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

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