Avengers (vol. 5) #1 (Feb. 2013): "Avengers World", page 13, panel 5:
Iron Man: "Whoever these people are, they've altered billions of years of evolution in minutes. And they did it by remote, from over two hundred million kilometers away, an impressive feat... Godlike even."
Thor: "Pfft!"
AVX: VS #1 (June 2012): "The Invincible Iron Man vs. Magneto", page 10, panel 1:
Magneto (thinking): "Somewhere in the depths of space, I felt an entire planet VANISH in an instant. Consumed by the fires of the Phoenix. A holocaust in the blink of an eye. Dear god. What have we gotten ourselves into?"
The Candlemaker (1957):
narrator: "Because God had been so good to him [the Candlemaker] and blessed his home and his work, he showed his gratitude by giving his finest candles to shine on the altar, as an offering to God."
Note: Many other references; the church is a central element of the film, which is about the true religious meaning of Christmas.
Captain America (vol. 1) #129 (Sep. 1970): "The Vengeance of the Red Skull", page 10, panel 3:
King Hassab of Irabia: "By the Beard of Allah! What can it be?"
Captain America (vol. 1) #141 (Sep. 1971): "The Unholy Alliance", page 17, panel 1:
Captain America (noticing Sharon Carter, who has temporarily been turned to stone, is falling out of escape craft): "Sharon!! She's at the edge!! She-- She's toppling! Oh God! Don't let me miss! Don't let me miss! Sharon! I've got you! I'll never let go"
Captain America (vol. 1) #150 (June 1972): "Mirror, Mirror...!", page 17, panel 5:
Captain America (thinking): "The woman called Kari-Le... somehow the scanner's locked on her...! Maybe it's just a stroke of luck... or some cosmic Providence... ...But that lady's just what we need!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #158 (Feb. 1973): "The Crime Wave Breaks!", page 4, panel 1:
Captain America (desperately trying to administer an antidote to the Falcon, who has been poisoned): "Pray God I'm in time!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #163 (July 1973): "Beware of Serpents!", page 13, panel 6:
Peggy Carter: "Get your rifle down! You'll have to hold them off!"
Dave Cox: "No. I told you before, Miss Carter! I refuse to participate in violence! I swore to myself and my God, who said 'Thou shalt not kill!' and 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!'"
Captain America (vol. 1) #181 (Jan. 1975): "The Mark of Madness!", page 1:
Steve Rogers ponders Abraham Lincoln's words: "What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? ...Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere."
Captain America (vol. 1) #182 (Feb. 1975): "Inferno!", page 11, panel 4:
Nomad (Steve Rogers): "There it goes: The Viper's final resting place! No one could have lived through that inferno! She got what she wanted-- now. But will she get what she wanted for the future-- more terrorism-- more 'characters' whose only cause is effect? I pray to God not!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #235 (July 1979): "To Stalk the Killer Skies!", pages 2-3:
Grand Director: "--now in the name of God let's get out of here!"
Dr. Faustus: "I am not interested in your religious dogma, Director -- but I can assure you God had nothing to do with all this! Ah! See, already the warehouse roof is giving way! Other men... have sought to defeat Captain America. They failed. I have not!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #236 (Aug. 1979): "Death Dive!", page 5, panel 5:
Daredevil (thinking): "There it goes! I've thrown him [Captain America] my billy club! I just pray to God he catches it-- and uses it like I've told him to!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #436 (Feb. 1995): "Everybody Hurts Sometime", page 21, panels 3-4:
Captain America (lying paralyzed, thinking): "Why didn't I have every medical specialist in the world working on my case? Please God, don't let me be dead right now, and I promise -- promise to never exert myself again! ...Please, God, are you listening to me? Take somebody else -- anybody else -- not me!"
Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning":
The Spirit of God like a fire is burning... Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb! ...The knowledge and power of God are expanding... The visions, and blessings, and glories of God.
Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "Now Let Us Rejoice":
In faith we'll rely on the arm of Jehovah,/To guide through these last days of trouble and gloom,/And after the scourges and harvest are over,/We'll rise with the just when the Saviour doth come.
