The Avengers (vol. 1) #166 (Dec. 1977):
“Day of the Godslayer!”
by Jim Shooter, John Byrne, Pablo Marcos

The Avengers (vol. 1) #166

Title: “Day of the Godslayer!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Shooter
Art by: John Byrne, Pablo Marcos

Number of Pages: 17

22 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
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Power Man (Erik Josten)		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Initiative...  Lethal Legion; Mandarin's Minions; The Defenders; The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		197
Henry Peter Gyrich		Commission on Superhuman Activities; Operation: Zero Tolerance...  Project: Wideawake		230
Whirlwind (David Cannon)		Batroc's Brigade; Initiative...  Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army [ice skating competitor]		113
Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria)		Ani-Men (leader); Lethal Legion (leader)...  Maggia (leader)		61
Living Laser (Arthur Parks)		Batroc's Brigade; Hood's Army...  Lethal Legion; Mandarin's Minions		96
The Avengers		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Dr. Kenneth Sturdy		[created process that empowered Count Nefaria, Ani-Men]		3
Lethal Legion
Django Maximoff (details)  Appears as a bearded traveler, whose name is not yet identified. But he is thinking that he is the father of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.	Gypsy / Roma	[uncle and adoptive father of Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch]		20
Hellen Rachelson		[team member on Count Nefaria's Project N]		2
Ralph	prob. indeterminate	[was told to get on phone to find out what caused NYC anomaly]		1
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (photo/picture/video)	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) (photo/picture/video)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944

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