The Avengers (2012)
by Zak Penn, Joss Whedon

The Avengers

Medium: film

Publication date: 4 May 2012

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Written by: Zak Penn, Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon

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 (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	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)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Loki	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  The Cabal; The Liberators		696
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Phil Coulson		S.H.I.E.L.D.		57
Maria Hill		S.H.I.E.L.D. [Deputy commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. (former commander)]		196
Jasper Sitwell	Latter-day Saint	[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #144 (May 1966)]		114
Pepper Potts		The Order		324
NYPD		[police department]		1,396
Chitauri	Chitauri religion	Skrull [shape-shifting aliens; Ultimate U. offshoot of Skulls?]		10
Thanos (cameo)	occult; nihilist; worships Death	Eternals of Titan; Infinity Watch		306
Jane Foster (photo/picture/video)		Secret Avengers (staff) [nurse/girlfriend of Donald Blake (Thor)]		341
Death (mentioned)	cosmic entity	[embodies death/mortality]		587

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