Religion and Characters in
Thunderbolts: Life Sentences #1 (July 2001):
“Life Sentences”
by Fabian Nicieza, Charlie Adlard

34 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	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians; Mighty Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Tigra (Greer Grant)	mystically empowered	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Lady Liberators; Counter Force		310
Moonstone (Karla Sofen)	Buddhist	Masters of Evil; Femizons  Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers		235
Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; New Avengers [Hawkeye's wife]		293
Atlas (Erik Josten)		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Lethal Legion  Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Defenders		197
MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins)		Masters of Evil; Sinister Six  Sinister Syndicate; Thunderbolts; Initiative		152
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold)	Jewish	Femizons; Masters of Evil  Grapplers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Thunderbolts		229
Ogre (Brian Dunlap)		Factor Three; Thunderbolts		15
Plantman (Samuel Smithers)		Crime Wave; Thunderbolts [England]		86
Cardinal (Josh Clendenon)		Masters of Evil; Air Force  Thunderbolts		23
Blizzard (Donny Gill)		Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts  Initiative		99
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell)	Titanian Eternals religion	Thunderbolts		158
Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)		Wrecking Crew (leader); Masters of Evil  Lethal Legion; Hood's Army		190
Bulldozer (Henry Camp)		U.S. Army; Wrecking Crew  Masters of Evil; Hood's Army		125
Thunderball (Eliot Franklin)		Wrecking Crew; Masters of Evil  Hood's Army		151
Hydro-Man (Morrie Bench)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve		84
Graviton (Franklin Hall)		Hood's Army [Canada]		57
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Illuminati [Attilan]		505
Kang (Nathaniel Richards)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)		HYDRA; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Resistants; MODOK's 11; Hood's Army		72
Boomerang (Fred Myers)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve  Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army; Initiative; Initiative: Heavy Hitters [Australia. played professional baseball]		130
Justin Hammer		[England. led own super-criminal army]		80
Beetle (Leila Davis)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Sinister Syndicate  Redeemers		17
Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti)		Stark Industries; Maggia  Death Squad		15
Chance (Nicholas Powell)	gambling, thrill-seeking	[gambler; mercenary...]		16

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