The Religious Affiliation of
Wonder Man
Simon Williams

Religion: religious

Name: Wonder Man

Alter Ego: Simon Williams

Other Names: Overman; Hollywood; Mr. Muscles; Phantazm; Idol

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Avengers (vol. 1) #9 (Oct. 1964): "The Coming of the... Wonder Man!"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (as Overman, MC-2) A-Next #10 (July 1999): "Ragnarok!"

Creators: Stan Lee, Don Heck, Dick Ayers

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

Number of Appearances: 788

   Comic Book Appearances: 782

   TV, Film Appearances: 5

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Force Works; Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard

Employer: Williams Innovations

Occupation: actor, business owner, CEO, stuntman

Birth Place: Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 179 stories which have been indexed by this website:
A-Next #10 (July 1999): "Ragnarok!"
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 (Jan. 2009): "Part One"
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2000 (May 2000): "Fast Lane, Part 4 of 4: Back on Target"
The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #9 (Oct. 1964): "The Coming of the... Wonder Man!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #52 (May 1968): "Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #152 (Oct. 1976): "Nightmare in New Orleans!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #158 (Apr. 1977): "When Avengers Clash!!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #162 (Aug. 1977): "The Bride of Ultron!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #164 (Oct. 1977): "To Fall By Treachery!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #165 (Nov. 1977): "Hammer of Vengeance!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #166 (Dec. 1977): "Day of the Godslayer!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #167 (Jan. 1978): "Tomorrow Dies Today!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #171 (May 1978): "...Where Angels Fear to Tread"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #178 (Late Oct. 1992): "The Martyr Perplex!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #181 (Mar. 1979): "On the Matter of Heroes!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #188 (Oct. 1979): "Elementary, Dear Avengers!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #189 (Nov. 1979): "Wings and Arrows!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #194 (Apr. 1980): "Interlude"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #195 (May 1980): "Assault on a Mind Cage!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #200 (Oct. 1980): "The Child Is Father To...?"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #203 (Jan. 1981): "Night of the Crawlers"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #209 (July 1981): "The Resurrection Stone"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #210 (Aug. 1981): "You Don't Need the Weathermen to Know Which Way the Wind Blows!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #239 (Jan. 1984): "Late Night of the Super-Stars!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #300 (Feb. 1989): "Avengers Membership"
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
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) #4 (May 1998): "Too Many Avengers!"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #5 (June 1998): "Accusation Most Foul"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #6 (July 1998): "Earth's Mightiest Frauds?"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (Sep. 1998): "Turbulence!"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #38 (Mar. 2001): "Above and Beyond"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #56 (Sep. 2002): "Lo, There Shall Come... an Accounting!"
The Avengers (vol. 4) #1 (July 2010): "Next Avengers, Part 1"
The Avengers (vol. 4) #32 (Dec. 2012): "Inner Space"
Avengers (vol. 5) #2 (Feb. 2013): "We Were Avengers" (name seen in illustration (or on screen))

The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1998)
Avengers Annual #15 (Oct. 1986): "Betrayal!"
The Avengers Collector's Edition #1 (Sep. 1993): "Vibrant Alchemy!" (cameo)
Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005)
Avengers: Deathtrap, The Vault (Sep. 1991): "Deathtrap, the Vault"
Avengers: The Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007): "Happy Accidents"
Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009): "Up Is Down" (mentioned)

Avengers: The Ultron Imperative #1 (Nov. 2001): "The Ultron Imperative"
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #238 (Oct. 1979): "Snowfall Fury!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #252 (Dec. 1980): "The Life and Times of Captain America!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #308 (Aug. 1985): "The Body in Question" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #373 (Late July 1990): "Fists of Truth"
Captain America (vol. 1) #383 (Mar. 1991): "I Am Legend"
Captain America (vol. 1) #383 (Mar. 1991): "Man of Straw"
Captain America (vol. 1) #400 (May 1992): "Out in the Cold"
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"
Captain America (vol. 5) #50 (July 2009): "Sentinel of Liberty" (1-panel cameo)

Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Civil War: Front Line

Civil War: Front Line #7 (Nov. 2006): "Sleeper Cell: Part Five"
Civil War: Front Line #7 (Nov. 2006)

Contest of Champions II #3 (Oct. 1999): "Culling the Hero" (cameo)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #47 (May 1977): "Night Moves!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #48 (June 1977): "Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One: Sinister Savior!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #98 (Aug. 1981): "The Hand Closes!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #104 (Feb. 1982): "Yesterday Never Dies!"

