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The Supreme Serpent (J. C. Pennysworth)

The Religious Affiliation of
The Supreme Serpent
J. C. Pennysworth

Religion: Sons of the Serpent (leader) CBR Scale: M

Name: The Supreme Serpent

Alter Ego: J. C. Pennysworth

Other Names: Pennysworth; J.C. Pennyworth; Supreme Serpent III

Classification: villain villain  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: (as Pennyworth) Defenders (vol. 1) #15 (Sep. 1974); (as Supreme Serpent) Defenders (vol. 1) #23 (May 1975)

Creators: Len Wein, Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson

Number of Appearances: 10

Teams/Affiliations: Sons of the Serpent

Enemy of: Ron Rice, The Defenders

Ally: Kyle Richmond (Nighthawk)
Employer: Richmond Enterprises

Occupation: CEO, chairman of the board

Race: black

Gender: male

Note: posed as a white man to seek wealth, power

J. C. Pennysworth was a black man who posed as a white man and became the leader of the white supremacist organization, the Sons of the Serpent. Pennysworth did not actually share this group's ideology. He simply used his position to obtain power and wealth.

Alternatively, we have seen other sources that describe J. C. Pennysworth as a man who was sincerely ashamed of his own race and became a "race traitor" for ideological reasons.

In Defenders #25 (July 1975), Kyle Richmond (Nighthawk) confronted his old friend and asked him why he - a black man - would work with the Sons of the Serpent. Pennysworth here claimed that he wanted to "escape" his own people.

The Supreme Serpent (J. C. Pennysworth)


This character is in the following 9 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Defenders


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.comicvine.com/j-c-pennysworth/29-36127/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6491
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/s5.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/supsuz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/pbpep.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/soason.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/27735
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=36275
  - http://www.comicvine.com/the-defenders-panic-beneath-the-earth/37-112435/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Defenders_Vol_1_15
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Defenders_Vol_1_25