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The Avengers (vol. 1) #69 (Oct. 1969):
“Let the Game Begin”
by Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Sam Grainger

The Avengers (vol. 1) #69

Title: “Let the Game Begin”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1969

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: Sal Buscema, Sam Grainger


17 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.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Tony Stark hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake) hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Giant-Man Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) hero scientist
CBR Scale: U atheist
Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 1,543
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Hawkeye Goliath (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Black Panther Black Panther (T'Challa) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous
religion; Black Panther Cult
(leader)
black; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 786
Vision Vision hero
CBR Scale: MCBR Scale: I synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)
A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 1,393
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
  Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Marvel 361
Kang Kang (Nathaniel Richards) villain scientist
  Council of Kangs
[born in 31th century]
Marvel 274
The Grandmaster The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) villain
CBR Scale: D quasi-cosmic entity w/ personal obsession
Elders of the Universe Marvel 71
Doctor Spectrum Doctor Spectrum (Dr. Kinji Obatu) villain
  Squadron Sinister Marvel 6
Ravonna Ravonna villain
  Council of Kangs; The Anachronauts
[co-ruler of Chronopolis; consort of Kang]
Marvel 10
Hyperion Hyperion (Zhib-Ran) villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Squadron Sinister; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 48
Krimonn the Power Prism Krimonn the Power Prism villain
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
Skrull
[Skrull transformed into power gem used by Dr. Spectrum]
Marvel 12
Squadron Sinister Squadron Sinister
(1-panel cameo) 
villain group
  [1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #69 (Oct. 1969)] Marvel 18
Hyperion Hyperion (Mark Milton)
(character based on) 
hero
  Squadron Supreme; Star Masters...  Marvel 175