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Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6 (Mar. 1987):
“Grim Tidings”
by Gerry Conway, Cary Bates, Vince Giarrano, Tony DeZuniga

Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6

Title: “Grim Tidings”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1987

Publisher: Marvel New Universe
Written by: Gerry Conway, Cary Bates
Art by: Vince Giarrano, Tony DeZuniga


21 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.
Spitfire Spitfire (Jenny Swensen)
(lead character)
hero scientist
  D.P.7; Troubleshooters Marvel New Universe 29
The Boston Police Department The Boston Police Department supporting character group real/historical person
  [police department] Marvel 25
Troubleshooters Troubleshooters supporting character group
  [1st app: Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #1 (Oct. 1986)] Marvel New Universe 12
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology supporting character group real/historical person
  [college/university] CBS 25
Tim Ferris Tim Ferris supporting character
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Troubleshooters Marvel New Universe 9
Eduardo Giotti Eduardo Giotti supporting character
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Troubleshooters
[had crush on Spitfire (Jenny Swensen)]
Marvel New Universe 10
Terry Roberts Terry Roberts supporting character
  black; Massachusetts Institute of Technology... 
[computer hardware expert]
Marvel New Universe 10
Eric Chin Eric Chin supporting character
  Asian; Massachusetts Institute of Technology...  Marvel New Universe 9
Andy Meadows Andy Meadows supporting character
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Troubleshooters Marvel New Universe 8
Detective Oliver Sloan supporting character
  [informed Jenny Swensen of her father's death] Marvel New Universe 5
Detective Sidney Jenkins supporting character
  [informed Jenny Swensen of her father's death] Marvel New Universe 5
Steel Hawk (Arun Bahkti) villain
  Arab; The Club Marvel New Universe 7
Senator Dan Hurt supporting character
  [U.S. Senator] Marvel New Universe 2
Bernie Strazcynski supporting character
  [Jenny Swenson's friend and attorney; bungled her case] Marvel New Universe 2
The Club villain group
  [mysterious international terror cartel] Marvel New Universe 4
Baker villain
  The Club
[checked on Steel Hawk; assigned him to kill Prime Minister]
Marvel New Universe 3
Agent Talbot supporting character
  [assigned to protect M. Thatcher; Steel Hawk slips past him] Marvel New Universe 1
unnamed district attorney supporting character
  [dropped murder charges against Jenny Swensen] Marvel New Universe 1
unnamed meter maid
(cameo)
supporting character
  [Steel Hawk broker her hand when she gave him a ticket] Marvel New Universe 1
Fritz Krotze Fritz Krotze
(mentioned) 
villain
  The Club
[had his employee (M.A.X. inventor Karl Swensen) killed]
Marvel New Universe 6
Margaret Thatcher
(mentioned) 
supporting character scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Methodist (raised); Anglican (convert)
[attorney; chemist...] BBC 313