Contest of Champions II #1 (Sep. 1999):
“The Gathering”
by Chris Claremont, Oscar Jimenez, Eduardo Alpuente

Contest of Champions II #1

Title: “The Gathering”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1999

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Oscar Jimenez, Eduardo Alpuente

46 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 (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
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
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
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
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
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
Meltdown (Tabitha Smith)		Cable's Underground; Fallen Angels...  Nextwave; The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; X-Terminators		314
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)	Anglican	Asian; Excalibur...  S.T.R.I.K.E.; The Exiles; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		772
Siryn (Theresa Cassidy)	Catholic	Fallen Angels; X-Corporation...  X-Factor Investigations; X-Force; X-Men		162
Domino (Neena Thurman)	Armajesuits (born into); Catholic (raised)	Cable's Underground; Six Pack...  X-Corporation; X-Force [Domino's mother leads the Armajesuits sect]		314
Warpath (James Proudstar)	Native American spirituality (Apache)	Apache; Hellions...  Native American; The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Corps; X-Force; X-Men		340
The Brood	alien	[alien race]		90
Brood Queen	alien	Brood		10
The Badoon	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Hardcase (Harry Malone)		Harriers; S.H.I.E.L.D....  U.S. Army [military officer; mercenary]		5
Brother Royal	Brotherhood of the Badoon (leader)	Badoon [ruler over Badoon race]		9
The Imperiatrix	alien	Brood		15
The Host	N.A.	[part of the "Coterie" in Contest of Champions II]		1
The Hostess	N.A.	[part of the "Coterie" in Contest of Champions II]		1
Announcer		[part of the "Coterie" in Contest of Champions II]		5
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
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
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (cameo)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	CIA; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; United States Marine Corps		423
Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed); One World Church (lapsed)	Code Red; Heroes for Hire...  Secret Defenders; Six Pack; The Frightful Four; Weapon X		1,256
Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson) (cameo)		black; Elite Mutant Force...  New Hellions; The Mutant Underground; X-Force		56
Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore) (cameo)		Initiative: Heavy Hitters; Slingers		51
Ricochet (Johnny Gallo) (cameo)		Loners; Slingers		22
Amelia Voght (cameo)	mutant supremacist worshipper of Magneto	The Acolytes		50
Wolverine (Skrull) (cameo)	Skrull religion	Skrull; X-Men [masqueraded as Wolverine]		42
Mary Jane Watson (vision)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (vision)	occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist	The Exiles; The New Mutants		450
Alicia Masters (vision)		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (vision)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Yukio (vision)	Shinto / Bushido	Asian; The Mutant Underground...  X-Men (ally)		77
Zuri (vision)	African primal-indigenous religion: Wakandan Black Panther Cult	[mentor to T'Challa]		4
harem girls (vision)		[part of the "Coterie" in Contest of Champions II]		1
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (someone disguised or dressed as)	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
Aegis (Trey Rollins) (behind the scenes)	Greco-Roman classical religion	black; The New Warriors		24

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