The Religious Affiliation of
The Devil
Satan

Religion: Devil

Name: The Devil

Alter Ego: Satan

Other Names: Lucipher; Lucifer; Prince of Darkness; Lightbearer; Morningstar; The Prince of Lies

Classification:  villain    real/historical person  

Publisher(s):

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Old Testament (1402 B.C.): "Genesis"

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

Number of Appearances: 1,024

   Comic Book Appearances: 55

   TV, Film Appearances: 958

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 11

Enemy of: Eve

Dimension: Hell

Gender: male

Note: generic Satan/Devil reference or appearance

This character is in the following 75 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Adventures Into Terror #13 (Dec. 1952): "Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!"
All Select Comics #1 (Fall 1943): "Blood Money"
Amazing Adventures (vol. 1) #4 (Sep. 1961): "The Pact"
The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #595 (July 2009): "American Son: Part 1" (mentioned)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #601 (Oct. 2009): "Red-Headed Stranger: Part 1: No Place Like Home" (mentioned)

The Batman Chronicles (vol. 1) #8 (Spring 1997): "The Prison" (3-panel cameo)
Batman Family #1 (Sep.-Oct. 1975): "The Invader from Hell!"
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2 (June 2009): "Army of One" (mentioned)
Battle Pope (vol. 1) #1 (June 2000)
Boy Commandos #1 (Winter 1942): "Satan Wears a Swastika" (mentioned)
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #128 (Aug. 1970): "Mission: Stamp Out Satan's Angels" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #175 (July 1974): "..Before the Dawn!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #206 (Feb. 1977): "Face to Face with the Swine!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #212 (Aug. 1977): "The Face of a Hero!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #215 (Nov. 1977): "The Way It Really Was!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #431 (Sep. 1994): "The Next Generation" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #601 (Sep. 2009): "Red, White & Blue-Blood" (mentioned)
Captain America Annual #4 (Nov. 1977): "The Great Mutant Massacre!" (mentioned)

Captain America Comics #21 (Dec. 1942): "Satan and the Sorcerer's Secret"
Captain Marvel Jr. #4 (19 Feb. 1943): "Captain Marvel, Jr. Struggles with Sabbac"
The Champions (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1976): "Whom the Gods Would Join..." (cameo)
Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #1 (Sep. 1972): "Assignment in Fear" (mentioned)
Chronicles of Wormwood #1 (Jan. 2007): "Man About Town"
Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #281 (June 1990): "Heaven Is Knowing Who You Are"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #282 (July 1990): "Crooked Halos"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #500 (Oct. 2009): "3 Jacks" (1-panel cameo)

The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #97 (July 1981): "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" (mentioned)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #99 (Sep. 1981): "The Final Conflict?"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #100 (Oct. 1981): "Hell on Earth!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #101 (Nov. 1981): "Renewal!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #104 (Feb. 1982): "Yesterday Never Dies!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #105 (Mar. 1982): "...Rising..."
The Defenders (vol. 1) #111 (Sep. 1982): "Fathers and Daughters"

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #854 (Aug. 2009): "Elegy, Part One: Agitato" (art)
Emma Frost #1 (Aug. 2003): "Growing Pains" (mentioned)
Emma Frost: Higher Learning (Aug. 2004): "Growing Pains" (mentioned)
The Haunt of Horror #3 (Aug. 1974): "Last Descent to Hell"
Journey Into Mystery

Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #2 (Aug. 1952): "The Pact"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #11 (Aug. 1953): "The New Look"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #15 (Apr. 1954): "Satan Can Wait"
Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #70 (July 1962): "A Thousand Years"

JSA vs. Kobra #4 (Nov. 2009): "Engines of Faith, Part Four: Lightning in a Bottle" (mentioned)
Justice League America #70 (Jan. 1993): "Grieving" (mentioned)
Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 (Nov. 2009): "The Villain" (art)
Marvel Knights 4

Marvel Knights 4 #15 (Apr. 2005): "Divine Time, Part 1" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights 4 #25 (Feb. 2006): "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch: Part One: Omens and Portents" (mentioned)

Marvel Universe #6 (Nov. 1998): "Return to Midnight Mountain!" (mentioned)
The Marvels Project #2 (Nov. 2009) (mentioned)
Mystic Comics (vol. 1) #7 (Dec. 1941): "Lewis & Sykes"
The New Avengers

The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012) (mentioned)
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #34 (Jan. 2013) (mentioned)

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #6 (Aug. 2006) (mentioned)
Old Testament (1402 B.C.): "Genesis"
Pocket Comics #1 (Aug. 1941): "The Saboteur from Hell" (lead character)
Showcase '94

Showcase '94 #3 (Mar. 1994): "Madmen Across the Water" (mentioned)
Showcase '94 #4 (Apr. 1994): "Madmen Across the Water (Part Two)" (mentioned)

Strange Tales (vol. 1) #76 (Aug. 1960): "The Pact"
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #48 (Dec. 1963): "The Pact"
The Uncanny X-Men

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137 (Sep. 1980): "The Fate of the Phoenix!" (mentioned)
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #432 (Dec. 2003): "The Draco, Part Four" (mentioned)
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #433 (Jan. 2004): "The Draco, Part Five" (mentioned)

Vampire Tales

Vampire Tales #1 (Aug. 1973): "Satan Can Wait"
Vampire Tales #3 (Feb. 1974): "Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!"

Venom

Venom (vol. 2) #12 (Mar. 2012): "Road Trip: Part Three" (mentioned)
Venom (vol. 2) #13 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part One" (mentioned)

Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1973): "The Mystery of the Mad Monk!" (mentioned)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #39 (July 1976): "Some Are Born to the Night" (mentioned)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #40 (Sep. 1976): "Souls in Darkness" (mentioned)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #41 (Nov. 1976): "And Death Shall Be the Change" (mentioned)

Witches #1 (Aug. 2004): "The Gathering" (cameo)
X-Men

X-Men (vol. 1) #51 (Dec. 1968): "The Devil Had a Daughter!" (mentioned)
X-Men (vol. 1) #52 (Jan. 1969): "Twilight of the Mutants!" (mentioned)
X-Men (vol. 1) #60 (Sep. 1969): "In the Shadow of... Sauron!" (mentioned)

X-Men: Divided We Stand

X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 (June 2008): "Blend In" (mentioned)
X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 (June 2008): "Migas" (mentioned)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Lucifer_(Lightbearer)_(Earth-616)
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026839/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/satan/29-14704/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6704
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=15956
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_Warrior_Nun_Areala#Satan