The Avengers (vol. 1) #178 (Late Oct. 1992):
“The Martyr Perplex!”
by Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Rudy Nebres

The Avengers (vol. 1) #178

Title: “The Martyr Perplex!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Late Oct. 1992

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Gerber
Art by: Carmine Infantino, Rudy Nebres

15 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.
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (lead character)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Messianic figure	Judeo-Christian	[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #178 (Late Oct. 1992)]		1
The Manipulator	N.A.	[made by Machinesmith; believed itself human]		7
Winnie		[manipulated Beast for Manipulator]		1
Agent Marsden		FBI		1
Agent Stern		FBI		1
Perry		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #178 (Late Oct. 1992)]		1
Gottlieb		[crimelord]		1
Jackson		[crimelord]		1
The Beatles (quoted and cited)  Beast, while singing under the Manipulator's control, replaces 'Father McKenzie' with 'Professor Xavier' in Beatles' classic "Eleanor Rigby".	Transcendental Meditation	[musical group]	Associated Television	114
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (mentioned)  Beast, while singing under the Manipulator's control, replaces 'Father McKenzie' with 'Professor Xavier' in Beatles' classic "Eleanor Rigby".	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999

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