Note: According to one's interpretation, "Jehovah" here may refer to God or Jesus Christ or both.
Deseret (1850):
For God remembers still/His promise made of old/That he on Zion's hill/Truth's standard would unfold! ...His house shall there be reared,/His glory to display/And people shall be heard/In distant lands to say:/We'll now go up and serve the Lord,/Obey his truth, and learn his word.
Fantastic Four: What Lies Between (2007), page 5:
Still, there was no harm in asking Reed if he had any thoughts as to how to address Johnny's current funk, even though the most likely response she would get would be a blank "why in God's nam are you asking me?" stare.
Genesis #1 (Oct. 1997): "Resonance":
Takion: "Across the whole face of creation power sources are fluctuating, energy is shifting, changing. Even the Source itself is troubled by this!"
Note: Extensive references throughout story to The Source, which may or may not be interpreted as God. Highfather suspects power fluctuation affecting all universe does NOT hail from The Source.
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000): "The Burrowers", page 10, panels 1-3:
Black Widow (to priest, during confession): "Am I excused because the sins I committed were in the cause of good? Can He see that the deed is sometimes isolated from the soul? Does God sometimes look away?"
Marvel Knights 4 #3 (May 2004): "Wolf at the Door: Part 3", page 4, panel 1:
Willie Lumpkin (speaking to Susan Storm Richards, about wonder peace activist Jody Williams): "God bless'er."
Marvel Knights 4 #5 (June 2004): "The Pine Barrens: Part 1", page 2, panels 2-3, 5:
Betsy Shroud: "I pray God this one's born a devil and puts me out of my misery!"
Ben Grimm: "Into which, God and the State of New Jersey forgive him, James Shroud threw his baby, turning the river's waters blood-red, the color they still are."
Marvel Knights 4 #6 (July 2004): "The Pine Barrens: Part 2", pages 9, 14:
Pg. 14, panel 2: Reed Richards: "It hurts to assume this shape. God willing, though, I'll be able to maintain it long enough to--"
Pgs 8-9: "Sue Richards... every so often... prays... and once every blue moon... someone answers."
Marvel Knights 4 #8 (Sep. 2004): "Frozen: Part 1", page 6, panel 1:
note on 9-11 memorial board in fire station: "Dear God, Take care of Daddy, Jordie"
Note: Also, on page 10, Namor quotes a passage from Shakespeare: Susan Storm Richards: "...but what I was about to say--"; Prince Namor: "'Foul devil, for God's sake hence and trouble us not'?"
Marvel Knights 4 #24 (Jan. 2006): "Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 2", pages 7-8, 22:
(pg. 22) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (narrating): "Growing up, I wanted to be either one of two things: A super hero or a writer. Now, I'm a writer who writes about super heroes. Funny how the hand of God moves, huh?"
Note: Pages 7-8: Multiple frantic references to God by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (as a character in his on story).
Marvel Knights 4 #25 (Feb. 2006): "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch: Part One: Omens and Portents", page 15, panels 1-3:
Stanton (speaking to Ben Urich, pointing out where 7 bodies went after somebody dug them from their graves): "I found 'em like this. Tied into their chairs... Now you tell me, Urich... Why in God's name would anyone do such a thing?"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #3 (Aug. 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men: Part Three", page 4, panel 6:
Vulture (speaking to Electro, when the suitcase full of money he is carrying is webbed by Spider-Man): "God Almighty! Gimme a hand here, Max! Hit him with a thousand volts or something!"
Note: There are a number of other essentially profane or similarly casual references.
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #7 (Dec. 2004): "Venomous: Part Three", page 9, panel 4:
Spider-Man (thinking): "Oh, man. Like I wasn't feeling bad enough. Please, God, please let the ground open up and swallowing me right now. Please get me out of here at the earliest opportunity."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #10 (Mar. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 2", page 6, panel 5:
Mary Jane Watson: "Please, God, let me be wrong about all this..."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #14 (July 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Two", pages 10-11:
Ethan Edwards (to Spider-Man): "If you just close your eyes, take a deep breath, open your heart to the Lord... just a silent prayer will make all the difference." [more]
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #15 (Aug. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Three", pages 17-20:
Ethan Edwards (to Peter Parker, recounting his origin): "...God punished her [Ethan's mom] by making her barren... At first they [Ethan's adoptive parents] thought it was the Final Days. But it wasn't... It was a gift from God. They were caught in the Rapture. And after they were judged to be worthy... a child was delivered to them." [more]
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #16 (Sep. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Four", page 11, panel 4:
Spider-Man: "Anyway, he's got super-powers, but he doesn't really know how--"
Ethan Edwards: "It's a gift from God!"
