The Religious Affiliation of
Magik
Illyana Rasputin

Religion: occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist

Name: Magik

Alter Ego: Illyana Rasputin

Other Names: Illyana Nikolievna Rasputin; Illyana Rasputina; Darkchilde; The Darkchilde Archimage; Red Flag #133; Illyana Nikolovna

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (July 1975): "Second Genesis"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (Illyana) Giant-Size X-Men #1 (July 1975): "Second Genesis"; (as Magik) The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #160 (Aug. 1982): "Chutes and Ladders!"

Creators: Chris Claremont, Len Wein, Dave Cockrum

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 450

   Comic Book Appearances: 448

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

Teams/Affiliations: The Exiles; The New Mutants

Nation: Russia

Birth Place: Ust-Ordynski Collective, Siberia, Russia

Race: white

Gender: female

This character is in the following 69 stories which have been indexed by this website:
All-New X-Men #3 (Feb. 2013)
The Amazing X-Men #4 (June 1995): "On Concencrated Ground"
Contest of Champions II #1 (Sep. 1999): "The Gathering" (vision)
Dark Avengers #8 (Oct. 2009): "Utopia, Chapter Five" (6-panel cameo)
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 (Nov. 2009): "Utopia: Conclusion" (3-panel cameo)
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 (Aug. 2009): "Utopia: Part 1" (1-panel cameo)
Excalibur Annual #2 (Oct. 1994): "A Change of Worlds"
Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom #5 (May 2001): "Are We Ourselves" (cameo)
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (July 1975): "Second Genesis"
Magik

Magik (vol. 1) #1 (Dec. 1983): "Little Girl Lost" (lead character)
Magik (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1984): "Cold Iron, Hot Blood!" (lead character)
Magik (vol. 1) #3 (Feb. 1984): "Soulquest" (lead character)
Magik (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1984): "Darkchild" (lead character)

Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #27 (July 1986): "McLeod's Mutants"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #38 (June 1988): "Colleen Doran Portfolio"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #45 (Aug. 1989): untitled cover
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #45 (Aug. 1989): "New Mutants"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #45 (Aug. 1989) (lead character)

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #1 (May 1990): "Who Wants to Live Forever?" (lead character)
Mystic Arcana: Magik #1 (Aug. 2007): "Time Trial" (lead character)
The New Avengers

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51 (May 2009) (only on cover)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #53 (July 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #54 (Aug. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012) (mentioned)

New Mutants

New Mutants (vol. 3) #1 (July 2009): "Return of the Legion, Part 1: We Were Many, Once"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #2 (Aug. 2009): "Return of the Legion: Part 2"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #3 (Sep. 2009): "Return of the Legion 3: Cognitive Therapy"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #4 (Oct. 2009): "Return of the Legion: Part 4"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #5 (Nov. 2009): "Debrief"
New Mutants (vol. 3) #6 (Dec. 2009): "Necrosha: Part 1"

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7 (Sep. 2006) (mentioned)
Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1985): "How Much is that Boggie in the Window?"
Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1985): "A Boggie Day in L'un Dun-T'wn"
Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1986): "To Bamf or Not to Bamf!"
Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #4 (Feb. 1986): "The Wizard of Oops!"

Secret Wars II

Secret Wars II #1 (July 1985): "Earthfall!"
Secret Wars II #7 (Jan. 1986): "Charge of the Dark Brigade!"
Secret Wars II #9 (Mar. 1986): "God in Man, Man in God!"

Special Edition X-Men

Special Edition X-Men #1 (Feb. 1983): "Second Genesis"
Special Edition X-Men #1 (Feb. 1983): "A Day Like Any Other" (lead character)

The Uncanny X-Men

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #153 (Jan. 1982): "Kitty's Fairy Tale"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #160 (Aug. 1982): "Chutes and Ladders!"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #164 (Dec. 1982): "Binary Star!"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #201 (Jan. 1986): "Duel"
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #514 (Oct. 2009): "Utopia: Part 4" (3-panel cameo)

X-Force Annual (vol. 1) #1 (May 1992): "Shattershot Part 4: The Mirror Liars" (alternative reality version)
X-Men

X-Men (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 1991): "Rubicon" (photo/picture/video)
X-Men (vol. 2) #17 (Feb. 1993): "Waiting for the Ripening"
X-Men (vol. 2) #18 (Mar. 1993): "The Crops Mature"
X-Men (vol. 2) #19 (Apr. 1993): "Harvest of the Innocent"
X-Men (vol. 2) #20 (May 1993): "Digging in the Dirt"
X-Men (vol. 2) #24 (Sep. 1993): "Digging Deeper Between Hope and Sorrow" (mentioned)
X-Men (vol. 2) #28 (Jan. 1994): "Devil in the House" (mentioned)
X-Men (vol. 2) #63 (Apr. 1997): "Games of Deceit & Death, Part 2" (hologram)
X-Men (vol. 2) #64 (May 1997): "Games of Deceit & Death, Part 3" (hologram)
X-Men (vol. 2) #82 (Dec. 1998): "The Hunt for Xavier, Part Two: The Hunt for Charley!" (cameo)
X-Men (vol. 3) #41 (Apr. 2013): "Tin Man, Part 2" (only on cover)

The X-Men and the Micronauts #1 (Jan. 1984): "First Encounter"
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #Alpha (July 2009): "Rubicon" (photo/picture/video)
X-Men Unlimited

X-Men Unlimited (vol. 1) #32 (Sep. 2001) (lead character)
X-Men Unlimited (vol. 1) #38 (Nov. 2002): "Yartzeit" (cameo)

X-Men: Divided We Stand

X-Men: Divided We Stand #2 (July 2008): "Lights Out" (mentioned)
X-Men: Divided We Stand #2 (July 2008): "Planting Seeds"

X-Men: Liberators #1 (Nov. 1998): "Old Friends"
X-Treme X-Men

X-Treme X-Men #25 (July 2003): "God Loves, Man Kills II Part 1" (cameo)
X-Treme X-Men #26 (July 2003): "God Loves, Man Kills II Part 2" (illusion)
X-Treme X-Men #27 (Aug. 2003): "God Loves, Man Kills II Part 3: 600 Chariots" (illusion)
X-Treme X-Men Annual 2001 (2001): "Queen of Shadows" (dream)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Magik.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0036415/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/illyana-rasputin/29-8303/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/maemagm.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/m.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/dimensions.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/raorau.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/36613/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=3515
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/28072/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/giant-size-x-men-1-deadly-genesis/4000-14890/