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The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #257 (Mar. 1981):
“Crypt of Chaos!”
by Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema

The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #257

Title: “Crypt of Chaos!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1981

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Bill Mantlo
Art by: Sal Buscema


21 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 Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(lead character)		 hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
 Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Arabian Knight Arabian Knight (Abdul Qamar) hero
CBR Scale: M Sunni Muslim (Bedouin)
 Arab; Desert Sword...  Marvel 30
Seth Seth villain deity
CBR Scale: D Egyptian deity
 [god of evil and death; one of the Gods of Heliopolis] Marvel DC 45
Dr. Hassan Kareem villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Muslim; Egyptian classical religion
 [sacrifice self to revive Gog & Magog to attack Israel] Marvel 1
Nephut-Sha villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion
(high priest)
 [prayed to Seth for power; Seth turned him into Gog & Magog] Marvel 1
Gog villain
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion demon
 [created by god Seth from Nephut-Sha, later from Dr. Kareem] Marvel 2
Magog villain
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion demon
 [created by god Seth from Nephut-Sha, later from Dr. Kareem] Marvel 2
Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis
(cameo)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: U Anglican
 The Avengers (staff) Marvel 669
A-Bomb Rick Jones
(cameo)		 supporting character
   Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  Marvel 572
Red Hulk Thunderbolt Ross
(cameo)		 supporting character villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic; atheist
 Code Red; Control...  Marvel 350
Colonel Glenn Talbot Colonel Glenn Talbot
(cameo)		 supporting character
   Hulkbusters (U.S. Military); U.S. Air Force Marvel 152
Doc Samson Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson)
(cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
 E.D.I.T. (leader); Initiative Marvel 304
Ramesses II Ramesses II
(cameo)		 real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion
 [important Pharaoh of Egypt] Marvel 31
Dr. Edwin Maxwell
(cameo)		 supporting character scientist
   [has red hair] Marvel 7
Merneptah Merneptah
(cameo)		 supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion
 [pharaoh after Ramesses II; imprisoned demons Gog and Magog] Marvel 1
Captain Thomas Bowman
(cameo)		 supporting character
   U.S. Army
[former head of security at Gamma Base]		 Marvel 5
Ruth Messinger
(cameo)		 supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: U Jewish
 [voted to discontinue funding of Gamma Base] Marvel 4
Diane Perrywinkle
(cameo)		 supporting character
   U.S. Army Marvel 7
God Allah
(mentioned)		 deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
 [1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
Moses Moses
(mentioned)		 clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish prophet
 Super Best Friends DC Marvel, etc. 56
Arabian Knight
(mentioned) 		 hero
CBR Scale: M Muslim
 [Precursor/ancestor of modern Arabian Knight (Abdul Qamar)] Marvel 1

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for The Incredible Hulk #257 (Mar. 1981) created 2 November 2009. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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