Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1986):
“To Bamf or Not to Bamf!”
by Dave Cockrum

Nightcrawler (vol. 1) #3

Title: “To Bamf or Not to Bamf!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1986

Publisher:
Written by: Dave Cockrum
Art by: Dave Cockrum

16 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.
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (lead character)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (details)  Nightcrawler ends up in a dimension where he meets real-life versions of X-Men originally from Kitty Pryde's fairy tale. "Kitty the Pirate" is based on regular Kitty, who also appears.	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Magik (Illyana Rasputin)	occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist	The Exiles; The New Mutants		450
Lockheed (details)  Regular small Lockheed as well as the "Dragon Lockheed" originally from Kitty's Fairy Tale both appear.	alien dragon	Excalibur; Pet Avengers...  S.W.O.R.D.; X-Men		248
Shagreen the Sorcerer (Shagreen)	sorcerer; worships Cthuma-Gurath	[humanoid shark]		4
Dreadwings	N.A.	[flying creatures; agents of Shagreen]		1
Dark Bamf	N.A.	[collective form of all male bamfs, controlled by Shagreen]		2
X-Men (details)  Actual X-Man Nightcrawler stars in this issue. Actual X-Man Kitty Pryde guest-stars. Also, alternative dimension version of Wolverine, Kitty and Colossus all appear.		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Bamfs	extra-dimensional	[small blue elf-like beings; resemble Nightcrawler]		34
Bamf	extra-dimensional	Bamf [looks like Nightcrawler; only "named" member of Bamf race]		12
The Fiend-With-No-Name (Mean)	extra-dimensional	[alternative dimension version of Wolverine]		6
Pinis	Faerie	[small winged sprites, named for Wendy and Richard Pini]		1
Jinjav Sabree (flashback cameo)	extra-dimensional	[jinjav (i.e., princess), met and fell for Nightcrawler]		3
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (alternative reality version)  Nightcrawler is transported to a dimension where he meets real-life versions of X-Men originally from Kitty Pryde's fairy tale. Mean, aka the Fiend with No Name is based on Wolverine.	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
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (alternative reality version)  Nightcrawler is transported to a dimension where he meets real-life versions of X-Men originally from Kitty Pryde's fairy tale. "Colossus the pirate" is based on Colossus.	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Abdul Alhazred (mentioned)  Nightcrawler is transported to an alternative dimension based on Kitty's Fairy Tale. Pirates Colossus and Kitty have a ship (or "sea rover") called "Abdul Alhazred."	Muslim; demonolatry; occult (creator of Necronomicon)	[crimelord]	Horace L. Lawson	17

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