The Avengers (vol. 1) #181 (Mar. 1979):
“On the Matter of Heroes!”
by David Michelinie, John Byrne, Gene Day

The Avengers (vol. 1) #181

Title: “On the Matter of Heroes!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1979

Publisher:
Written by: David Michelinie
Art by: John Byrne, Gene Day

30 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.
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Scott Lang	repentant	A-Next; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Thunder Guard		120
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)	Kree religion	Kree [former captain of Kree star fleet]		142
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Jocasta	N.A.	Initiative: Mavericks; The Avengers		142
Henry Peter Gyrich		Commission on Superhuman Activities; Operation: Zero Tolerance...  Project: Wideawake		230
Charlie-27		Guardians of the Galaxy; Jovian		124
Martinex (Martinex T'Naga)		Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy		108
Yondu (Yondu Udonta)		Guardians of the Galaxy		98
Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn)		Cosmic Avengers; Guardians of the Galaxy		114
Nikki (Nicholette Gold)	alien	Guardians of the Galaxy; Mercurians		91
The Avengers		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Guardians of the Galaxy		[1st app: Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #18 (Jan. 1969)]		275
Django Maximoff	Gypsy / Roma	[uncle and adoptive father of Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch]		20
Robin Hood (Robin of Loxley) (photo/picture/video)  Beast and Wonder Man watching a black and white still photo from "The Adventures of Robin Hood".	Catholic	[1st app: rolls of various English Justices (1226 A.D.)]	N.A.	491

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