Secret Wars II #1 (July 1985):
“Earthfall!”
by Jim Shooter, Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha

Secret Wars II #1

Title: “Earthfall!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1985

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Shooter
Art by: Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha

45 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 Beyonder (lead character)	cosmic entity; Inhuman religion	Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		100
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Tony Stark	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	Mutant Liberation Front; Native American...  The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; Young X-Men (teacher)		470
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)	Presbyterian	Excalibur; The New Mutants...  X-Factor; X-Force		576
Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta)	Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; black...  Fallen Angels; Mutant Liberation Front; The Avengers; The Hellfire Club; The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Ternals; Young X-Men (teacher)		574
Magik (Illyana Rasputin)	occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist	The Exiles; The New Mutants		450
Warlock	Technarchy religion (worships The Maker)	Excalibur; Fallen Angels...  Technarch; The New Mutants		241
Cypher (Doug Ramsey)	Latter-day Saint	Academy of Tomorrow; The New Mutants		113
Iron Man (Jim Rhodes)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Force Works...  Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff); Secret Defenders; Stark Industries; The Avengers; The Crew; U.S. Air Force; United States Marine Corps; WorldWatch Inc.		389
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Men		916
Dazzler (Alison Blaire)	singing	Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  X-Men		447
Moira MacTaggert		[Charles Xavier's colleague, girlfriend]		243
Molecule Man (Owen Reece)		[nuclear plant worker]		76
Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg)	Jewish	[1st app: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #3 (July 1984)]		36
Lila Cheney		X-Ternals [leader of her own rock band]		82
Legion (David Haller)	Jewish; part Muslim	X-Men		59
Phoenix (Rachel Grey)	Episcopalian (born); future self: founder of Askani religion	Excalibur; Starjammers...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		358
Marian		[girlfriend of Thundersword (Stewart Caldwell)]		1
Thundersword (Stewart Caldwell)	sought vengeance on agents of mediocrity	[TV writer; empowered to become his own fictional creation]		2
Boromir	N.A.	horse [Thundersword's enchanted winged horse]		2
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (cameo)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) (cameo)		Hood's Army; Lethal Legion...  The Masters of Evil; Wrecking Crew (leader)		190
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (cameo)		Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors) (cameo)	Catholic	Sinister Twelve; U.S. Army		318
Ultron (cameo)		Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil		459
Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel) (cameo)	temporarily became follower of Thor	The Masters of Evil		270
Enchantress (Amora) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)	Asgardian; Lady Liberators (founder)...  Mandarin's Minions; The Masters of Evil		264
Klaw (Ulysses Klaw) (cameo)		A.I.M.; Fearsome Foursome...  Fearsome Four; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil		151

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Secret Wars II #1 (July 1985) created 2 December 2009. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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