The Religious Affiliation of
Swordsman
Andreas von Strucker

Religion: Nazi / white supremacist

Name: Swordsman

Alter Ego: Andreas von Strucker

Other Names: Fenris; Andreas Strucker; Swordsman II

Classification:  villain    hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #194 (June 1985): "Juggernaut's Back In Town"

Creators: Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., Dan Green, Steve Leialoha

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 128

Teams/Affiliations: Initiative; The Assembly of Evil; The Thunderbolts; The Upstarts

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 55 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #307 (Aug. 1992): "Dead Man's Hand Part 1: Blind Openers" (cameo)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #308 (Sep. 1992): "Dealing from the Bottom"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #309 (Oct. 1992): "Cards on the Table"

GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (24 Oct. 2006)
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
New Thunderbolts

New Thunderbolts #2 (Jan. 2005): "The Games People Play"
New Thunderbolts #3 (Feb. 2005): "Heavy Burdens"
New Thunderbolts #4 (Mar. 2005): "Sword and Claw"
New Thunderbolts #6 (May 2005): "City of Heroes?" (cameo)
New Thunderbolts #7 (June 2005): "Modern Marvels"
New Thunderbolts #9 (Aug. 2005): "Let Them All Die!"
New Thunderbolts #10 (Sep. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part One: Of Mice and Maze"
New Thunderbolts #11 (Oct. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Two"
New Thunderbolts #12 (Nov. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Three: Living Lies" (cameo)
New Thunderbolts #16 (Feb. 2006): "Supreme Power!" (cameo)
New Thunderbolts #17 (Mar. 2006): "Bad Blood"
New Thunderbolts #18 (Apr. 2006): "The Whole Hole"

Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1 (Feb. 2009)
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #100 (May 2006): "The War at Home"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #101 (June 2006): "Why Ask Why?"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #103 (Aug. 2006): "Taking Civil Liberties [Part 1]"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #104 (Sep. 2006): "Taking Civil Liberties [Part 2]"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #106 (Nov. 2006): "Power Hungry"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #107 (Dec. 2006): "Power Full, Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #108 (Jan. 2007): "Power Full, Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #109 (Feb. 2007): "Beyond Redemption"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #110 (Mar. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #111 (Apr. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #112 (May 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 3"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #113 (June 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 4"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #114 (July 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 5"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #115 (Aug. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 6"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #116 (Oct. 2007): "Caged Angels"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #118 (Feb. 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 3"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #119 (May 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 4"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #120 (July 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 5"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #122 (Sep. 2008): "Running the Asylum: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #123 (Oct. 2008): "Running the Asylum: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #124 (Nov. 2008): "Die, Spider-Man!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #125 (Dec. 2008)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #126 (Jan. 2009): "Burning Down the House: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #127 (Feb. 2009): "Burning Down the House: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #133 (Aug. 2009) (mentioned)

Thunderbolts: Breaking Point #1 (Jan. 2008): "Breaking Point"
Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (Sep. 2007): "Desperate Measures"
Thunderbolts: International Incident #1 (Apr. 2008): "International Incident"
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness #1 (July 2008): "Reason in Madness"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #194 (June 1985): "Juggernaut's Back In Town"
X-Men

X-Men (vol. 2) #4 (Jan. 1992): "The Resurrection and the Flesh"
X-Men (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 1992): "Blowback"
X-Men (vol. 2) #6 (Mar. 1992): "Farther Still"
X-Men (vol. 2) #7 (Apr. 1992): "Inside...Out!"

X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook (Sep. 2010)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenris_(comics)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/andreas-von-strucker/29-4815/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/svsx.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/fe.htm