Maximum Security #2 (Dec. 2000):
“A World of Hurt”
by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, etc.

Maximum Security #2

Title: “A World of Hurt”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 2000

Publisher:
Written by: Kurt Busiek
Art by: Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, Walden Wong

95 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)	Evangelical Protestant	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
Ruul	alien	Kree [fake alien race Kree posed as]		9
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	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)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	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)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Skrulls	Skrull religion	[alien race]		344
Kree (pg. 0)	Kree religion	[alien race]		238
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
Ego the Living Planet	sentient planet	Elders of the Universe (ally)		66
Sintariis (pg. 0)	Kree religion	Kree ["Ruul" ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (6-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Beta Ray Bill (5-panel cameo, pg. 5-6)	Norse/Teutonic paganism / Korbinite religion	Korbinite; Omega Flight...  Star Masters; Thor Corps		128
Fiz (5-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull [mutant Skrull]		19
Warbird (Carol Danvers) (4-panel cameo, pg. 5-8)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Edwin Jarvis (4-panel cameo, pg. 4, 8-9)	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) (4-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 2-5)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Nuro (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
R'Tee (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
Spunje (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
Kreddik (4-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)	Skrull religion	Skrull [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Vision (3-panel cameo, pg. 5-7)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Retrieval Squad (3-panel cameo, pg. 13, panels 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S. [assisted U.S.Agent in securing captured criminals]		3
Goliath (Hank Pym) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panels 3-4)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (2-panel cameo, pg. 1, panels 3-4)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Tigra (Greer Grant) (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 2-3)	mystically empowered	Cat People; Counter Force...  Lady Liberators; The Avengers		310
Photon (Monica Rambeau) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Moonstone (Karla Sofen) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)	Buddhist	Dark Avengers; Femizons...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		235
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)	Jewish	Femizons; Grapplers...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		229
Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)		black; Brute Force...  Redeemers; Secret Empire; The Thunderbolts [belonged to Imperial Force, agents of Secret Empire]		41
Bishop (Lucas Bishop) (1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 4)	X-Men veneration (lapsed)	black; NYPD...  The Twelve; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Xavier's Security Enforcers		548
Moondragon (Heather Douglas) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Starfox (Eros) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)		The Avengers; The Defenders		144
Supreme Intelligence (1-panel cameo, pg. 21)	Kree religion	[ruler of the Kree Empire]		120
Ronan the Accuser (Ronan) (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 1)	Kree religion	Kree [former supreme public accuser]		170
Z'Cann (1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 4)	Skrull religion	Cadre K		6
Kali Vries (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 2)		S.T.A.R.S.		3
Farley Mowat (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 1)		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Albert Alligator (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 3)	anthropomorphic animal	alligator [Pogo's close friend]		10
Fayrelyte Strongheart (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 1)	Kymellian religion	Kymellian [defended Earth to Intergalactic Council]		4
Rigellians (1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 4)  Also, "Rigellian space" is mentioned on page 9, panel 2.	alien	[alien race]		45
Pogo (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 3)	anthropomorphic animal	opossum		28
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 5)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 2)	Titanian Eternals religion	Kree; The Thunderbolts		158
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 1)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Union Jack (Joey Chapman) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 3)		Knights of Pendragon; The Invaders		75
The Fourth-Dimensional Man (Mercurio) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)	alien	Gramosian [psycho-explorer]		13
Hidden Man (Supramor) (photo/picture/video, pg. 6, panel 1)	alien	[would-be conqueror]		3
Metal Master (Molyb) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 5)	alien	Astran		11
Snarks (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 3)  I think these are supposed to be Snarks battling Union Jack, but I'm not entirely certain.	alien	[alien race]		35
Zey-Rogg (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 2)	Kree religion	Kree Peace Battalion; Kree		6
The Badoon (behind the scenes)	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Devos the Devastator (Devos) (behind the scenes)	radical pacifist	Fearsome Foursome		31
Aakon (behind the scenes)	Aakon religion	[invoke Aakis, Sharee, Yasa]		14
Alberik (behind the scenes)	alien	Axi-Tun; Intergalactic Council [posed as one of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]		4
Wibbow (behind the scenes)	alien	Wobbow [ambassador to Intergalactic Council; feared human reprisal]		4
Nelet Pa (behind the scenes)	alien	Rigellian [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Kymellians (behind the scenes)	Kymellian religion	[alien race]		7
Sneepers (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		5
Axi-Tun (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		9
Taurians (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		5
Troyjans (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		10
Sagittarians (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		9
Kt'kn (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		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	duck [race Howard the Duck hails from]		10
Elan (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		12
Xandarians (behind the scenes)	Xandarian religion	[alien race]		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
Levan (behind the scenes)	Kree religion	Kree; The Freebooters		7
Alpha Centaurians (behind the scenes)	alien	[amphibious; gray skin with scales]		4
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 4)  Wasp: "And it's more than just the Avengers... Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Punisher--"	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 4)  Wasp: "And it's more than just the Avengers... Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Punisher--"	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 4)  Wasp: "And it's more than just the Avengers... Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Punisher--"	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Zey-Rogg (to Genis-Vell): "The son of Mar-Vell -- Pah!"	Kree religion	Kree [former captain of Kree star fleet]		142
Deathcry (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."	Shi'ar religion	The Avengers		35
Lilandra Neramani (mentioned, pg. 10-12)	Shi'ar religion	Starjammers [Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]		170
Firelord (Pyreus Kril) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."	Xandarian religion	Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy...  Heralds of Galactus; Nova Corps		107
Corsair (Christopher Summers) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."		Starjammers (leader); U.S. Air Force [father of Cyclops, Havok and Vulcan]		113
Hepzibah (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."	Mephitisoid religion	Mephitisoid; Starjammers...  X-Force; X-Men		56
Raza (Raza Longknife) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."		Starjammers		99
Ch'od (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."		Saurid; Starjammers		87
Commission on Superhuman Activities (mentioned, pg. 13, panel 4)  U.S.Agent: "--We'll go to the ones in lockup if we have to, but I don't want to try to push that past the Commission if there's another way. But we will find troops. I'll draft 'em myself, if I have to."		[U.S. govt. agency for regulating superhuman activities]		24
Allie Magruder (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Reed Richards: "It was definitely a living being. Tests on the remains Agent Magruder salvaged confirm that."		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Century (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 5)  Ms. Marvel: "If only we could reach someone -- the Starjammers, Firelord." Wasp: "Deathcry, Century..."		Force Works		56
The Statue of Liberty (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 5)  Wasp: "We've got Avengers in the field -- Captain America at the Statue of Liberty, the Scarlet Witch at the Hudson--"	N.A.	[gave powers to Miss America in dream]		2

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