Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #4 (Early Oct. 1988):
“Silent Thunder!”
by Al Milgrom

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #4

Title: “Silent Thunder!”

Feature: Thor (Donald Blake)

Medium: comic

Cover date: Early Oct. 1988

Publisher:
Written by: Al Milgrom
Art by: Al Milgrom

27 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.
Thor (Donald Blake) (lead character)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Fear Eater	alien	Kkallakki [killer]		4
Kkallakki	demonic alien race	[feeds off fear; offspring of Kkallakku]		6
The Captain (Steve Rogers) (flashback cameo)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (flashback cameo)	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) (flashback cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (cameo)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (flashback cameo)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (flashback cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (flashback cameo)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Hercules (flashback cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Loki (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  The Cabal; The Liberators		696
Beta Ray Bill (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism / Korbinite religion	Korbinite; Omega Flight...  Star Masters; Thor Corps		128
Odin (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Balder (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard [Warrior god, Asgardian god of Light]		375
Volstagg the Enormous (Volstagg) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	The Warriors Three		358
Fandral the Dashing (Fandral) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	The Warriors Three		391
Hogun the Grim (Hogun) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	The Warriors Three		357
Sif (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's major immortal love interest]		421
Hela (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	The Cabal [Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffelheim]		169
Asgardians (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[alien race]		644
Heimdall (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	[The Royal Court of Asgard; Sentry of Asgard]		330
Surtur (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[Monarch of Muspelheim, destroyer]		14
Ulik (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian); rock troll	Rock Trolls		97
The Midgard Serpent (Jormungandr) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[1st app: Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #105 (Feb. 1952)]		32
The Avengers (flashback cameo)		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
The Warriors Three (flashback cameo)		[1st app: Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #119 (Aug. 1965)]		119

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Marvel Comics Presents #4 (Early Oct. 1988) created 21 August 2013. Last modified 20 March 2014.

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