The X-Men (vol. 1) #42 (Mar. 1968):
“If I Should Die...!”
by Roy Thomas, Don Heck, George Tuska

The X-Men (vol. 1) #42

Title: “If I Should Die...!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1968

Publisher:
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: Don Heck, George Tuska

12 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
Grotesk (Gor-Tok)	Gortokian religion	Gortokian		18
Professor X (Kevin Sydney)		Factor Three; X-Men		23
Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters		[high school]		373
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (someone disguised or dressed as)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Dr. Hunt (someone disguised or dressed as)  Grotesk goes to Dr. Hunt's lab, tossing "Dr. Hunt" aside. The man takes off a rubber mask, revealing his is Professor X (later revealed by actually be Changeling).		[tested seismic device which damaged Grotesk's realm]		1
Gortokians (mentioned)  Grotesk thinks that he wants revenge against humanity for the destruction of once proud race, the Gortokians. Prof. Xavier tells X-Men radiation that killed Grotesk's people damaged Grotesk's mind.	Gortokian religion	[hidden race]		1

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