The X-Men (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1963):
“No One Can Stop the Vanisher!”
by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman

The X-Men (vol. 1) #2

Title: “No One Can Stop the Vanisher!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 1963

Publisher:
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman

14 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.
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Vanisher (Telford Porter)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Factor Three...  Fallen Angels; The Enforcers		90
Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters		[high school]		373
Lt. General Fredricks		U.S. Army		8
Fred Duncan		FBI [kept original X-Men secret from government for years]		16
Colonel Hendershoot		U.S. Army [right-hand man to Lt. General Fredericks]		5
Bill		FBI [Fred Duncan's assistant]		2
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Officer Smithers (cameo)		[accidentally helped Vanisher escape]		1

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