Religion and Characters in
Thunderbolts #57 (Dec. 2001):
“Storm Clouds Gathering”
by Fabian Nicieza, 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)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
Moonstone (Karla Sofen)	Buddhist	Masters of Evil; Femizons  Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers		235
S.H.I.E.L.D.		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Citizen V (Helmut Zemo)		Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts  Redeemers; Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth) [Germany]		142
Atlas (Erik Josten)		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Lethal Legion  Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Defenders		197
MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins)		Masters of Evil; Sinister Six  Sinister Syndicate; Thunderbolts; Initiative		152
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold)	Jewish	Femizons; Masters of Evil  Grapplers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Thunderbolts		229
Fixer (Norbert Ebersol)		HYDRA; Masters of Evil  New Enforcers; Redeemers; Thunderbolts; Initiative		136
Plantman (Samuel Smithers)		Crime Wave; Thunderbolts [England]		86
Atlas (Dallas Riordan)		Commission on Superhuman Activities; V-Battalion  Thunderbolts		66
The Mighty Destroyer (Roger Aubrey)		Crusaders; All-Winners Squad  V-Battalion; Penance Council		44
Graviton (Franklin Hall)		Hood's Army [Canada]		57
Kang (Nathaniel Richards)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)		HYDRA; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Resistants; MODOK's 11; Hood's Army		72
Cottonmouth (Burchell Clemens)		Serpent Society		44
Headlok (Arthur Goddard)		[ 1st app: West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #10 (July 1986) ]		14
M'Reel	alien	[posed as servant of Graviton]		7
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (cameo)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (cameo)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	X-Men; X-Factor  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants); Summers Rebellion		2,604
Phoenix (Jean Grey) (cameo)	Episcopalian	X-Men; X-Factor  The Twelve (mutants)		1,905
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (cameo)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Defenders  Champions (of Los Angeles); X-Factor; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Academy of Tomorrow; Renegades; X-Force; X-Club		1,741
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (cameo)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  X-Factor; West Coast Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers [Transia]		944
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (cameo)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Black Panther (T'Challa) (cameo)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	Avengers; Fantastic Force		786
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (cameo)	religious	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians; Mighty Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) (cameo)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Champions (of Los Angeles); Avengers  Marvel Knights; Ultimates; Lady Liberators; Mighty Avengers [Russia]		1,789
Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (cameo)	Christian (medieval)	Avengers; Excalibur  Heroes for Hire		430
Vision (cameo)	Catholic (temporary); synthezoid	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Young Avengers; Avengers (MC2); Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,393
Warbird (Carol Danvers) (cameo)	Protestant	U.S. Air Force; NASA  Avengers; Starjammers; Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Mighty Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant) (cameo)	mystically empowered	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Lady Liberators; Counter Force		310
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (cameo)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	U.S. Marines; CIA  West Coast Avengers; Marvel Knights		423
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (cameo)	Catholic (former seminarian)	U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Secret Defenders; Code Red		1,170
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (cameo)	repentant	Heroes for Hire; Avengers  Avengers (MC2); Thunder Guard		120
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (cameo)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders  New Avengers		672
Hercules (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers [Greece]		1,029
Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson) (cameo)	Jewish	Initiative		304
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (cameo)	Catholic	Secret Defenders; Marvel Knights  League of Losers; New Warriors; Secret Avengers; Dark X-Men; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) (cameo)	Titanian Eternals religion	Thunderbolts		158
Namorita (Nita Prentiss) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Defenders; New Warriors  Secret Defenders		305
Firestar (Angelica Jones) (cameo)	Catholic	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Hellions  New Warriors; Avengers; X-Strike; Weapon X (Exiles)		338
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) (cameo)	Presbyterian	New Warriors; League of Losers  Thunderbolts		359
Justice (Vance Astrovik) (cameo)	Jewish (half)	New Warriors; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)  Counter Force		291
Nova (Richard Rider) (cameo)		Nova Corps; Champions of Xandar  Defenders; New Warriors; Secret Defenders [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Aegis (Trey Rollins) (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	New Warriors		24
Shang-Chi (cameo)	Taoist monk	Heroes for Hire; Marvel Knights  MI-6; Secret Avengers; Avengers		313
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Defenders; Lady Liberators [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (cameo)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (cameo)		Defenders; Avengers  Legion of Unliving; Lady Liberators		639
Andromeda (Andromeda Attumasen) (cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Defenders; Dragon Circle [Atlantis]		46
U.S. Agent (John Walker) (cameo)	Evangelical Protestant	West Coast Avengers; Force Works  The Jury; S.T.A.R.S.; Invaders; Omega Flight; Mighty Avengers		333
Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff) (cameo)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Avengers [Attilan]		531
Trish Tilby (cameo)		[dated the Beast (Hank McCoy)]		98
Stingray (Walter Newell) (cameo)		Avengers; Defenders  Initiative; Initiative: Point Men (leader)		124
Firebird (Bonita Juarez) (cameo)	Catholic	Rangers; West Coast Avengers		84
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart) (cameo)		Defenders; Avengers		144
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (cameo)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	Avengers		101
Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago) (cameo)	Catholic / Incan/Kamekeri polytheism	Avengers; Initiative		44
Union Jack (Joey Chapman) (cameo)		Invaders; Knights of Pendragon [England]		75
Texas Twister (Drew Daniels) (cameo)		Rangers; SHIELD Super-Agents  Thunderbolts Army		38
Red Wolf (Will Talltrees) (cameo)	Native American spirituality (Cherokee)	Rangers		34
Shooting Star (Victoria Star) (cameo)		Rangers		22
Le Peregrine (Alaine Racine) (cameo)		[France]		19
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (cameo)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Soviet Super-Soldiers; Exiles (Russian)  Champions (of Los Angeles); People's Protectorate; Siberforce; Winter Guard; X-Corporation; Republican Guard [USSR; Belarus]		116
Steel Guardian (Josef Petkus) (cameo)	Communist Party member	People's Protectorate; Soviet Super-Soldiers  Winter Guard [Russia]		17
Vostok (Anatoly) (cameo)	Communist android	Soviet Super-Soldiers; People's Protectorate  Winter Guard [Russia]		17
Ghost Rider (Daniel Ketch) (cameo)	Catholic	Midnight Sons		169
Aragorn (cameo)	N.A.	[winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; former radical Feminist	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)		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. [Poland. trained Jolt]		4
Citizen V (John Watkins III) (someone disguised as)		V-Battalion; Redeemers		15

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