Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995):
“Becoming More Like God”
by Warren Ellis, George Pérez, Larry Welch, Paul Neary, etc.

Ultraforce / Avengers #1

Title: “Becoming More Like God”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Fall 1995

Publisher:
Written by: Warren Ellis
Art by: George Pérez, Larry Welch, Paul Neary, Art Thibert, Ken Branch, Dennis Jensen, Karl Kesel, Robin Riggs, John Statema

65 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.
Nemesis	cosmic entity	[the being who split into the Infinity Gems]		3
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
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Giant-Man (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Moon Knight (Marc Spector)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	CIA; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; United States Marine Corps		423
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Loki	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  The Cabal; The Liberators		696
Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		531
Starfox (Eros)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Sersi	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; The Avengers		229
Gladiator (Kallark)		Imperial Guard		166
The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)	quasi-cosmic entity w/ personal obsession	Elders of the Universe		71
Night Man (Johnny Domino)		[adventurer; musician]		110
Prime (Kevin Green)	Jewish	Gross Babies; UltraForce		116
Prototype (Jimmy Ruiz)		UltraForce		91
Topaz	female supremacist (Gwendorian)	UltraForce		41
Siren (Jennifer Pearson)		Initiative; The Exiles...  UltraForce		24
Ghoul (Johnathon Martin)	religious	The 100; The Exiles...  UltraForce [communicates with the dead]		35
'Breed (Raymond Stoner)	human-demon hybrid	[soldier]	Bravura	15
Proctor (Dane Whitman)	vengeance	Gatherers (leader) [seeker of vengeance]		8
Hardcase (Tom Hawke)		Squad; UltraForce		80
Contrary		Academy of the New Elite; UltraForce (founder)		28
The Avengers		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Mantra (Lukasz/Eden Blake)	sorceress	Aladdin; Twelve Knights of Archimage		27
UltraForce		[government agent]		53
Rex Mundi		[1st app: Hardcase #1 (June 1993)]		36
Chrysalis (Ellie Tremayne)	vengeance	[wraps humans in cocoons; steals their appearances]	DIC Entertainment	2
Conan the Barbarian (cameo)	Cimmerian paganism (esp. the god Crom)	[barbarian]	Clayton Publications , etc.	898
American Flagg! (Reuben Flagg) (cameo)	Jewish	Plexus Rangers		68
Megaton Man (Trent Phloog) (cameo)		The Megatropolis Quartet; VW Gang	Kitchen Sink Press	65
Ash (Ashley Quinn) (cameo)		FDNY		33
Groo the Wanderer (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma (raised)	[barbarian; swordsman...]	, etc.	165
A-X (cameo)	tabula rasa	[1st app: The Man Called A-X #1 (Nov. 1994)]	Bravura	15
I-Bots (cameo)	N.A.	[artificial beings; organic but bound by 3 Laws of Robotics]	Big Entertainment; Tekno Comix	16
The Omega Team (cameo)  Comics.org listing for this issue lists "Omega" as among many characters in this issue. We're guessing this refers to Omega Team, as they're Malibu characters, and this is a Malibu/Marvel crossover.		[trio of Ultra mercenaries empowered by Rex Mundi]		8
Crimson Plague (DiNA: Simmons) (cameo)		[1st app: Crimson Plague (vol. 1) #1 (June 1997)]		7
Shannon Lower (cameo)		Taggers		5
Black (Reed Blackett) (cameo)		[bodyguard; guardian]		13
White (Whitney Samsung) (cameo)	vengeance	[seeks vengeance against company that killed her father]		13
Cyberella (Sunny Winston) (cameo)	Cyberpunk	[1st app: Cyberella #1 (Sep. 1996)]	Helix	14
Star Saber (cameo)	Transformers religion	Transformer		5
Magnor (2-P-2) (cameo)	alien	[amnesiac space traveller]		8
The Nocturnals (cameo)		[horror-based super-hero group]	Bravura	21
Knight Wolf (Morgan Stone) (cameo)		[former hockey player]	Five Star	4
The Freebooters (cameo)		[adventurer]	Windsor-Smith Studio	1
The Edge (Eric Carnell) (cameo)		[1st app: The Edge #1 (July 1994)]	Bravura	6
Li Chang (cameo)	Chinese traditional religion	Asian [defender of the Dragon Lines; avatar(?) of Monkey King]		6
Deuce (cameo)		[not sure who this is]		1
Young Gods (cameo)	Young Gods	[giant gods return to Earth after millennia away]	Windsor-Smith Studio	11
Sachs (J.J. Sachs) (cameo)	Catholic; vengeance	black [swore vengeance after best friend murdered]		12
Violens (Ernie Schultz) (cameo)		[photographer; photojournalist...]		11

This issue was pencilled by George Perez, with assistance from Larry Welch. Inkers were Paul Neary, Art Thibert, Ken Branch, Dennis Jensen, Karl Kesel, George Perez, Robin Riggs, Jon Statema and Al Vey.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995) created 23 March 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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