Reed Richards: "I catch your meaning, Spider-Man. We'll run some tests."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #17 (Oct. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Five", page 8, panel 3:
Mr. Edwards (speaking to Reed Richards about his son, Ethan Edwards): "Well, if you want to help him, then don't try to write off his God-given abilities as something from outer space!"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19 (Dec. 2005): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Two: Denial", page 5, panels 2-3:
Captain America: "I suppose it's sort of a calling. Serving a higher purpose. Priests, nuns... They have to give things up to do what they do."
Mary Jane Watson: "You mean you do what you do because God told you to?"
Captain America: "I wouldn't say that, exactly. Then again... He does move in mysterious ways."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #21 (Feb. 2006): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Eight: Aftermath", page 18, panel 2:
Tony Stark/Iron Man: "...I don't know who it was or how they got in here, or why they did this... desecration [to Spider-Man's corpse]... but whoever it was, we're going to find them. And God help them when we do."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #22 (Mar. 2006): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Eleven: Destiny's Child", page 19, panels 1-3:
Peter Parker: "I can't explain it."
Aunt May: "Why don't you try."
Peter Parker: "I fell... I feel like I'm cheating."
Aunt May: "Cheating? Cheating who?"
Peter Parker: "I dunno... God? I shouldn't be here. I died. But here I am." [more]
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #12 (Apr. 1985): "...Nothing to Fear...", page 3, panel 4:
Klaw (about Doctor Doom): "Seal up the power -- God's might in a can! Thus, Doom is just another man!"
Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000): "Illegal Aliens", page 2, panel 2:
Placard in bar: "In God we trust. All others pay cash."
Megaton Man (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1984): "They Call the Doctor... Software!", page 30, panel 4:
Human Meltdown: "The Goggled Crusader has returned!"
Yarn Man: "Freedom is restored!"
Liquid Man: "Us superheroes have earned our keep today!"
small creature (lizard?) "There is a God!"
Note: Megaton Man's friends are greatly relieved upon realizing he did not actually perish in his battle with Doctor Software.
Millennial Star (vol. 1) #1 (May 1840): "The Morning Breaks; the Shadows Flee":
Jehovah speaks! let earth give ear,/And Gentile nations turn and live./His mighty arm is making bare,/His mighty arm is making bare/His covenant people to receive.
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #2 (Feb. 2005): "Breakout! Part Two", page 10, panel 3:
Crusader (Arthur Blackwood, while punching Spider-Man): "He's mine!! The power of God guides my hand..."
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #3 (Mar. 2005): "Breakout! Part Three", page 4, panels 3-4:
Purple Man (to Luke Cage): "I know that God loves me. This is how I know. I finally am shown a way out of this hellish prison. And you are there to greet me. I know God wants this to happen - and I don't even believe in God."
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012), pages 6, 8, 10, etc.:
a Purifier: "Homo sapiens is the only true work of God."
Note: Extensive references to God throughout this issue, as religious anti-mutant zealot Purifiers attack the prisoner vehicle carrying Emma Frost. Most all of the Purifier dialogue is quoting the Bible.
The Songs of Zion (1908): "Israel, Israel, God Is Calling":
Israel, Israel, God is calling,/Calling thee from lands of woe./Babylon the great is falling;/God shall all her tow'rs o'erthrow./Come to Zion, come to Zion/Ere his floods of anger flow./Come to Zion, come to Zion/Ere his floods of anger flow./Israel, Israel, God is speaking./Hear your great Deliv'rer's voice!
Space Oddity (11 July 1969):
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)
Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
The Ultimates: Against All Enemies (2007), pages 8, 72:
He'd lost Nick. "Sometimes I hope that God will one day decide that you can only shovel so much bullsh--," Nick said, "and then he's going to strike you dead.