Force Works #0 (July 1994): "Destiny!"
Galactic Guardians

Galactic Guardians #1 (July 1994): "Amid the Encircling Gloom"
Galactic Guardians #2 (Aug. 1994): "I Have Loved the Stars Too Fondly to Be Fearful of the Night"
Galactic Guardians #3 (Sep. 1994): "Let He Who Desires Peace Prepare For War"
Galactic Guardians #4 (Oct. 1994): "What's Past is Prologue"

Giant-Size Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2008): "Memorial Day"
GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 1) #17 (Oct. 1991): "Homecoming"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 2" (photo/picture/video)
Hulk Smash Avengers

Hulk Smash Avengers #4 (July 2012): "What Smashes in Vegas"
Hulk Smash Avengers #5 (July 2012): "The Conversation"

Iron Man & Captain America Annual 1998 (Dec. 1998): "Life & Liberty"
Iron Man

Iron Man (vol. 1) #114 (Sep. 1978): "The Menace of... Arsenal!"
Iron Man (vol. 1) #115 (Oct. 1978): "Betrayal!"

The Irredeemable Ant-Man #7 (June 2007): "Uninvited"
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Atlas #1 (Jan. 2008)
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #38 (Mid-Dec. 1989): "Stardust Miseries Part 1: Something in the Air" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #39 (Early Jan. 1990): "Stardust Miseries, Part 2: Tonight's the Night" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #40 (Dec. 1989): "Stardust Miseries, Part 3: Some Enchanted Evening" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #41 (Jan. 1990): "Stardust Miseries, Part 4: With a Vengeance" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #42 (Early Feb. 1989): "Stardust Miseries, Part 5: She Belongs to Me" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #43 (Feb. 1990): "Stardust Miseries Part 6: Something in the Way She Moves" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #44 (Feb. 1990): "Stardust Miseries, Part 7: Wipeout" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #45 (Mid-Mar. 1989): "Stardust Miseries, Part 8: Reach for the Stars" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #119 (Jan. 1993): "The Exclusive" (lead character)

Marvel Double-Shot #2 (Feb. 2003): "The Roots of All Evil" (photo/picture/video)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #58 (Aug. 1991) (lead character)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 2004): "Venomous: Part Two" (mentioned)
Marvel Premiere #55 (Aug. 1980): "A Force of Two!" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #3 (Aug. 1982): "And the Winner...Death!"

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #4 (Winter 1990): "Scout's Motto" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #78 (Feb. 1979): "Claws!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #136 (Dec. 1983): "Webs" (lead character)

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #51 (May 1979): "Full House -- Dragons High!"
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #78 (Aug. 1981): "Monster Man!" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: The End #6 (Aug. 2003): "The Cure"
Maximum Security

Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000): "Illegal Aliens" (3-panel cameo)
Maximum Security #3 (Jan. 2001): "Whatever the Cost!"

Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #14 (June 2007): "The Deal: Part 2"
The New Avengers

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 2005): "Breakout! Part One" (1-panel cameo)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51 (May 2009)

The New Avengers 100 Project (May 2011)
New Warriors (vol. 1) #68 (Feb. 1996): "Just Yesterday"
The Order

The Order (vol. 1) #3 (June 2002): "Ultimatum: Avengers"
The Order (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 2002): "Blinded by Science" (cameo)
The Order (vol. 1) #6 (Sep. 2002): "Out of Order" (cameo)

Secret Wars II

Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985): "Despair!"
Secret Wars II #9 (Mar. 1986): "God in Man, Man in God!"

