Religion and Characters in
Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3 (1987)
by Danny Fingeroth, Roger Stern, Alex Saviuk, Frank Giacoia, Don Perlin, Steve Geiger, Michael Netzer, Jim Mooney, Greg LaRocque, Peter Poplaski, etc.

73 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) (lead character)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Aunt May	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
J. Jonah Jameson	hates Spider-Man	Daily Bugle [Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Flash Thompson	Alcoholics Anonymous	U.S. Army; Daily Bugle		718
Robbie Robertson		Daily Bugle		739
Man-Killer (Katrina Luisa van Horne)	Radical Feminist	Masters of Evil; HYDRA  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts		41
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova)	Symkarian Orthodox	Wild Pack (leader); Intruders  Outlaws		169
Harry Osborn	resurrected	[Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son]		607
Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)		West Coast Avengers; Force Works  Freedom Force; Secret Defenders; Omega Flight		218
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA [Foe of: Daredevil (arch-enemy)]		619
Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)		[businessperson; business owner...]		105
Betty Brant	Students of Love (temporary)	Daily Bugle [former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Liz Allan		[longtime friend of Peter Parker]		429
Gwen Stacy		[Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend]		560
Captain George Stacy		NYPD [NYPD captain; Gwen Stacy's father]		49
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker)	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Man-Wolf (John Jameson)		Avengers (staff); U.S. Air Force  NASA [test pilot; J. Jonah Jameson's son]		231
Glory Grant	hates Spider-Man	Daily Bugle [came to hate Spider-Man after her lover died fighting him]		145
Jigsaw (Billy Russo)	demonolatry	Maggia; Hood's Army		71
Kate Cushing		Daily Bugle [city editor]		78
Rocket Racer (Robert Farrell)		Outlaws		39
Jeremiah	Innocents of God (leader)			3
Amanda Robertson	Jewish			18
Basilisk (Basil Elks)		Hood's Army		33
Grizzly (Maxwell Markham)		Spider-Man Revenge Squad; Hood's Army		32
Sister Sun (Sha Shan)	Legion of Light cult (co-leader); raised Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden Temple)	[Vietnam. helped defeat Brother Power; married Flash Thompson]		8
Moondark	sorcerer; worshipped Dark Beings			5
The Dark Rider	wizard; demonolatry; demon			5
Arthur Chekov	Christian (denomination unknown)	[once lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		21
Cyclone (André Gerard)		Maggia; Hood's Army [France]		2
The Rose (Richard Fisk)		HYDRA [led own organization; Kingpin's son]		73
The Fly (Richard Deacon)		Hood's Army		7
Nathan Lubensky		[engaged to Aunt May before he died]		67
Marla Madison		[J. Jonah Jameson's 2nd wife; designed Spider-Slayer]		102
Joy Mercado		Daily Bugle		53
Mindworm (William Turner)	cult leader			2
Mirage (Desmond Charne)		Hood's Army [holography technician; leader of own gang]		3
Monstroid (7NH54)	N.A.	[scout]		4
Moondog (Wally Bevins)	Hedonistic Vodoun cult (head priest)	[possessed by evil Loa spirit]		2
Green Goblin (Normie Osborn)		[child; son of Harry Osborn and Liz Allan]		28
Harriet Palermo	Christian (denomination unknown)	[lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		18
Victor Palermo	Christian (denomination unknown)	[lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		18
Amy Powell		[photographer Lance Bannon's former fiance]		5
Martha Robertson		[Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson's wife]		43
Randy Robertson		[Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson's son]		52
Stegron, the Dinosaur Man (Vincent Stegron)		[scientist]		37
White Dragon		Hood's Army [leader of own gang]		2
Will O' The Wisp (Jackson Arvad)		The Outlaws		5
Wraith (Brian DeWolff)		Hood's Army		5
Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)		[businessperson]		11
Drom, the Backwards Man (Drom)		[lived his life backwards, regressing to infancy]		3
Sophie Lund		[former tenant in Aunt May's boarding house]		9
Martha Lund		[former tenant in Aunt May's barding house]		11
Men-Fish	Men-Fish	[creations of Dr. Dorcas; Piranha made more]		7
Midas, the Golden Man (Malcolm Merriwell)		[led gang of thugs]		2
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (only on cover)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (only on cover)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (only on cover)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (only on cover)	Catholic	Secret Defenders; Marvel Knights  League of Losers; New Warriors; Secret Avengers; Dark X-Men; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Sandman (Flint Marko) (only on cover)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Frightful Four; Avengers; Wild Pack; Next Wave; Intruders (leader)		388
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (only on cover)		Sinister Six; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Electro (Max Dillon) (only on cover)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors) (only on cover)	Catholic	U.S. Army; Sinister Twelve		318
Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (only on cover)		Sinister Six		116
Madame Web (Cassandra Webb) (only on cover)		Spider-Woman team		62
The Burglar (Carradine) (only on cover)	manifestly non-religious	[murdered Spider-Man's Uncle Ben]		9

Web of Spider-Man Annual #3 does not feature a traditional comic book story. Rather, it features dozens of character profiles about Spider-Man's friends and enemies. Most of these are one page in length.

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