Religion and Characters in
Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000):
“Illegal Aliens”
by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, Al Vey, Chris Ivy

105 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.
U.S. Agent (John Walker) (lead character)	Evangelical Protestant	West Coast Avengers; Force Works  The Jury; S.T.A.R.S.; Invaders; Omega Flight; Mighty Avengers		333
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Goliath (Hank Pym)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Vision	Catholic (temporary); synthezoid	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Young Avengers; Avengers (MC2); Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,393
Warbird (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	U.S. Air Force; NASA  Avengers; Starjammers; Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Mighty Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Valerie Cooper		Commission on Superhuman Activities; X-Factor (liason)  S.T.A.R.S.; Sentinel Squad O.N.E. (leader)		253
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	Avengers		101
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #97 (Feb. 1976)]		106
Ronan the Accuser (Ronan)	Kree religion	[former supreme public accuser]		170
Commission on Superhuman Activities		Commission on Superhuman Activities [U.S. govt. agency for regulating superhuman activities]		24
Duane Freeman	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	[Avengers government liason]		14
Allie Magruder		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Why'rion	Aakon religion	[helped Ronan guard alien-imposed barrier around Earth]		2
The Badoon (cameo)	Badoon religion	[ 1st app: "When Lands the Saucer!" in Silver Surfer (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1968) ]		55
Dakkamites (cameo)	Dakkamite religion	[Wundarr's native race; race exterminated when sun went nova]		3
Axi-Tun (cameo)	alien	[1st app: Giant-Size Fantastic Four #3]		9
The Froma (cameo)	alien	[green-skinned humanoids]		12
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 30, 33)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cover & 1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 3)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Piledriver (Brian Calusky) (9-panel cameo, pg. 4, 7-9)		Wrecking Crew; Masters of Evil  Hood's Army		137
Buford's wife (4-panel cameo, pg. 13-14)		[found alien "baby"; turned out to be Ego the Living Planet]		1
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 2-4)	religious	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians; Mighty Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Skrulls (3-panel cameo, pg. 28-29)	Skrull religion			344
Ego the Living Planet (3-panel cameo, pg. 36-38)	sentient planet	Elders of the Universe (ally)		66
Farley Mowat (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Retrieval Squad (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S. [assisted U.S.Agent in securing captured criminals]		3
Thor (Donald Blake) (2-panel cameo, pg. 27, 30)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 30)	Catholic (former seminarian)	U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Secret Defenders; Code Red		1,170
Edwin Jarvis (2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 4-5)	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
Lilandra Neramani (2-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1-2)	Shi'ar religion	Starjammers [Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]		170
Gladiator (Kallark) (2-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1-2)		Imperial Guard		166
Blood Brothers (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 4-5)	alien	Hood's Army		5
Reptyl (2-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 5-6)	Sauron religion	[progenitor of reptilian evolution]		10
Dr. Peter Corbeau (2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 1-2)		[Starcorps/Starcore]		29
Ruul (2-panel cameo, pg. 26, 28)	alien	[fake alien race Kree posed as]		9
Rigellians (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 15)	alien			45
Siris (2-panel cameo, pg. 15, 33)	alien	[Mutant Master's race]		3
Geometer (2-panel cameo, pg. 11, 29)	alien	[scientist; explorer]		5
Buford (2-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2-3)		[found alien "baby"; turned out to be Ego the Living Planet]		1
Gunthar (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 15)	alien	Freebooters		11
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Nick Fury (1-panel cameo, pg. 30, panel 1)	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (1-panel cameo, pg. 30, panel 1)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)		Avengers; Nextwave		256
Hercules (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers [Greece]		1,029
Sersi (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; Avengers [Greece]		229
Hobgoblin (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Skrull religion	Imperial Guard		31
Avios (1-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1)	Shi'ar religion	[Shi'ar; assistant to Lilandra in Intergalactic Council]		2
Skunge (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	Laxidazian Hedonist	Freebooters		9
Devos the Devastator (Devos) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	radical pacifist	Fearsome Foursome		31
Aakon (1-panel cameo, pg. 26, panel 1)	Aakon religion	[invoke Aakis, Sharee, Yasa]		14
Kreddik (1-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1)	Skrull religion	[Foe of: Earth. ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Pete (1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 2)		[police]		1
Levan (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	Kree religion	Freebooters		7
Kehl (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	alien	Freebooters		4
Namorita (Nita Prentiss) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Defenders; New Warriors  Secret Defenders		305
