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Captain America (vol. 3) #1 (Jan. 1998):
“The Return of Steve Rogers, Captain America”
by Mark Waid, Ron Garney, Bob Wiacek

Captain America (vol. 3) #1

Title: “The Return of Steve Rogers, Captain America”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1998

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mark Waid
Art by: Ron Garney, Bob Wiacek


23 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 Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Lady Deathstrike Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) villain
  Asian; The Reavers...  Marvel 138
Osamu Akutagawa villain
CBR Scale: D Japanese ultra-nationalist
Asian; Strikeforce Ukiyoe
[opposed Westernatization of Japanese culture]
Marvel 1
Strikeforce Ukiyoe villain group
CBR Scale: D Japanese ultra-nationalist
Asian
[opposed Westernatization of Japanese culture]
Marvel 1
Tetsuo villain
CBR Scale: D Japanese ultra-nationalist
Asian; Strikeforce Ukiyoe
[opposed Westernatization of Japanese culture]
Marvel 1
Shusaku supporting character
  Asian Marvel 1
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist
Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 4,069
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Winter Soldier Bucky (Bucky Barnes)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Nazis Nazis
(cameo)
villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[generic WWII Nazis] Timely Marvel, etc. 4,222
Agent 13 Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)
(cameo)
supporting character hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 262
Kang Kang (Nathaniel Richards)
(cameo)
villain scientist
  Council of Kangs
[born in 31th century]
Marvel 274
Professor Abraham Erskine Professor Abraham Erskine
(cameo)
supporting character scientist
  [creator of the Super-Soldier Serum] Marvel 96
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(photo/picture/video)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Nuke Nuke (Frank Simpson)
(photo/picture/video)
villain
CBR Scale: S ultra-nationalist
The Thunderbolts; U.S. Army...  Marvel 15
Red Skull Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)
(photo/picture/video)
villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
Axis Mundi; HYDRA... 
[Captain America's arch-nemy]
Marvel 298
Renny
(voice only)
supporting character
  [voice heard only] Marvel 1
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam
(mentioned)
hero
  [from American folklore] Marvel 17