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Religion: Jewish; Christian (convert) 
Name: Ben Hur
Alter Ego: Judah Ben-Hur
Other Names: Ben-Hur; Judah Ben-hur
Classification:
hero
Publisher(s): Harper & Brothers
First Appearance: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880)
Creators: Lew Wallace
Number of Appearances: 10
Comic Book Appearances: 3
TV, Film Appearances: 6
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Valerius Gratus
Ally: Jesus
Occupation: gladiator, merchant, prince, slave
Gender: male
The Avengers (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1964): "The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!" (mentioned)Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) (lead character)Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #21 (July 1969): "The Avengers Meet... Sub-Mariner!" (mentioned)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0007910/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur:_A_Tale_of_the_Christ
- http://www.comicvine.com/ben-hur/29-18675/
- http://www.enotes.com/ben-hur-salem/ben-hur
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000582/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052618/