Solo Avengers

Solo Avengers #1 (Dec. 1987): "Here Comes Hawkeye"
Solo Avengers #13 (Dec. 1988): "Fall Guy" (lead character)

Super-Villain Team-Up #14 (Oct. 1977): "A World For the Winning!"
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #25 (Apr. 1999): "Saving the World!" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #34 (Jan. 2000): "Making Your Mark"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #42 (Sep. 2000): "Two Ships"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #43 (Oct. 2000): "Chasing Your Own Tail!" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #44 (Nov. 2000): "Keeping an Ion the Crowd!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #55 (Oct. 2001): "Humus Sapien!?"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #56 (Nov. 2001): "Beyond Redemption"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57 (Dec. 2001): "Storm Clouds Gathering" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #107 (Dec. 2006): "Power Full, Part 1" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #125 (Dec. 2008)

Thunderbolts: Life Sentences #1 (July 2001): "Life Sentences"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #199 (Nov. 1985): "The Spiral Path" (mentioned)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17 (Jan. 1997): "Spidey Battles Hawkeye the Marksman!" (cameo)
The West Coast Avengers

The West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 1985): "Teammates!"
The West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #25 (Oct. 1987): "The Greatest Show on Earth!"
The West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #26 (Nov. 1987): "What Is Scorpio"

What If...? (vol. 2) #19 (Nov. 1990): "What if... the Vision had Conquered the World?"
Wonder Man

Wonder Man #1 (Mar. 1986) (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1991): "Making It Big" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1991): "Screen Goddess" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #3 (Nov. 1991): "Eye of the Beholder" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #4 (Dec. 1991): "The Big Splice" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #5 (Jan. 1992): "Tough Times" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #6 (Feb. 1992): "Tough Measures" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #7 (Mar. 1992): "Operation Galactic Storm, Part 4: Shared Space" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #8 (Apr. 1992): "Operation Galactic Storm Part 11: Death Adrift" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #9 (May 1992): "Operation Galactic Storm, Part 18: Big Decisions" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #10 (June 1992): "Coming Down" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #11 (July 1992): "Killing Fields West!" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #12 (Aug. 1992): "Angkor... and Anger" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #13 (Sep. 1992): "Into Infinity" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #14 (Oct. 1992): "Infinite Memory" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #15 (Nov. 1992): "Shadow of the Infinite" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #16 (Dec. 1992): "Powderkeg" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #17 (Jan. 1993): "Explosion!" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #18 (Feb. 1993): "The Ashes Fall" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #19 (Mar. 1993): "The Crazy 8!" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #20 (Apr. 1993): "The Cutting Room" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #21 (May 1993): "Facing It" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #22 (June 1993): "Hidden Depths, Part One: A Brightly Shining Soul" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #23 (July 1993): "Hidden Depths, Part Two: Nothing's Dead Forever" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #24 (Aug. 1993): "Hidden Depths, Part Three: Doing the Nasty" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #25 (Sep. 1993): "Hidden Depths, Part Four: A Man Reborn!" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #26 (Oct. 1993): "This Mortal Earth" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #27 (Nov. 1993): "The Furor Begins" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #28 (Dec. 1993): "Life is a Tale Told by a Maniac" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 1) #29 (Jan. 1994): "Nightmare at the Dream Factory" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2007): "My Fair Super Hero, Part 1" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 2) #2 (Mar. 2007): "My Fair Super Hero, Part 2" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 2) #3 (Apr. 2007): "My Fair Super Hero, Part 3" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 2) #4 (May 2007): "My Fair Super Hero, Part 4" (lead character)
Wonder Man (vol. 2) #5 (June 2007): "My Fair Super Hero, Conclusion" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #1 (Sep. 1992): "The System Bytes, Part 3: To the Max" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #1 (Sep. 1992): "When Titans Grunt--?!"
Wonder Man Annual #1 (Sep. 1992): "My Ten Worst Villains" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #1 (Sep. 1992): "Simon & Ginger: Revving Up the Engines!" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #1 (Sep. 1992): "Selling the War" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #2 (July 1993): "Hitmaker" (lead character)
Wonder Man Annual #2 (July 1993): "Return of the Living Colossus!" (lead character)

X-Treme X-Men

X-Treme X-Men #11 (May 2002): "Beachhead!" (cameo)
X-Treme X-Men #13 (July 2002): "Strikeback!" (cameo)

Young Avengers #10 (Mar. 2006): "Family Matters: Part 2" (photo/picture/video)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/WonderMan.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0040912/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hoahon.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/w2.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/omc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/womwoz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/iail.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/otoz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/phaphh.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/wiawil.htm