X-Men (vol. 2) #68 (Oct. 1997):
“Heart of the Matter”
by Scott Lobdell, Steve Seagle, Pasqual Ferry, Art Thibert

X-Men (vol. 2) #68

Title: “Heart of the Matter”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1997

Publisher:
Written by: Scott Lobdell, Steve Seagle
Art by: Pasqual Ferry, Art Thibert

17 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.
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
Marrow (Sarah Rushman)	mutant supremacist; religious	Cable's Underground (ally); Gene Nation...  Morlocks; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Weapon X; X-Cell; X-Men		101
Charlotte Jones	Protestant	black; NYPD [ex-girlfriend of Archangel; partner of Bishop]		43
Cecilia Reyes	Seventh-Day Adventist?	Hispanic; X-Men		44
Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph)	Jewish	The Mutant Underground; X-Corporation		59
Henry Peter Gyrich		Commission on Superhuman Activities; Operation: Zero Tolerance...  Project: Wideawake		230
Senator Robert Kelly	anti-mutant activist; (AoA) mutant-human peace activist	Project: Wideawake		84
Prime Sentinels	anti-mutant	[human-based cyborgs instead of robots]		45
Timothy Jones	Protestant	black [son of police detective Charlotte Jones]		2
Officer Aguinal		Asian; NYPD [twice encountered Marrow, who beat him up]		2
Officer Cleveland		NYPD [twice encountered Marrow, who beat him up]		2
Rose Gilberti (cameo)		[found, cared for Bastion after he first formed]		3
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (only on cover)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Phoenix (Jean Grey) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (only on cover)	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
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (only on cover)	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
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (only on cover)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831

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