The Champions (vol. 1) #15 (Sep. 1977):
“Death Drone!”
by Bill Mantlo, John Byrne, Mike Esposito

The Champions (vol. 1) #15

Title: “Death Drone!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Bill Mantlo
Art by: John Byrne, Mike Esposito

9 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.
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Exiles (Russian); Republican Guard...  Siberforce; The Champions; The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; X-Corporation		116
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)	Baptist (nominal); eclectic	Midnight Sons		306
Swarm (Fritz von Meyer)	Nazi	[scientist]		48
Interpol		[police force]		12
Nazis (mentioned)  Swarm explains his past as a Nazi toxicologist in South America.	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222

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