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Captain America (vol. 1) #342 (June 1988):
“The Snake Pit”
by Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer, Al Milgrom

Captain America (vol. 1) #342

Title: “The Snake Pit”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1988

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mark Gruenwald
Art by: Kieron Dwyer, Al Milgrom


30 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
The Captain (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Black Panther Black Panther (T'Challa) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous
religion; Black Panther Cult
(leader)
black; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 786
Falcon Falcon (Sam Wilson) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  Marvel 531
Nomad Nomad (Jack Monroe) hero
  Secret Defenders
[sidekick of 1950s Captain America]
Marvel 131
Diamondback Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) villain hero
  BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Marvel 173
D-Man D-Man (Dennis Dunphy) hero
CBR Scale: A Salvation Army
Night People; The Avengers...  Marvel 60
Viper Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian) villain
CBR Scale: M nihilist
Fangs (leader); HYDRA... 
[former servant of Chthon]
Marvel 153
Redwing Redwing hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
falcon; Pet Avengers
[falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]
Marvel 128
King Cobra Cobra (Klaus Voorhees) villain scientist
  Initiative; Scavengers...  Marvel 87
Vagabond Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) supporting character
  Scourges of the Underworld
[part of The Captain's informal team]
Marvel 5
Black Mamba Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) villain
  BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons... 
[fashion model, former professional criminal, call girl]
Marvel 77
Asp Asp (Cleo Nefertiti) villain
  BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Marvel 15
Puff Adder Puff Adder (Gordon Fraley) villain hero
  Initiative; Serpent Society...  Marvel 33
Rattler Rattler (Gustav Krueger) villain hero
  Initiative; Serpent Society...  Marvel 20
Slither Slither (Aaron Solomon) villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Fangs...  Marvel 22
Anaconda Anaconda (Blondie Sitznski) villain
  Femizons; Serpent Society...  Marvel 67
Black Racer Black Racer (Ariana Saddiqi) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 19
Boomslang Boomslang (Marc Riemer) villain
  Serpent Society Marvel 12
Coachwhip Coachwhip (Beatrix Keener) villain
  Serpent Society Marvel 25
Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Burchell Clemens) villain
  Chain Gang; Serpent Society Marvel 44
Fer-de-Lance Fer-de-Lance (Teresa Vasquez) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 26
Rock Python Rock Python (M'Gula) villain
  Serpent Society Marvel 28
Bushmaster Bushmaster (Quincy McIver) villain
  Serpent Society; Thunderbolts Army Marvel 43
Copperhead Copperhead (Davis Lawfers) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 13
Sidewinder Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 36
K'Bali supporting character
CBR Scale: R African primal-indigenous
religion: Black Panther Cult
[brought new shield from Black Panther to Captain America] Marvel 1
M'Daka supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: R African primal-indigenous
religion: Black Panther Cult
The Avengers (staff) Marvel 4
Bill supporting character
  [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #342 (June 1988)] Marvel 1
Battlestar Battlestar (Lemar Hoskins)
(only on cover) 
hero
  Anti-Registration Underground; black... 
[sidekick of U.S. Agent]
Marvel 67
Captain America (John Walker)
(only on cover) 
hero
CBR Scale: S Evangelical Protestant
Force Works; Omega Flight...  Marvel 333