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The New Avengers (vol. 1) #57 (Nov. 2009)
by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, Wade von Grawbadger

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #57

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2009

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Stuart Immonen, Wade von Grawbadger


51 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.
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Hawkeye Ronin (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  Marvel 784
Luke Cage Luke Cage hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Winter Soldier Captain America (Bucky Barnes) hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn) villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Ares Ares villain hero deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity
Dark Avengers; Olympian... 
[god of war; Gods of Olympus]
Marvel DC 440
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353
Mockingbird Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers... 
[was Hawkeye's wife]
Marvel 293
Night Nurse Night Nurse (Linda Carter) supporting character
  [nurse] Marvel 29
Bullseye Hawkeye (Benjamin Poindexter)
(8-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Wrecker Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)
(8-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Lethal Legion...  Marvel 190
The Hood The Hood (Parker Robbins)
(8-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M demonolatry
Hood's Army; The Cabal Marvel 159
Thunderball Thunderball (Eliot Franklin)
(7-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  black; Hood's Army...  Marvel 151
The Scorpion Spider-Man (Mac Gargan)
(5-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Dark Avengers; Initiative...  Marvel 315
Piledriver Piledriver (Brian Calusky)
(5-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 137
Loki
(5-panel cameo)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  Marvel DC 696
Dr. Jonas Harrow Dr. Jonas Harrow
(5-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  Hood's Army Marvel 20
Moonstone Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen)
(4-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons...  Marvel 235
Bulldozer Bulldozer (Henry Camp)
(4-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 125
Chemistro Chemistro (Calvin Carr)
(4-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army Marvel 13
Daken Wolverine (Daken Akihiro)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto (raised); later "non-religious"
Asian; Dark Avengers... 
[son of Wolverine]
Marvel 72
H.A.M.M.E.R. H.A.M.M.E.R.
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character group
  [government agency] Marvel 207
Madame Masque Madame Masque (Whitney Frost)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Maggia (leader) Marvel 146
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton)
(3-panel cameo)
villain hero
  Crime Wave; Hood's Army...  Marvel 43
Blood Brothers Blood Brothers
(3-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Hood's Army; Roclite Marvel 5
Razor Fist Razor Fist (Douglas Scott)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  [assassin; bodyguard...] Marvel 59
Tiger Shark Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Deep Six; Hood's Army...  Marvel 112
Armadillo Armadillo (Antonio Rodriguez)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; Hood's Army...  Marvel 52
Mentallo Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; HYDRA...  Marvel 72
Mister Hyde Mister Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
(2-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil Marvel 143
Mandrill Mandrill (Jerome Beechman)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Black Spectre (leader); Crossfire's Mind Control Gang...  Marvel 61
Bushwacker Bushwacker (Carl Burbank)
(2-panel cameo)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
CIA; Hood's Army Marvel 46
Crossfire Crossfire (William Cross)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  CIA; Crossfire's Mind Control Gang (leader)...  Marvel 53
Brothers Grimm Brothers Grimm (Percy and Barton Grimes)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Night Shift
[Powers were briefly amplified by Satannish.]
Marvel 34
Deathwatch Deathwatch ("Stephen Lords")
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M demon
Deathspawn (leader); Hood's Army
[member of The Translords]
Marvel 32
Blackout Blackout
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M Lilin; human-demon hybrid
Firm; Hood's Army...  Marvel 9
Shockwave Shockwave (Lancaster Sneed)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Golden Dagger Sect
Hood's Army; Initiative... 
[Was one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Deltites.]
Marvel 35
Living Laser Living Laser (Arthur Parks)
(1-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  Batroc's Brigade; Hood's Army...  Marvel 96
Griffin Griffin (Johnny Horton)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Secret Empire Marvel 126
Cutthroat Cutthroat (Danny Leighton)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Skeleton Crew
[Diamondback's brother; was in "Savage Crims" gang]
Marvel 44
Doctor Demonicus Doctor Demonicus (Douglas Birely)
(1-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  Hood's Army; Pacific Overlords (leader)
[former ruler of Demonica (sunken)]
Marvel 28
Slug Slug (Ulyssus X. Lugman)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army
[led own criminal organization]
Marvel 46
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(mentioned & on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
God God
(mentioned)
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(mentioned)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
(mentioned)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Sentry Sentry (Bob Reynolds)
(mentioned)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S angel
Dark Avengers; The Avengers Marvel 260
Jewel Jessica Jones
(mentioned)
hero
  New Avengers (ally) Marvel 139
Danielle Cage Danielle Cage
(mentioned)
supporting character
  black
[baby daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones]
Marvel 20