The Religious Affiliation of
Justice
Vance Astrovik

Religion: Jewish (half)

Name: Justice

Alter Ego: Vance Astrovik

Other Names: Marvel Boy; Vance Astro; Marvel Man; Justice II; Astounding Astrovik; Manglin' John Mahoney; Squire Justice

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Giant-Size Defenders #5 (July 1975): "Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways!"

Creators: Steve Gerber, Gerry Conway, Roger Slifer, Len Wein, Chris Claremont, Scott Edelman, Don Heck, Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt

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

Number of Appearances: 291

   Comic Book Appearances: 289

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff); The New Warriors

Enemy of: 33, 107, 14, 99, Adrenamix Corporation

Birth Place: Saugerties, New York, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 51 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Avengers

Avengers (vol. 1) #341 (Nov. 1991): "Rage of Angels"
Avengers (vol. 1) #501 (Oct. 2004): "Chaos: Part Two of Four" (1-panel cameo)
Avengers (vol. 1) #502 (Nov. 2004): "Chaos: Part Three of Four"
Avengers (vol. 1) #503 (Dec. 2004): "Chaos: Part Four of Four"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998): "Once an Avenger..."
The Avengers (vol. 3) #4 (May 1998): "Too Many Avengers!"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (Sep. 1998): "Turbulence!"
The Avengers (vol. 4) #1 (July 2010): "Next Avengers, Part 1" (cameo)
Avengers (vol. 5) #2 (Feb. 2013): "We Were Avengers" (name seen in illustration (or on screen))

Avengers Academy #1 (Aug. 2010): "Permanent Record"
The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1998)
Avengers Assemble (vol. 1) #1 (July 2010)
Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005) (1-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007): "Happy Accidents"
Avengers: The Initiative #22 (Apr. 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Dissasembled: Part 2"
Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Disassembled: Conclusion"
Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009): "Up Is Down"
Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009): "Even The Losers / The Taking of 42" (only on cover)
Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009): "Uprising"
Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009): "Nightmares"

Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs #2 (June 1993): "Drug Lords"
Captain America: Drug War #1 (Apr. 1994): "Drug Lords"
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Contest of Champions II #3 (Oct. 1999): "Culling the Hero" (cameo)
Darkhawk #29 (July 1993): "Shattered Fates, Part Four: Past Shock"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #26 (Aug. 1975): "Savage Time!"
Giant-Size Defenders #5 (July 1975): "Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways!"
GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
I [heart] Marvel: Masked Intentions #1 (May 2006): "Last Date"
Justice: Four Balance

Justice: Four Balance #1 (Sep. 1994): "Rock Crushes Scissors" (lead character)
Justice: Four Balance #2 (Oct. 1994): "Mother, May I--?" (lead character)
Justice: Four Balance #3 (Nov. 1994): "Marco--- Polo!" (lead character)
Justice: Four Balance #4 (Dec. 1994): "Tag, You're It!" (lead character)

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #7 (Oct. 1991): "The Gator Show" (lead character)
Marvel Universe: The End #6 (Aug. 2003): "The Cure"
The Mighty Avengers

The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #29 (Nov. 2009): "The Unspoken: Part 3" (1-panel cameo)
The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #30 (Dec. 2009): "The Unspoken: Part 4"

Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
New Thunderbolts

New Thunderbolts #6 (May 2005): "City of Heroes?" (cameo)
New Thunderbolts #12 (Nov. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Three: Living Lies"

The New Warriors

The New Warriors (vol. 1) #20 (Feb. 1992): "The Breaking Point"
The New Warriors (vol. 1) #59 (May 1995): "Radicals"
New Warriors (vol. 1) #68 (Feb. 1996): "Just Yesterday"
The New Warriors Annual #1 (July 1991): "Origins of the New Warriors: Marvel Boy" (lead character)

The Order (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 2002): "Blinded by Science" (cameo)
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand" (cameo)
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #8 (Nov. 1997): "Songbird: Alone!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #10 (Jan. 1998): "Hero's Reward"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57 (Dec. 2001): "Storm Clouds Gathering" (cameo)

X-Factor Annual #6 (1991): "Kings of Pain, Part 4: King of Pain"
Young Allies (vol. 2) #6 (Jan. 2011): "A Change of Mind" (mentioned)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Justice.html
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Astrovik
  - http://www.comicvine.com/justice/29-4811/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Jewish
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/joojz.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/j.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/jmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/maramart.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/nesnh.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/28779/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Giant-Size_Defenders_Vol_1_5
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=28072
  - http://www.comicvine.com/giant-size-defenders-eelar-moves-in-mysterious-ways/37-15375/