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The Avengers (vol. 4) #1 (July 2010):
“Next Avengers, Part 1”
by Brian Michael Bendis, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson

The Avengers (vol. 4) #1

Title: “Next Avengers, Part 1”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2010

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson


33 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.
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Steve Rogers hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark) hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake) hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Winter Soldier Captain America (Bucky Barnes) hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353
Maria Hill Maria Hill supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[Deputy commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. (former commander)]
Marvel 196
Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) hero
CBR Scale: I religious
Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 788
Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis supporting character
CBR Scale: U Anglican
The Avengers (staff) Marvel 669
Kang Kang (Nathaniel Richards) villain scientist
  Council of Kangs
[born in 31th century]
Marvel 274
Immortus Immortus (Nathaniel Richards) villain
  Legion of Unliving (leader)
[ruler of Limbo; pharaoh]
Marvel 12
Maestro (Bruce Banner)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
(cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Giant-Man The Wasp (Hank Pym)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: U atheist
Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 1,543
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Black Widow Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)
Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  Marvel 1,789
Vision Vision
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: MCBR Scale: I synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)
A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 1,393
Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  Marvel 784
Tigra Tigra (Greer Grant)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: S mystically empowered
Cat People; Counter Force...  Marvel 310
War Machine War Machine (Jim Rhodes)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Force Works...  Marvel 389
Luke Cage Luke Cage
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Iron Fist Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism
Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 672
Mockingbird Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)
(cameo)
hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers... 
[was Hawkeye's wife]
Marvel 293
Justice Justice (Vance Astrovik)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish (half)
Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)...  Marvel 291
Patriot Patriot (Eli Bradley)
(cameo)
hero
  black; Young Avengers Marvel 114
Stature Stature (Cassie Lang)
(cameo)
hero
  A-Next; Mighty Avengers...  Marvel 137
Speed Speed (Thomas Shepherd)
(cameo)
hero
  Young Avengers Marvel 52
Hulkling Hulkling (Teddy Altman)
(cameo)
hero
  Young Avengers Marvel 123
Wiccan Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Reform Judaism
Young Avengers Marvel 106
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)
(cameo)
hero
  Young Avengers Marvel 131
Jewel Jewel (Jessica Jones)
(cameo)
hero
  New Avengers (ally) Marvel 139