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Religion and Characters in
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1 (May 1994):
“Shadow-Games”
by Kurt Busiek, Pat Broderick, Bruce D. Patterson

Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1

Title: “Shadow-Games”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: May 1994

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Kurt Busiek

Art by: Pat Broderick, Bruce D. Patterson


28 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.
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(lead character)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Marvel 9,358
J. Jonah Jameson J. Jonah Jameson supporting character
CBR Scale: M hates Spider-Man
Daily Bugle
[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]
Marvel 1,719
Wolfsbane Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) hero
CBR Scale: M Presbyterian
New Mutants; X-Factor 
[Scotland]
Marvel 576
Venom Flash Thompson supporting character
CBR Scale: I Alcoholics Anonymous
U.S. Army; Daily Bugle Marvel 718
Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson supporting character
  Daily Bugle Marvel 739
Havok Havok (Alex Summers) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
X-Men; X-Factor 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 592
Multiple Man Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian; Buddhist
Fallen Angels; X-Factor  Marvel 257
Strong Guy Strong Guy (Guido Carosella) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
X-Factor; X-Ternals  Marvel 233
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
X-Men; X-Factor 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Forge Forge (Jonathon Silvercloud) hero
CBR Scale: M Native American shamanism
(Cheyenne)
X-Factor; X-Men  Marvel 394
Airborne (Jeannette Voleroux) villain
  Shadowforce Marvel 3
Ambush Ambush (Ava Peloso) villain
  Shadowforce Marvel 3
Firefight villain
  Shadowforce Marvel 3
Hardtime villain
  Shadowforce (leader) Marvel 3
Mirrorshade villain
  Shadowforce Marvel 3
Oversize (Efrain Normas) villain
  Shadowforce Marvel 3
General Macauley Sharpe villain
  Shadowforce (leader) Marvel 3
Showcase villain
  Shadowforce (ally)
[agent for Shadowbase, which controls Shadowforce]
Marvel 3
Joy Mercado Joy Mercado supporting character
  Daily Bugle Marvel 53
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Weapon Plus; Invaders  Timely Marvel 5,992
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Avengers; Defenders  Marvel 4,551
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I humanist; believes in God
Avengers; Illuminati  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Avengers; Lady Liberators Marvel 4,069
Speedball Speedball (Robbie Baldwin)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Presbyterian
New Warriors; League of Losers  Marvel 359
Darkhawk Darkhawk (Chris Powell)
(cameo)
hero
  New Warriors; West Coast Avengers  Marvel 180
Sleepwalker Sleepwalker
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Sleepwalker religion
Secret Defenders; League of Losers  Marvel 98