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Religion: Communist android
Name: Vostok
Alter Ego: Anatoly
Other Names: Sputnik
First Appearance: Captain America (vol. 1) #352 (Apr. 1989): "Refuge"
First Appearance (Additional Details): (as Sputnik) Captain America (vol. 1) #352 (Apr. 1989): "Refuge"; (as Vostok) "The Crossing Line: Part One: The Waterwind Interdiction" in Avengers (vol. 1) #319 (July 1990)
Creators: Kieron Dwyer, Mark Gruenwald, Al Milgrom
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 17
Teams/Affiliations: The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard
Enemy of: Atlanteans, Unicorn, The Soviet Super-Soldiers
Ally: Vision
Employer: Russian government
Occupation: agent
Nation: Russia
Race: white
Gender: male
Among other Russia-based super-teams he has belonged to, Sputnik was a member of the "People's Protectorate." For a brief time, the People's Protectorate was known as the "Supreme Soviets." Sputnik (using the name "Vostok") was active in this group while it was known as the Supreme Soviets, as seen in Captain America (vol. 1) #s 352-254 and Soviet Super Soldiers #1.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Vostok_(Earth-616)
- http://www.comicvine.com/vostok/29-28669/
- http://www.marvel.com/universe/Communist_Party_(Soviet_Union)
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/voovz.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/v.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/wimwin.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/pbpep.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/supsuz.htm
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=23488
- https://www.comics.org/issue/48191/