Religion and Characters in
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006):
“Last Hand”
by Dan Slott, Kieron Dwyer

53 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 Thing (Ben Grimm) (lead character)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
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
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	X-Men; X-Factor  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants); Summers Rebellion		2,604
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	X-Men; Acolytes  Excalibur; Weapon X (Exiles) [Russia; USSR]		4,122
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians; Mighty Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist (lapsed)	Avengers; SHIELD Super-Agents		531
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	U.S. Air Force; NASA  Avengers; Starjammers; Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Mighty Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant)	mystically empowered	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Lady Liberators; Counter Force		310
Luke Cage	Christian (denomination unknown)	Heroes for Hire; Defenders  Marvel Knights; New Avengers [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders  New Avengers		672
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers [Greece]		1,029
Constrictor (Frank Payne)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Masters of Evil  Frightful Four; Six Pack; Sinister Syndicate; Shadow Initiative		124
Alicia Masters		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
Prowler (Hobie Brown)		Wild Pack; Outlaws		82
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Lockjaw	N.A.	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Pet Avengers [Attilan. teleporting dog; escort to Inhumans Royal Family]		257
Stingray (Walter Newell)		Avengers; Defenders  Initiative; Initiative: Point Men (leader)		124
Mesmero (Vincent)		Weapon X; Demi-Men [stage hypnotist]		54
Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green)		Great Lakes Avengers		33
Goliath (Bill Foster)		Champions (of Los Angeles); Project: PEGASUS  Secret Avengers		118
Mister Immortal (Craig Hollis)		Great Lakes Avengers		36
Flatman (Val Ventura)	LGBT	Great Lakes Avengers		38
Doorman (DeMarr Davis)		Great Lakes Avengers		34
Big Bertha (Ashley Crawford)		Great Lakes Avengers		35
Spider-Woman (Veranke)	Skrull religion	New Avengers; Mighty Avengers [Foe of: Earth]		8
Arlo North		[dated Alicia Masters]		7
Rabbi Lowenthal	Jewish rabbi	[performed Bar Mitzvah for the Thing]		1
Hiram Sheckerberg	Jewish	[pawn shop]		5
Justice (Vance Astrovik) (cameo)	Jewish (half)	New Warriors; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)  Counter Force		291
Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon) (cameo)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Frightful Four; Lady Liberators [Attilan]		416
Valeria Richards (cameo)	Episcopalian	The Fantastic Four		113
Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey) (cameo)	Episcopalian (born); future self: founder of Askani religion	X-Men; Excalibur  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Starjammers		358
Dum Dum Dugan (cameo)	Catholic	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Godzilla Squad; Deadly Dozen		555
Aquarian (Wundarr) (cameo)	Water Children (leader, prophet)	[Wundarr's origin is a parody of Superman's origin.]		30
Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) (cameo)		U.S. Army; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Daydreamers; Legion of Monsters [Guardian of the Nexus of Realities]		176
Willie Lumpkin (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[mail carrier]		98
Bi-Beast (cameo)	N.A.	[would-be destroyer]		2
Aunt Petunia (Petunia Grimm) (cameo)	resurrected	Maggia; Lethal Legion (leader)  HYDRA [The Thing's aunt]		1
The Impossible Man (cameo)	hedonist; alien			14
Jake Grimm (cameo)		[raised Ben Grimm (Thing)]		7
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (someone disguised as)	Wundagorian Transhumanism (raised); HYDRA (former)	HYDRA; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Avengers; Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders; New Avengers; Lady Liberators [England]		353

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