Religion: Methodist 
Name: James Arness
Other Names: James King Aurness; James Aurness
Classification:
real/historical person
Publisher(s): 
Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Marvel Knights 4 #10 (Nov. 2004): "The Stuff of Nightmares: Part 1"
Creators: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Jim Muniz, Scott Hanna
Number of Appearances: 18
Occupation: actor
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender: male
Note: starred as Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" for 20 year
James Arness had the title role in "The Thing from Another World" (1951). He played a vicious alien referred to as "The Thing."
Marvel Knights 4 #10 (Nov. 2004): "The Stuff of Nightmares: Part 1" (mentioned)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Arness
- http://www.adherents.com/people/pa/James_Arness.html
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000790/