Religion and Characters in
Maximum Security #2 (Dec. 2000):
“A World of Hurt”
by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, Walden Wong

94 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	S.T.A.R.S.; Omega Flight  Force Works; The Avengers; The Jury; The Invaders		333
Ruul	alien	[fake alien race Kree posed as]		9
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Illuminati; Ultimates  Weapon X (Exiles); The Avengers; Force Works		5,673
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Yancy Street Gang; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation  Fantastic Five; The Fantastic Four; The Avengers; U.S. Air Force		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force  The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Illuminati; Fantastic Five  The Fantastic Four; The Avengers		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	The Avengers; Lady Liberators  The Fantastic Four		4,069
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Ultimates; Lady Liberators  The Avengers		1,339
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Defenders  The Order; Star Masters; Secret Defenders		826
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[intelligence agent; federal agent...]		1,188
Skrulls	Skrull religion			344
Kree	Kree religion			238
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #97 (Feb. 1976)]		106
Ego the Living Planet	sentient planet	Elders of the Universe (ally)		66
Sintariis	Kree religion	["Ruul" ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (6-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	religious	The Twelve (mutants); Illuminati  Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur; X-Men; The Mutant Underground		4,318
Beta Ray Bill (5-panel cameo, pg. 5-6)	Norse/Teutonic paganism / Korbinite religion	Thor Corps; Star Masters  Omega Flight		128
Fiz (5-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K [mutant Skrull]		19
Warbird (Carol Danvers) (4-panel cameo, pg. 5-8)	Protestant	NASA; Starjammers  Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); U.S. Air Force; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Edwin Jarvis (4-panel cameo, pg. 4, 8-9)	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) (4-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2-5)	atheist	SHIELD Super-Agents; Protectors of the Universe  Star Masters; The Avengers; S.H.I.E.L.D.		317
Nuro (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K		1
R'Tee (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K		1
Spunje (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Skrull religion	Cadre K		1
Kreddik (4-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)	Skrull religion	[ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Vision (3-panel cameo, pg. 5-7)	Catholic (temporary); synthezoid	Avengers (MC2); The Avengers  Young Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,393
Retrieval Squad (3-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S. [assisted U.S.Agent in securing captured criminals]		3
Goliath (Hank Pym) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 3-4)	atheist	Defenders; Liberators  The Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities		1,543
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (2-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 3-4)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts  Ultimates; The Avengers; Chain Gang		1,515
Tigra (Greer Grant) (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2-3)	mystically empowered	Counter Force; Lady Liberators  The Avengers		310
Photon (Monica Rambeau) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)		Nextwave; The Avengers		256
Moonstone (Karla Sofen) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)	Buddhist	Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers  Femizons; The Masters of Evil		235
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)	Jewish	Grapplers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation  Thunderbolts; The Masters of Evil; Femizons		229
Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 4)		Brute Force; Thunderbolts  Redeemers; Secret Empire [belonged to Imperial Force, agents of Secret Empire]		41
Bishop (Lucas Bishop) (1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 4)	X-Men veneration (lapsed)	Xavier's Security Enforcers; The Twelve (mutants)  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; X-Men; NYPD		548
Moondragon (Heather Douglas) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)	Titanian priestess	Defenders; Infinity Watch  The Avengers [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)		Defenders; The Avengers		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	[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	[Pogo's close friend]		10
Fayrelyte Strongheart (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 1)	Kymellian religion	[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			45
Pogo (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 3)	anthropomorphic animal			28
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Redeemers  Ultimates; The Avengers; Secret Defenders; The Invaders		5,992
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 5)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy  Ultimates; Lady Liberators; Force Works; The Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutants; Secret Defenders		1,624
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 2)	Titanian Eternals religion	Thunderbolts		158
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 1)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	The Avengers		101
Union Jack (Joey Chapman) (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 3)		Knights of Pendragon; The Invaders [England]		75
The Fourth-Dimensional Man (Mercurio) (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)	alien	[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	[would-be conqueror]		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	[1st app: Power Pack (vol. 1) #1]		35
Zey-Rogg (photo/picture/video, pg. 5, panel 2)	Kree religion	Kree Peace Battalion [Foe of: Genis-Vell]		6
The Badoon (behind the scenes)	Badoon religion	[ 1st app: "When Lands the Saucer!" in Silver Surfer (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1968) ]		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	Intergalactic Council [posed as one of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]		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
Axi-Tun (behind the scenes)	alien			9
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
Levan (behind the scenes)	Kree religion	Freebooters		7
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	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; The Avengers  Weapon X (Exiles); Secret Defenders		9,358
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)	Defenders; Hulkbusters  Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; X-Saviours; Warbound; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		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)	U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Code Red; Secret Defenders		1,170
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Zey-Rogg (to Genis-Vell): "The son of Mar-Vell -- Pah!"	Kree religion	[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	Heralds of Galactus; Nova Corps  Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy		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	Starjammers; X-Men  X-Force		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..."		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]	, etc.	2

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