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The Religious Affiliation of
Reverend Nilkas Treurnicht
 

Religion: Dutch Reformed CBR Scale: D

Name: Reverend Nilkas Treurnicht

Classification: supporting character supporting character   clergy/religious leader clergy/religious leader   based on a real person based on a real person  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: Black Panther (vol. 2) #1 (July 1988): "Cry, the Accursed Country!"

Creators: Peter Gillis, Denys Cowan, Sam de la Rosa

Number of Appearances: 1

Enemy of: The Panther

Nation: Azania

Gender: female

Note: made Bible-based arguments to keep Apartheid in Azania

Reverend Nilkas Treurnicht is apparently based (at least in part) on real-life Dutch Reformed minister Andries Petrus Treurnicht, who argued to maintain Apartheid in South Africa.


This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
Black Panther (vol. 2) #1 (July 1988): "Cry, the Accursed Country!"


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/pantherbast.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/tqtrh.htm
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Black_Panther_Vol_2_1
  - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_762507293/treurnicht_andries_petrus.html