrea and Andreas Strucker are the twin offspring of Baron
      Wolfgang von Strucker.
Feral: FA: NM #98
Feron: FA: Excalibur #48
Firestar: FA: UX #193
          Firestar's origin was told in a 4 issue miniseries.
Trevor Fitzroy: FA: UX #281
                LA: UX #283
Forge: FA: UX #184
       LA: UX #290
Gambit: FA: UX #282
        It is widely believed that Gambit intended to betray the X-Men
      up until about X-Men #8.
Gateway: FA: UX #227
         LA: UX #251
Havok: FA: UX #54
Iceman: FA: UX #1
        Iceman had ongoing roles in Champians and Defenders #122-152.
Imperial Guard: Astra, Earthquake, Electron, Fang, Gladiator, Hobgoblin,
      Impulse, Magic, Manta, Mentor, Midget, Nightside, Oracle, Quasar,
      Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, Titan and Warstar.
                FA: UX #107
                LA: Avengers #347
Infecta: FA: X-Factor #28
         LA: X-Factor #31
Jamie Braddock: First American Appearance: Excalibur #?
                LA: Excalibur #56
Jean Grey: FA: UX #1
           Jean Grey was found in a cocoon in Avengers #263 and revived
      in FF #286.
Jessica Drew: FA: Marvel Spotlight #1
              LA: Wolverine #27
Jubilee: FA: UX #244
         Jubilee has been Wolverine's sidekick ever since she saved his
      life in UX #253.
Juggernaut: FA: UX #12
            LA: X-Force #4
            Cain Marko is Professor Xavier's half brother.
Karma: FA: MTU #100
       LA: Wolverine #30
       Xian is still looking for her brother and sister, Leong and Nga.
Kylun: FA: (as Colin) Excalibur #2 (as Kylun) Excalibur #42
Leech: FA: UX #179
       LA: NM Annual #7
Lila Cheney: FA: NM Annual #1
             LA: UX #284
             Lila was believed dead in NM #70 but reappeared in UX #273.
      Lila had been Canonball's girlfriend.
Lilandria: FA: UX #97
           LA: Avengers #347
           Lilandria became empress of the Shiar and Kree galaxies after
      the abdication of Deathbird in UX #275 and the detonation of the
      Nega Bomb and subsequent destruction of the Kree galaxy in
      Avengers #347, respectively.
Lockheed: FA: UX #166
          Lockheed is Shadowcat's pet dragon.
Longshot: FA: Longshot #1(of 6) (as an X-Man) UX Annual #10
          LA: X-Men #11
          Longshot is a genetically engineered humanoid from Mojoverse.
Madrox: FA: Giant Size FF #4
        Jamie can make and control up to 40 duplicates of himself.
Magdalyne Pryor: FA: UX #168
                 Death: X-Factor #38
                 It was revealed in UX #241 that Magdalyne was
      essentially the same Jean Grey clone from UX #101-137.
Magik: FA: (as Illyana) Giant Size X-Men #1 (as a New Mutant) NM #14
       Magik is Collosus' sister.  She was kidnapped and corrupted by
      Belasco in UX #160.  Abandoning our reality, Magik pulled a
      younger version of herself out of the past.  The current
      whereabouts of Magik are unknown.
Magma: FA: NM #8
       LA: NM #81
       Magma is currently in Brazil.
Magneto: FA: UX #1
         LA: X-Men #3
         Magneto and Professor X first met in Egypt (UX #161) back when
      Magneto was first beginning to use his powers.  They joined forces
      against the Nazi Baron Strucker.  After this encounter, Magneto
      began to plan for the day when mutants would rule the world under
      his authority.  It was revealed in X-Men #2 that Magneto suffers
      from a psychosis that is a direct result of his use of his powers.
Mastermind: FA: UX #4
            LA: UX #175
Meggan: First American Appearance: NM Annual #2
Mirage: FA: Marvel Graphic Novel #4
        LA: NM #87
Mister Sinister: FA: UX #221
      Mister Sinister's only vulnerability is to Cyclop's eye beams.
Moira Mactaggart: FA: UX #96
Mystique: FA: Ms. Marvel #16
          LA: UX #290
          Mystique's power is to assume any human form at will.  We are
      supposed to believe that she has suddenly gone insane.
Namorita: FA: Submariner #?
          Namorita is a clone of the Submariner's sister.
Nasty Boys: Gorgeous George, Hairbag, Ranrod and Ruckus
            FA: X-Factor #75
            LA: X-Factor #75
New Warriers: Chord, Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova, Night Trasher
      Rage, Silhouette and Speedball.
              FA: Thor #?
Nightcrawler: FA: Giant Size X-Men #1
Nova: FA: Nova #1
      Nova's book lasted for 25 issues.
Omega Red: FA: X-Men #4
           LA: X-Men #7
Opal: FA: X-Factor #51
      LA: UX #290
Pheonix: FA: UX #101
         The Pheonix is an ancient entity.  In order to assume human
      form, the Pheonix became the subordinate consciousness in a clone
      of Jean Grey.  When this clone died, the Pheonix was left without
      a host until it was accepted by Rachel Summers.  In return, the
      Pheonix suppressed painful memories in Rachel's mind, allowing her
      to function without being overly burdened by her past.
