Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57 (Dec. 2001):
“Storm Clouds Gathering”
by Fabian Nicieza, Patrick Zircher, Al Vey

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57

Title: “Storm Clouds Gathering”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 2001

Publisher:
Written by: Fabian Nicieza
Art by: Patrick Zircher, Al Vey

92 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.
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Moonstone (Karla Sofen)	Buddhist	Dark Avengers; Femizons...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		235
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Citizen V (Helmut Zemo)		Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  The Thunderbolts; Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth)		142
Atlas (Erik Josten)		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Initiative...  Lethal Legion; Mandarin's Minions; The Defenders; The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		197
MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins)		black; Initiative...  Sinister Six; Sinister Syndicate; The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		152
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold)	Jewish	Femizons; Grapplers...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		229
Fixer (Norbert Ebersol)		HYDRA; Initiative...  New Enforcers; Redeemers; The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		136
Plantman (Samuel Smithers)		Chain Gang; Crime Wave...  The Thunderbolts		86
Atlas (Dallas Riordan)		Commission on Superhuman Activities; The Thunderbolts...  V-Battalion		66
The Mighty Destroyer (Roger Aubrey)		Penance Council; The All-Winners Squad...  The Crusaders; V-Battalion		44
Graviton (Franklin Hall)		Hood's Army		57
Kang (Nathaniel Richards)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)		Hood's Army; HYDRA...  MODOK's 11; S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Resistants		72
Cottonmouth (Burchell Clemens)		Chain Gang; Serpent Society		44
Headlok (Arthur Goddard)		Chain Gang		14
M'Reel	alien	Ptah [posed as servant of Graviton]		7
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (cameo)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (cameo)	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
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (cameo)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Phoenix (Jean Grey) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (cameo)	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
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (cameo)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Black Panther (T'Challa) (cameo)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (cameo)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) (cameo)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (cameo)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision (cameo)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Warbird (Carol Danvers) (cameo)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant) (cameo)	mystically empowered	Cat People; Counter Force...  Lady Liberators; The Avengers		310
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (cameo)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	CIA; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; United States Marine Corps		423
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (cameo)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (cameo)	repentant	A-Next; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Thunder Guard		120
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (cameo)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers		672
Hercules (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson) (cameo)	Jewish	E.D.I.T. (leader); Initiative		304
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (cameo)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) (cameo)	Titanian Eternals religion	Kree; The Thunderbolts		158
Namorita (Nita Prentiss) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  The Defenders; The New Warriors		305
Firestar (Angelica Jones) (cameo)	Catholic	Hellions; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; The New Warriors; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Allies		338
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) (cameo)	Presbyterian	League of Losers; The New Warriors...  The Thunderbolts		359
Justice (Vance Astrovik) (cameo)	Jewish (half)	Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)...  The New Warriors		291
Nova (Richard Rider) (cameo)		Nova Corps; Secret Defenders...  The Champions of Xandar; The Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Aegis (Trey Rollins) (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	black; The New Warriors		24
Shang-Chi (cameo)	Taoist monk	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; MI-6; Secret Avengers; The Avengers		313
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (cameo)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (cameo)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656
Andromeda (Andromeda Attumasen) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Dragon Circle; The Defenders		46
U.S. Agent (John Walker) (cameo)	Evangelical Protestant	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff) (cameo)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		531
Trish Tilby (cameo)		[dated the Beast (Hank McCoy)]		98
Stingray (Walter Newell) (cameo)		Initiative: Point Men (leader); Initiative...  The Avengers; The Defenders		124
Firebird (Bonita Juarez) (cameo)	Catholic	Hispanic; The Avengers...  The Rangers		84
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart) (cameo)		The Avengers; The Defenders		144
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (cameo)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago) (cameo)	Catholic / Incan/Kamekeri polytheism	Hispanic; Initiative...  The Avengers		44
Union Jack (Joey Chapman) (cameo)		Knights of Pendragon; The Invaders		75
Texas Twister (Drew Daniels) (cameo)		SHIELD Super-Agents; The Rangers...  Thunderbolts Army		38
Red Wolf (Will Talltrees) (cameo)	Native American spirituality (Cherokee)	Native American; The Rangers		34
Shooting Star (Victoria Star) (cameo)		The Rangers		22
Le Peregrine (Alaine Racine) (cameo)		[ 1st app: Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982) ]		19
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (cameo)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Exiles (Russian); Republican Guard...  Siberforce; The Champions; The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; X-Corporation		116
Steel Guardian (Josef Petkus) (cameo)	Communist Party member	The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers...  Winter Guard		17
Vostok (Anatoly) (cameo)	Communist android	The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers...  Winter Guard		17
Ghost Rider (Daniel Ketch) (cameo)	Catholic	Midnight Sons		169
Aragorn (cameo)	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; former radical Feminist	Lady Liberators; The Defenders		26
Orphan (Guy Smith) (cameo)		X-Force; X-Statix		55
Phat (Billy Bob Reilly) (cameo)		X-Force; X-Statix		37
The Silver Scorpion (Betty Barstow) (cameo)		The Invaders; V-Battalion		6
U-Go Girl (Edith Constance Sawyer) (cameo)		X-Force		25
Vivisector (Myles Alfred) (cameo)	atheist	X-Force; X-Statix		45
Anarchist (Tike Alicar) (cameo)	unknown	X-Force; X-Statix		53
Doop (cameo)		X-Force; X-Statix		46
Sergei Radek (cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D. [trained Jolt]		4
Citizen V (John Watkins III) (someone disguised or dressed as)		Redeemers; V-Battalion		15

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