"He might," Tony [Stark] said. "He just might. But before he does, let's go into another room where I've set up a little presentation..."
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #122 (June 1979): "Cry for the Children!", page 15, panel 3:
Storm (contemplating plight of teen heroin addicts): "Is there nothing we can do?"
Luke Cage: "We're super-heros, Ororo, not God. We can save humanity from Doc Doom or Galactus-- but not from itself."
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137 (Sep. 1980): "The Fate of the Phoenix!", pages 1, 7, 11:
(pg. 1) Uatu: "Though she did not know it then, Jean had become ONE with a primal force second only to that of the Creator. It was more power than she -- or any human -- could ever hope to control."
(pg. 7) Jean Grey: "For a while, I was almost God. ...God... Merciful God, help me. Give me strength."
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #433 (Jan. 2004): "The Draco, Part Five", page 9, panel 4:
Azazel: "I am an advanced human. A 'mutant from biblical times,' as you say. I challenged 'God' by imposing rule and dominion and enslaving or removing the toxicity of humans. By those acts I 'fell from grace' and was cast out of the 'kingdom of heaven'-- the remnants of the archaeological site you call 'Isla Des Demonas' --cast out by 'angels'"
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #435 (Early Feb. 2004): "Trial of the Juggernaut, Part 1 of 2", page 21, panel 3:
Juggernaut (to She-Hulk): "And whadda you know about me...? Anytime we've tussled, you ever ask me about world politics? Social reform? Children's welfare? My dad was a rocket scientist, lady. I was a disappointment to him, but that don't make me an idiot. I have a worldview, a postion on women's rights, a belief in a higher being."
Venom (vol. 2) #1 (May 2011): "Project Rebirth 2.0":
Flash Thompson's father: "Where God wants you to go, he'll make a way."
Note: Flash Thompson recalls something his father used to say.
The Walking Dead #5 (Feb. 2004): "Days Gone Bye, Part 5", page 7, panel 5:
Donna (seeing Dale with Amy and Andrea): "Look at the three of them... Carrying on in front of God and everyone else. it's unChristian."
Lori: "So's being judgmental if I remember correctly."
The Walking Dead #7 (Apr. 2004): "Miles Behind Us, Part 1", page 10, panels 3-4:
Dale: "It's a bumy ride, but well be fine as long as I take it slow. We should be on th road in no time."
Rick: "Thank God the snow let up, eh?"
Dale: "He's gotta stop sh--ting on us sometime, y'know?";
X-Factor (vol. 3) #50 (Dec. 2009), page 28, panels 1, 5:
Voltaire said that God is a comedian playing to an audience that's too afraid to laugh. I doubt Anth
X-Force (vol. 3) #21 (Jan. 2010): "Necrosha: Chapter Two", page 2, panel 2:
Portuguese girl (upon seeing Vanisher teleport into her bedroom): "God help us."
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #2 (Aug. 2009): "Comes the Father!", page 2, panel 1:
Ahmed (upon finding Wolverine's skeleton): "Allah have mercy!"
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #3 (Sep. 2009): "The Cruelest Cut", page 5, panel 2:
Charles Xavier: "I'm monitoring her [Jean Grey] telepathically, Hank. I sense no alien presence."
Beast: "From your mouth to God's ear."
Charles Xavier: "Indeed."
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #6 (Oct. 2009): "Play Day!", page 19, panel 5:
Nightcrawler: "Which, given who we are and what we have accomplished, I find quite impossible to believe."
Kitty Pryde: "Not showing any mercy tonight, are you, elf?"
Nightcrawler: "I am bound by my faith, Katherine, in God-- and in you. You have these gifts for a reason. I do not yet understand that reason..."
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #8 (Nov. 2009): "Fire on the Mountains!", pages 6, 21:
(pg 6) other Consortium leader: "The link's gone dead. We've lost all contact with the site."
Amelia Trask: "Then may God help us all."
(pg. 21): Zigfried Trask: "They're [mutants] monstrosities. Warped, sick, twisted versions of our race made from an imperfect God."
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