Polaris: FA: UX #49
Professor Xavier: FA: UX #1
Psycloke: First American Appearance: NM Annual #2
          Betsy is Captain Britain's sister.  Her current appearance is
      due to cosmetic surgury and training by the Japanese assassin's
      guild known as the Hand.
Pyro: FA: UX #141
      LA: X-Factor #82
Quicksilver: FA: UX #4
             Quicksilver is the brother of the Scarlet Witch and the
      husband of Crystal, both of the Avengers.  Quicksilver had a
      recurring role in Avengers #16-104.
Rachel Summers: FA: UX #141 (in the present) NM #18
                Rachel is "Jean Grey"'s daughter from an alternate
      future.
Rogue: FA: Avengers Annual #10 (as an X-Man) UX #171
Rusty Collins: FA: X-Factor #1
               LA: UX #293
Sabretooth: FA: Iron Fist #14
            Sabretooth was part of the same Weapon X program as
      Wolverine.
Saturnyne: First American Appearance: Excalibur Special Edition #1
           LA: Excalibur #50
Sat-yr 9: First American Appearance: Excalibur #3
          LA: Excalibur #56
Sebastian Shaw: FA: UX #130
                Death (?): X-Factor #67
Shadowcat: FA: X-Men #129
Sharon Friedlander: FA: NM #19
                    Death (?): X-Factor #69
Shatterstar: FA: NM #99
             Shatterstar is believed to be the son of Longshot and
      Dazzler from the future.
Shinobi Shaw: FA: X-Factor #67
              LA: UX #283
Shiva: FA: Wolverine #50
Skids: FA: X-Factor #7
       LA: UX #293
Silver Samuri: FA: Daredevil #111
               LA: UX #176
               Kenuichio Harada is Sunfire's cousin.
Siryn: FA: Spiderwoman #37
      Theresa is Banshee's daughter.
Speedball: FA: Amazing Spiderman Annual #22
Spiral: FA: Longshot #1
        LA: X-Factor Annual #7
Starjammers: Binary, Ch'od, Corsair, Hepzibah, Raza and Sikorsky
             FA: UX #104
             LA: Avengers #351
             Corsair is Cyclops' father.
Stevie Hunter: FA: UX #139
               LA: X-Force #16
               Stevie runs a dance academy in Salem "Center" (shouldn't
      that be "Centre"?).
Storm: FA: Giant Size X-Men #1
Strong Guy: FA: NM #29
Stryfe: FA: (as Nathan Summers) UX #201 (as Stryfe) NM #86
Sunfire: FA: UX #64
         LA: UX #286
Sunspot: FA: Marvel Graphic Novel #4
Technet: Bodybag, China Doll, Ferro, Joyboy, Numbers, Ringtoss,
      Scatterbrain and Waxworks.
         First American Appearance: Excalibur Special Edition #1
         LA: (Joyboy Alone) Excalibur #54
Toad: FA: UX #4
      LA: X-Factor #82
Tom Corsi: FA: NM #19
           Death (?): X-Factor #69
Trish Tilby: FA: X-Factor #7
             LA: UX #271
The Twelve: In X-Factor #13, the Master Mold refers to "The Twelve".
      It says that they are twelve who will shape the future.  It has
      not been established that the Master Mold can see into the future.
      It has been established (in Hulk Annual #7) that he has the
      memories of Doctor Scott Lang so the twelve were probably the
      twelve he referred to may have simply been the original X-Men,
      Havok, Polaris, Banshee, Collosus, Nightcrawler, Storm and
      Wolverine, literally the twelve X-Men as Scott Lang would remember
      them.  Apocalypse has also referred to "The Twelve".  This is
      undoubtedly a list of the twelve most powerful mutants in his
      opinion.  His list may not have been complete and mutants
      belonging to his list need not have been ones of "The Twelve" that
      the Master Mold was seeking.
Tyger Tyger: FA: UX #229
             LA: Wolverine #27
Unus: FA: UX #8
      Death (?): Spectacular Spiderman #91
Doctor Valerie Cooper: FA: UX #178
Vertigo: FA: Marvel Fanfare #1
         LA: UX #225
War: FA: X-Factor #11
     LA: UX #295
Warpath: FA: UX #193 (as a member of X-Force) NM #100
White Queen: FA: UX #132
             Death (?): UX #281
             Emily Frost was headmistress and chairperson of the Board
      of Trustees at Massechusetts Academy as well as co-leader of the
      Hellfire Club with the Black Queen.
Widget: FA: Excalibur #2
        LA: Excalibur #55
Wiz Kid: FA: X-Terminators #1 (of 4)
         LA: NM Annual #7
Wolfsbane: FA: Marvel Graphic Novel #4
Wolverine: FA: Incredible Hulk #180 (as an X-Man) Giant Size X-Men #1
X-Factor: Havok, Madrox, Polaris, Quicksilver, Strong Guy and Wolfsbane
          FA: X-Factor #71
X-Force: Boom Boom, Canonball, Feral, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn,
      Sunspot and Warpath.
         FA: NM #100
X-Men Blue Team: Archangel, Bishop, Collosus, Iceman, Jean Grey and
      Storm.
                 FA: UX #281
X-Men Gold Team: Beast, Cyclops, Gambit, Psycloke, Rogue and Wolverine
                 FA: X-Men #1
Yukio: FA: Wolverine LS #1(of 4)
       LA: UX #175

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