Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 (July 2009):
“Young Masters: Part One”
by Paul Cornell, Mark Brooks

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1

Title: “Young Masters: Part One”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Paul Cornell
Art by: Mark Brooks

39 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.
Big Zero (Amity)		Young Masters of Evil		5
Coat of Arms		Young Masters of Evil		5
Egghead		Young Masters of Evil		5
Enchantress (Sylvie Lushton)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Young Masters of Evil		5
Executioner (Danny DuBois)		Young Masters of Evil		5
Melter (Christopher)		Young Masters of Evil		5
Young Masters of Evil		[1st app: Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 (July 2009)]		12
unnamed criminal with dreadlocks (9-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	black [robbed liquor store; had beard, moustache, short dreadlocks]		1
unnamed white criminal (6-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	[robbed liquor store; white guy running w/3 black criminals]		1
unnamed old woman (6-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[accidentally killed by new Melter, who tried to help her]		1
Jay (5-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	black [robbed liquor store; had short black hair]		1
unnamed bald black criminal (5-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	black [robbed liquor store; new Enchantress turned him into a dog]		1
Patriot (Eli Bradley) (2-panel cameo)		black; Young Avengers		114
Stature (Cassie Lang) (2-panel cameo)		A-Next; Mighty Avengers...  Young Avengers		137
Speed (Thomas Shepherd) (2-panel cameo)		Young Avengers		52
Hulkling (Teddy Altman) (2-panel cameo)		Young Avengers		123
Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (2-panel cameo)	Reform Judaism	Young Avengers		106
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) (2-panel cameo)		Young Avengers		131
Vision (1-panel cameo)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Ape (Mark Walters) (photo/video (2 panels))	manifestly non-religious	[criminal]		1
Your Gal Friday (fictional writer of printed text piece)	indeterminate	[blogger; blogs about superhero gossip]		5
Mr. Marvel (fictional writer of printed text piece)	indeterminate	[posted comment on super-hero blog]		1
L. Rosen (fictional writer of printed text piece)	indeterminate	[posted comment on super-hero blog]		1
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (art)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (art)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (art)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Gene Colan (name seen in illustration (or on screen))		[artist; comic book artist]		6
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (mentioned)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (mentioned)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Norman Osborn (mentioned)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
H.A.M.M.E.R. (mentioned)		[government agency]		207
Skrulls (mentioned)	Skrull religion	[alien race]		344
Odin (mentioned)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Robin Hood (Robin of Loxley) (mentioned)	Catholic	[1st app: rolls of various English Justices (1226 A.D.)]	N.A.	491
Princess Python (Zelda DuBois) (mentioned)		Circus of Crime; Femizons...  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad		93
Barack Obama (mentioned)	United Church of Christ (formerly Trinity UCC); eclectic upbringing (incl. Muslim/atheist/Marxist/Catholic/United Church of Christ)	[politician; attorney...]	, etc.	352
Austin Powers (mentioned)		[spy]	New Line Cinema	14

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