The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998):
“Once an Avenger...”
by Kurt Busiek, George Pérez, Al Vey

The Avengers (vol. 3) #1

Title: “Once an Avenger...”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1998

Publisher:
Written by: Kurt Busiek
Art by: George Pérez, Al Vey

44 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
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	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
Giant-Man (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
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Binary (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant)	mystically empowered	Cat People; Counter Force...  Lady Liberators; The Avengers		310
Pulsar (Monica Rambeau)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Rick Jones		Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  The Teen Brigade (leader)		572
Firestar (Angelica Jones)	Catholic	Hellions; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; The New Warriors; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Allies		338
Justice (Vance Astrovik)	Jewish (half)	Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)...  The New Warriors		291
Darkhawk (Chris Powell)		League of Losers; Loners...  Midtown High School; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The New Warriors		180
Rage (Elvin Daryl Haliday)	Protestant	black; Counter Force...  Initiative: Camp Hammond; Psionex; The Avengers; The New Warriors		157
Machine Man (Aaron Stack)	N.A.	Heavy Metal; Midnight Wreckers...  Nextwave; Operation: Lightning Storm; The Avengers		174
Sandman (Flint Marko)		Intruders (leader); Next Wave...  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Avengers; The Frightful Four; Wild Pack		388
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
U.S. Agent (John Walker)	Evangelical Protestant	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		531
Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)		Force Works; Freedom Force...  Omega Flight; Secret Defenders; The Avengers		218
D-Man (Dennis Dunphy)	Salvation Army	Night People; The Avengers...  Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		60
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Starfox (Eros)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Stingray (Walter Newell)		Initiative: Point Men (leader); Initiative...  The Avengers; The Defenders		124
Swordsman (Philip Jarvert)		The Avengers		29
Firebird (Bonita Juarez)	Catholic	Hispanic; The Avengers...  The Rangers		84
Living Lightning (Miguel Santos)	Catholic; LGBT	Hispanic; Pacific Overlords...  The Avengers; The Rangers		118
Magdalene (Marissa Darrow)		The Avengers		31
Sersi	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; The Avengers		229
Carlos		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998)]		1
N'Dele	African primal-indigenous religion: Black Panther Cult	[wedding interrupted by Black Panther fight with dragon]		1
The Silent Ones	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Rock Trolls [Trolls of Isle of Silence]		4

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