Religion and Characters in
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 2009):
“Shock and Awe: Chapter 1: The White Knight”
by Gregg Hurwitz, Jerome Opena

27 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.
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (lead character)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	U.S. Marines; CIA  West Coast Avengers; Marvel Knights		423
Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)	manifestly non-religious	Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader)  Thunderbolts (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Dark X-Men (founder) [Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]		417
Obama Gang	manifestly non-religious	[gang of violent bank robbers wearing Barak Obama masks]		1
Khonshu (5-panel cameo)	Egyptian deity	[Egypt. Moon Knight's patron; god of moon and vengeance]		32
Sentry (Bob Reynolds) (4-panel cameo)	angel	Avengers; New Avengers  Mighty Avengers; Dark Avengers		260
Marlene Alraune (3-panel cameo)		[longtime girlfriend of Moon Knight; taught art history]		98
Samuels (2-panel cameo)		[England]		7
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (1-panel cameo)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (1-panel cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (1-panel cameo)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (1-panel cameo)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Bushman (Raoul Bushman) (1-panel cameo)		[led mercenary/terrorist group; Burunda's ex-president]		3
Rachel Maddow (1-panel cameo)	LGBT	[radio host; TV host]		495
Ares (photo/video (2 panels))	Greco-Roman deity	Warhawks (leader); Mighty Avengers  Dark Avengers [Greece. god of war; Gods of Olympus]		440
Spider-Man (Mac Gargan) (photo/video (2 panels))	manifestly non-religious	Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Dark Avengers		315
John Lennon (photo/video (2 panels))	Catholic/Anglican; Transcendental Meditation	The Beatles [England]	, etc.	320
Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen) (photo/picture/video)	Buddhist	Masters of Evil; Femizons  Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers		235
Hawkeye (Benjamin Poindexter) (photo/picture/video)	Catholic (nominal); nihilist	Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers [former baseball pitcher]		243
Wolverine (Daken Akihiro) (photo/picture/video)	Shinto (raised); later "non-religious"	X-Strike; Dark Avengers  Dark X-Men [son of Wolverine]		72
Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr) (photo/picture/video)	Kree religion (former missionary)	Dark Avengers [was operative of 18th Kree Diplomatic Gestalt]		100
Barack Obama (someone disguised as)	United Church of Christ (formerly Trinity UCC); eclectic upbringing (incl. Muslim/atheist/Marxist/Catholic/United Church of Christ)	[USA; Indonesia]	, etc.	352
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (art)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Ray Landers (voice only)		[Moon Knight helper]		6
Sean Hannity (voice only)	Catholic	[radio host; TV host...]		815
Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye) (name seen in illustration (or on screen))	Orthodox Judaism	[Russia]		2
Crom (name seen in illustration (or on screen))	Cimmerian deity	[god of death and eternity]		8
H.A.M.M.E.R. (mentioned)		H.A.M.M.E.R.		207

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