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Religion and Characters in
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1975):
“Silent Night... Deadly Night!”
by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #8

Title: “Silent Night... Deadly Night!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Mar 1975

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Steve Gerber

Art by: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito


20 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 Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  Marvel 5,017
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: U Baptist (nominal); eclectic
Champions (of Los Angeles); Midnight Sons Marvel 306
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I humanist; believes in God
Avengers; Illuminati  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Avengers; Lady Liberators Marvel 4,069
Namorita Namorita (Nita Prentiss) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Defenders; New Warriors  Marvel 305
Alicia Masters Alicia Masters supporting character
  [blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend] Marvel 416
Medusa Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon) hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans 
[Attilan]
Marvel 416
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Power Pack; Generation X  Marvel 650
Wyatt Wingfoot Wyatt Wingfoot supporting character
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Comanche/Keewazi)
The Fantastic Four
[former boyfriend of She-Hulk]
Marvel 112
Aquarian Aquarian (Wundarr) supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Water Children (leader,
prophet)
[Wundarr's origin is a parody of Superman's origin.] Marvel 30
Miracle Man Miracle Man (Joshua Ayers) villain
CBR Scale: M Christian (denomination
unknown)
Hood's Army
[lived in monastery for a time]
Marvel 22
Becky Rainbow supporting character
CBR Scale: S Native American (Keewazi)
[Among tribal friends and family of Wyatt Wingfoot.] Marvel 2
Annie Christopher Annie Christopher supporting character
  [Namorita's former roommate; Wundarr's guardian] Marvel 6
The Silent Ones supporting character
CBR Scale: D Native American mystics
[taught their mystical ways to Miracle Man] Marvel 3
Keewazi Indians Keewazi Indians supporting character
CBR Scale: M Native American (Keewazi)
religion
[Wyatt Wingfoot's tribe; very religious, spiritual] Marvel 9
The Three Wise Men The Three Wise Men (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior)
(someone disguised as)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: U cosmic entity and two
Zoroastrian magi
Three Wise Men Marvel 47
Mary Mary
(someone disguised as)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish; Christian
[Israel. mother of Jesus] Procter & Gamble Productions Marvel 155
Joseph of Nazareth Joseph of Nazareth
(someone disguised as)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish; Christian
[Israel. foster father of Jesus] Marvel 79
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)
(mentioned)
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Christianity
[] Marvel DC, etc. 565