Darkhawk #4 (June 1991):
“Savage Steel”
by Danny Fingeroth, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagran

Darkhawk #4

Title: “Savage Steel”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1991

Publisher:
Written by: Danny Fingeroth
Art by: Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagran

37 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.
Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (lead character)		League of Losers; Loners...  Midtown High School; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The New Warriors		180
Savage Steel		The Cabal		10
Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale)	Christian (denomination unknown); merged with demon	Carnage Family; Doom's Brigade...  Sinister Six [self-proclaimed servant of the Lord]		66
NYPD		[police department]		1,396
Mafia		[crime syndicate]		118
Bob		[friend of Chris Powell (Darkhawk)]		4
Charlie		[taken hostage, rescued by Darkhawk]		1
Cheryl Colon		[girlfriend of Chris Powell (Darkhawk)]		14
Frank		[guard]		1
Headset (Steve Rubino)		[close friend of Chris Powell (Darkhawk)]		17
Officer Jacobs		NYPD; The Cabal		1
Janet		[Midtown High; friend of Chris Powell (Darkhawk)]		4
Louie McPhee		Mafia		5
Grace Powell		[Darkhawk's mother; assistant district attorney]		44
Jason Powell		[Darkhawk's brother]		43
Jonathan Powell		[Darkhawk's brother]		41
Mr. Stone		NYPD; The Cabal		1
Sykes		[criminal]		1
Officer Jimmy Zafar		NYPD; The Cabal		11
Officer Florio		NYPD; The Cabal		1
Savage Steel (Paul Trent)		NYPD; The Cabal		4
unnamed boat captain		[ship's captain]		1
unnamed man		[was a passenger on a boat Darkhawk climbed onto]		1
unnamed woman		[1st app: Darkhawk #4 (June 1991)]		1
unnamed child		[1st app: Darkhawk #4 (June 1991)]		1
unnamed cook		[cook]		1
unnamed prisoner		[prisoner]		1
unnamed prison guards (details)  In addition to Charlie and Frank, 3 unnamed prison guards are featured.		[guard]		1
The Cabal (details)  Savage Steel featured prominently, battling Darkhawk, killing Bazin's gang. 4 cops who are Cabal members are seen. It is not revealed until later that the Cabal exists, and is behind Savage Steel.		[police; vigilante]		3
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Jigsaw (Billy Russo) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.	demonolatry	Hood's Army; Maggia		71
Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.	Machiavellian; mostly secular; Latter-day Saint (ethnic only)	Chessmen (leader)		54
Turk (Turk Barrett) (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.		black; The Thunderbolts		108
Harry Lennox (cameo)  Most reference sources to not identify this character as one who appeared in this issue.		The Cabal [was partner of Mike Powell (Darkhawk's father)]		8
Philippe Bazin (mentioned)	manifestly non-religious	Mafia [sought to obtain Darkhawk's amulet; led Bazin Crime Family]		17

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