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References to and Quotes about
The Devil (Satan)

Captain America (vol. 1) #175 (July 1974): "..Before the Dawn!", page 9, panel 2:
U.S. Army soldier: "Jeez, Harry! That was our best stuff! Where the Devil's the President?"

Captain America (vol. 1) #206 (Feb. 1977): "Face to Face with the Swine!", page 16, panel 5:
guard working for dictator known as Swine: "Hector, the Swine, truly earns his name! Only Satan himself could match his sense of humor!"
2nd guard: "There is a devil inside him, all right."
3rd guard: "A devil of a woman!"
1st guard: "No! It is fear and hate that drives the Swine! But the woman helps! She fans the fires..."

Captain America (vol. 1) #212 (Aug. 1977): "The Face of a Hero!", page 12, panels 1, 3:
Sharon Carter (to Captain America): "I made a pact with the Devil himself to reach you!"
[Red Skull speaks]; Captain America: "The Red Skull--!"
Sharon: "Yes! He's the Devil I spoke of! He brought me here-- expecting to find you in some terrible fix!"

Captain America (vol. 1) #215 (Nov. 1977): "The Way It Really Was!", page 5, panel 1:
tourist (referring Captain America, who declined to sign autographs): "The Devil with him if he's gonna be that way!"

Captain America (vol. 1) #431 (Sep. 1994): "The Next Generation", page 11, panel 1:
Arnie Roth: "Hey, Steve! Where've you been?"
Captain America: "Giving the Devil his due.*"
footnote: A reference to Daredevil #326-332 perhaps? --Mike Murdock.

Captain America Annual #4 (Nov. 1977): "The Great Mutant Massacre!", page 16, panel 5:
Captain America (jumping back from an explosion caused by Burner): "Shades of Lucipher!"

Emma Frost #1 (Aug. 2003): "Growing Pains":
Cordelia Frost: "Dinner fell apart before anyone could ask how my day went. Hail Satan."

Marvel Knights 4 #15 (Apr. 2005): "Divine Time, Part 1", page 7, panel 3:
And he does. Franklin runs to beat the devil until he's -- safe!

Marvel Knights 4 #25 (Feb. 2006): "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch: Part One: Omens and Portents", page 16, panels 1-2:
Johnny Storm: "Hellraiser. Prince of Darkness. Night of the Demon. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn. Now that the kiddies have been put to bed... any one of these DVDs would totally help put us in the Halloween mood."

Note: "Prince of Darkness" is a 1987 film directed by John Carpenter. The title refers to Satan. See also pg. 22 ("raise the Devil.")

The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012), pages 6, 10:
(pg. 6) a Purifier: "Mutant is the abomination of the Devil."
(pg. 10): Purifier: "'And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.'"

The New Avengers (vol. 2) #34 (Jan. 2013), page 25, panel 2:
Daimon Hellstrom: "...I'm not dead."
Doctor Strange: "You're not?"
Daimon Hellstrom: "Dude, I'm the Son of Satan. A feeb like Vodoo can't kill me."

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137 (Sep. 1980): "The Fate of the Phoenix!", pages 2, 8-9:
(pg. 2) Cyclops: "What happened?! Where the Devil ARE we?!"
Beast: "...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."
(pg. 8) Nightcrawler: "I once thought I would defy the Devil himself for Jean. Now... I'm not so sure."
(pg. 9) Beast: "If Jean were Satan incarnate, I'd still grant her the full benefit of the law!"

Note: Referred to as both "The Devil" and "Satan."

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #432 (Dec. 2003): "The Draco, Part Four", pages 17-19:
Warren Worthington: "...who the hell are you?"
Azazel: "...An appropriate question. Because I am Azazel. Semihazah. Duma. Keriel. Mastema... Beliar. Gadreel. Beelzebub. And most commonly called... Satan."
Mystique: "Lord knows I've thought of you as that a time or two."
Warren: "No... you can't expect us to believe this! It's insane!" [more]

Note: Azazel (a mutant with a devilish appearance, who is Nightcrawler's father) claims to be THE devil, known most widely as Satan.

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #433 (Jan. 2004): "The Draco, Part Five", page 8, panels 5-6:
Nightcrawler: "So, what are you saying, Azazel? First you say you're 'Satan' --and no offense, your behavior certainly bears that out -- but now you're saying -- what? That you're NOT Satan? Or that Satan is a scientific-- Ich fasse es nicht. You're a mutant from biblical times!" [more]

Note: The devil-like mutant Azazel claims to be THE devil of religious lore, including Satan referred to in the Bible. Extensive references throughout issue.

X-Men (vol. 1) #52 (Jan. 1969): "Twilight of the Mutants!":
Beast: "Angel will still be dodging do-badders when you’re chief stoker in the devil's boiler room!"