Maximum Security #3 (Jan. 2001):
“Whatever the Cost!”
by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, etc.

Maximum Security #3

Title: “Whatever the Cost!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2001

Publisher:
Written by: Kurt Busiek
Art by: Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, Mark McKenna

121 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	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
Kree	Kree religion	[alien race]		238
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Supreme Intelligence	Kree religion	[ruler of the Kree Empire]		120
Ronan the Accuser (Ronan)	Kree religion	Kree [former supreme public accuser]		170
Ruul	alien	Kree [fake alien race Kree posed as]		9
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Bruce Banner	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
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
Goliath (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
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
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
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
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Warbird (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
Photon (Monica Rambeau)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Ternals; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		954
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)	Anglican	Asian; Excalibur...  S.T.R.I.K.E.; The Exiles; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		772
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Namorita (Nita Prentiss)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  The Defenders; The New Warriors		305
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin)	Presbyterian	League of Losers; The New Warriors...  The Thunderbolts		359
Nova (Richard Rider)		Nova Corps; Secret Defenders...  The Champions of Xandar; The Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Bolt (Chris Bradley)		Cable's Underground; Gene Nation...  The New Warriors		21
Skrulls	Skrull religion	[alien race]		344
Bishop (Lucas Bishop)	X-Men veneration (lapsed)	black; NYPD...  The Twelve; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Xavier's Security Enforcers		548
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Beta Ray Bill	Norse/Teutonic paganism / Korbinite religion	Korbinite; Omega Flight...  Star Masters; Thor Corps		128
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)	Shinto	Asian; Big Hero 6...  C-Corps; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Pacific Overlords; The Marauders; The Twelve; X-Corporation; X-Men		259
Cerise	Shi'ar religion	Excalibur; Graces		59
Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)	Hindu	X-Corporation; X-Men		50
Lilandra Neramani	Shi'ar religion	Starjammers [Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]		170
Starfox (Eros)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart)		The Avengers; The Defenders		144
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago)	Catholic / Incan/Kamekeri polytheism	Hispanic; Initiative...  The Avengers		44
Union Jack (Joey Chapman)		Knights of Pendragon; The Invaders		75
Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko)	Communist	Exiles (Russian); Siberforce...  The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard		56
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Exiles (Russian); Republican Guard...  Siberforce; The Champions; The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; X-Corporation		116
Vostok (Anatoly)	Communist android	The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers...  Winter Guard		17
Powersurge (Lt. Illarion Pavlovich Ramskov)	Communist	Winter Guard		9
Gladiator (Kallark)		Imperial Guard		166
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
The Badoon	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Agatha Harkness	witch	[leader of New Salem; tutored Scarlet Witch]		152
Ego the Living Planet	sentient planet	Elders of the Universe (ally)		66
Z'Cann	Skrull religion	Cadre K		6
Avios	Shi'ar religion	[Shi'ar; assistant to Lilandra in Intergalactic Council]		2
Blood Brothers	alien	Hood's Army; Roclite		5
The Fourth-Dimensional Man (Mercurio)	alien	Gramosian [psycho-explorer]		13
Ebony	familiar	[familiar of Agatha Harkness, appears as black cat]		33
Ten-Thirtifor	alien	Autocron [alien outcast]		3
Nuro	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
R'Tee	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
Spunje	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull		1
Fiz	Skrull religion	Cadre K; Skrull [mutant Skrull]		19
Aakon	Aakon religion	[invoke Aakis, Sharee, Yasa]		14
Dakkamites	Dakkamite religion	[Wundarr's native race; race exterminated when sun went nova]		3
Toad Men (The Tribbitites)	alien	[alien race]		11
Sintariis	Kree religion	Kree ["Ruul" ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Fayrelyte Strongheart	Kymellian religion	Kymellian [defended Earth to Intergalactic Council]		4
Krylorians	Krylorian religion	[alien race]		10
Kymellians	Kymellian religion	[alien race]		7
Sneepers	alien	[alien race]		5
Axi-Tun	alien	[alien race]		9
Rigellians	alien	[alien race]		45
Troyjans	alien	[alien race]		10
Kt'kn	alien	[alien race]		6
Siris	alien	[Mutant Master's race]		3
Makluans	Makluan religion	[race of giant dragons]		9
Elan	alien	[alien race]		12
Xandarians	Xandarian religion	[alien race]		5
Xeronians	Xeronian religion	[Space Parasite's race]		5
Geometer	alien	[scientist; explorer]		5
Power Platoon	alien	Dakkamite		6
unnamed alien race	alien	[race Al the Alien (U.S. Archer's ally) belongs to]		9
Dan-Farr	Kree religion	Kree; Ruul		1
Ten-For	sentient alien robot	Autocron		6
Farley Mowat (8-panel cameo, pg. 38-40)		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Allie Magruder (4-panel cameo, pg. 38-40)		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Black Panther (T'Challa) (3-panel cameo, pg. 5, 36)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Dakimh the Enchanter (Dakimh) (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 4, 9)	Cult of Zhered-Na; Atlantean (pre-Cataclysmic); sorcerer; later a ghost	[Jennifer Kale's mentor]		15
Dibdeb (2-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 1-2)	alien	Sneeper [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		1
Khalid Inshallah (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 7)	Muslim sorcerer	[Genghis summoned him to Temple of the Three]		2
Alberik (1-panel cameo, pg. 17, panel 1)	alien	Axi-Tun; Intergalactic Council [posed as one of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]		4
Margali of the Winding Way (Margali Szardos) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 6)	Gypsy/Roma sorceress	Der Jarrmachet; Shadow Hunters...  The Hellfire Club [Nightcrawler's adoptive mother]		35
Jules St. Thomas (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 8)	sorcerer	[summoned to contest to pick Sorcerer Supreme]		2
Bartos (1-panel cameo, pg. 17, panel 1)	Krylorian religion	Krylorian [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		1
Taurians (1-panel cameo, pg. 17, panel 1)	alien	[alien race]		5
Mechamage (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 5)	magic user	Shadow Hunters		4
M'Ndavians (visual reference)  M'Ndavian crystals	M'Ndavian religion	[developed galaxy's most advanced system of judgement]		4
Commission on Superhuman Activities (behind the scenes)		[U.S. govt. agency for regulating superhuman activities]		24
Devos the Devastator (Devos) (behind the scenes)	radical pacifist	Fearsome Foursome		31
Why'rion (behind the scenes)	Aakon religion	Aakon [helped Ronan guard alien-imposed barrier around Earth]		2
Kreddik (behind the scenes)	Skrull religion	Skrull [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		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
Sagittarians (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		9
Blips (behind the scenes)	alien	[electrical beings]		4
Duckworlders (behind the scenes)	alien	duck [race Howard the Duck hails from]		10
Poppupians (behind the scenes)	alien	[Impossible Man's race]		5
Levan (behind the scenes)	Kree religion	Kree; The Freebooters		7
Alpha Centaurians (behind the scenes)	alien	[amphibious; gray skin with scales]		4
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 9)  Scarlet Witch: "If only we could have found Doctor Strange."	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Odin (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 1)  Thor: "Odin curse this indignity!"	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Popeye (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3)  U.S.Agent (to Dibdeb, a Sneeper ambassador): "No offense, Pop-Eyes -- but that's your problem."	Quaker	[1st app: Thimble Theatre (17 Jan. 1929)]		574

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