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	The Avengers; The Invaders...  Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Weapon Plus; The Ultimates		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	The Avengers; Force Works...  Weapon X (Exiles); Illuminati; The Ultimates		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; The Avengers...  Cosmic Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; The Liberators...  The Avengers; The Defenders; Secret Defenders		1,543
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	The Avengers; X-Men...  The Defenders; X-Factor; Brotherhood of Mutants; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	The Avengers; A-Next...  Secret Defenders; Force Works; Brotherhood of Mutants; Lady Liberators; The Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	The Avengers; X-Factor...  Brotherhood of Mutants; The Ultimates		944
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	The Avengers; Lady Liberators...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	The Avengers; The Great Lakes Avengers...  The Thunderbolts; Chain Gang; The Ultimates		1,515
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	The Fantastic Four; The Avengers...  Fantastic Force; black		786
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	The Avengers; Force Works...  Guardians of the Galaxy; Thunder Guard; Galactic Guardians		788
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	The Champions; The Avengers...  Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights; The Ultimates		1,789
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	The Avengers; A-Next...  Guardians of the Galaxy; Young Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Galactic Guardians		1,393
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	U.S. Air Force; The Avengers...  Weapon X (Exiles); Starjammers; Operation: Lightning Storm (leader)		784
Scott Lang	repentant	The Fantastic Four; The Avengers...  Heroes for Hire; A-Next; Thunder Guard		120
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	The Champions; The Avengers...  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Olympian		1,029
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)	Kree religion	Kree [former captain of Kree star fleet]		142
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	The Avengers; The Defenders...  Infinity Watch [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Jocasta	N.A.	The Avengers; Initiative: Mavericks		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)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians		108
Yondu (Yondu Udonta)		Guardians of the Galaxy		98
Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Cosmic Avengers		114
Nikki (Nicholette Gold)	alien	Mercurians; Guardians of the Galaxy		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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