Nova (Richard Rider) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		Nova Corps; Champions of Xandar  Defenders; New Warriors; Secret Defenders [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Turbo (Mickey Musashi) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		New Warriors; Loners		92
Bolt (Chris Bradley) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		New Warriors; Gene Nation  Cable's Underground		21
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 3)	Shinto	X-Men; Big Hero 6  Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Twelve (mutants); C-Corps; X-Corporation; Marauders; Pacific Overlords [Japan]		259
X-Man (Nate Grey) (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 1)		X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants		155
Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist	Soviet Super-Soldiers; People's Protectorate  Winter Guard; Siberforce; Exiles (Russian) [USSR; Belarus]		56
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Soviet Super-Soldiers; Exiles (Russian)  Champions (of Los Angeles); People's Protectorate; Siberforce; Winter Guard; X-Corporation; Republican Guard [USSR; Belarus]		116
Steel Guardian (Josef Petkus) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist Party member	People's Protectorate; Soviet Super-Soldiers  Winter Guard [Russia]		17
Powersurge (Lt. Illarion Pavlovich Ramskov) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist	Winter Guard [Russia]		9
Ten-Thirtifor (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 3)	alien	[alien outcast]		3
Spragg the Living Hill (Spragg) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	[Transylvania]		12
Skar (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Starblasters		6
The Captive (Threkker) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Starblasters		12
Pac-Man (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)		[ 1st app: Pac-Man (arcade game, released 22 May 1980 in Japan) ]	Namco / Midway	30
Dynorr the Stalker (photo/picture/video, pg. 11, panel 3)	alien	[1st app: Sub-Mariner #17 (Sep. 1969)]		5
Power Platoon (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 1)	alien			6
Nygorn (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Starblasters [claims he slew alien deity U'lula'n]		7
Insidio (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Starblasters		6
Alberik (behind the scenes)	alien	Intergalactic Council [posed as one of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]		4
Fayrelyte Strongheart (behind the scenes)	Kymellian religion	[defended Earth to Intergalactic Council]		4
Wibbow (behind the scenes)	alien	[ambassador to Intergalactic Council; feared human reprisal]		4
Nelet Pa (behind the scenes)	alien	[ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Kymellians (behind the scenes)	Kymellian religion	[Menaced by: Snarks]		7
Sneepers (behind the scenes)	alien	[1st app: Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #49]		5
Taurians (behind the scenes)	alien			5
Troyjans (behind the scenes)	alien			10
Sagittarians (behind the scenes)	alien	[ 1st app: (behind the scenes) [14582]; (seen) [14581] ]		9
Kt'kn (behind the scenes)	alien			6
Makluans (behind the scenes)	Makluan religion	[race of giant dragons]		9
Blips (behind the scenes)	alien	[electrical beings]		4
Duckworlders (behind the scenes)	alien	[race Howard the Duck hails from]		10
Elan (behind the scenes)	alien	[Menaced by: Star Stalker]		12
Xandarians (behind the scenes)	Xandarian religion			5
Poppupians (behind the scenes)	alien	[Impossible Man's race]		5
Xeronians (behind the scenes)	Xeronian religion	[Space Parasite's race]		5
unnamed alien race (behind the scenes)	alien	[race Al the Alien (U.S. Archer's ally) belongs to]		9
God (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 2, panel 2)  Placard in bar: "In God we trust. All others pay cash."	God	[ 1st app: (Timely/Marvel) [9354]; (DC: as "The Voice", e.g. "The Presence", DC) [9342] ]	, etc.	313
Kree (mentioned, pg. 26-27, 31)	Kree religion	[ 1st app: Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #65 (Aug. 1967) ]		238
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned, pg. 27, panel 4)  Ronan: "How many years has it been that humanity has been intruding into intergalactic affairs? Interfering with other cultures? ...Setting yourselves against the powers that be, from Galactus to the Skrulls to the Celestials?"	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 1)  Magruder: "One of those mutant guys [X-Man] was filmed fighting some weirdos -- who we've tentatively identified as tangling with the West Coast Avengers and Quasar in the past. Aliens, of course."	atheist	S.H.I.E.L.D.; SHIELD Super-Agents  Avengers; Protectors of the Universe; Star Masters		317
Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago) (mentioned, pg. 33, panel 4)  Wasp: "Carol -- Call in the reserves. That's Silverclaw, at the moment. Iron Man, contact the inactives -- We'll need them."	Catholic / Incan/Kamekeri polytheism	Avengers; Initiative		44
Asgardians (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 1)  Piledriver: "I ain't gonna be pushed around by no pipsqueak leather joyboy! I got da power of a Asgardian god! A god!"	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)			644
Celestials (mentioned, pg. 27, panel 4)  Ronan: "How many years has it been that humanity has been intruding into intergalactic affairs? Interfering with other cultures? ...Setting yourselves against the powers that be, from Galactus to the Skrulls to the Celestials?"	Celestial			155
Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  Scarlet Witch (to Wonder Man): "You're still too unstable, Simon -- Your powers thrown out of kilter after what happened with Nefario's ionic bomb."		Maggia (leader); Ani-Men (leader)  Lethal Legion (leader) [Italy]		61
Protocide (Clinton McIntyre) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  Valerie Cooper (to U.S. Agent): "You're dedicated, capable, unflaggingly loyal, and powerful -- all the more so since your physical enhancements were boosted during your recuperation from your recent battle with Protocide."		U.S. Army; A.I.M. [super soldier experiment]		12

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