Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003):
“Predestination”
by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom

Marvel Universe: The End #1

Title: “Predestination”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 2003

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Starlin
Art by: Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom

96 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.
Thanos (lead character)	occult; nihilist; worships Death	Eternals of Titan; Infinity Watch		306
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
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
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell)	Titanian Eternals religion	Kree; The Thunderbolts		158
Adam Warlock		Guardians of the Galaxy; Infinity Watch (founder) [savior of worlds]		294
Gamora	Zen Whoberi; raised by nihilist	Graces; Guardians of the Galaxy...  Infinity Watch		171
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)	Egyptian classical religion	[1st app: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #457 (Oct. 1997)]		5
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
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
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Yellowjacket (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
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Phoenix (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Archangel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
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
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
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
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
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
Ant-Man (Scott Lang)	repentant	A-Next; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Thunder Guard		120
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Ternals; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		954
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); The Cabal; The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle; X-Men		3,409
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
Chamber (Jonothon Starsmore)	Anglican	Generation X; The New Warriors...  Weapon X; X-Men		196
Bishop (Lucas Bishop)	X-Men veneration (lapsed)	black; NYPD...  The Twelve; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Xavier's Security Enforcers		548
Zeus	Greco-Roman deity	Council of Godheads [supreme monarch of the Olympian gods]		283
Marrow (Sarah Rushman)	mutant supremacist; religious	Cable's Underground (ally); Gene Nation...  Morlocks; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Weapon X; X-Cell; X-Men		101
Trish Tilby		[dated the Beast (Hank McCoy)]		98
Sage (Tessa Hartley)		Excalibur; The Council of the Chosen...  The Hellfire Club; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		238
Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)	Hindu	X-Corporation; X-Men		50
Stacy X (Miranda Leevald)		The New Warriors; X-Men		58
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Stingray (Walter Newell)		Initiative: Point Men (leader); Initiative...  The Avengers; The Defenders		124
Firebird (Bonita Juarez)	Catholic	Hispanic; The Avengers...  The Rangers		84
Living Lightning (Miguel Santos)	Catholic; LGBT	Hispanic; Pacific Overlords...  The Avengers; The Rangers		118
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart)		The Avengers; The Defenders		144
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Gabriel Jones	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Godzilla Squad...  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Howling Commandos		125
Gladiator (Kallark)		Imperial Guard		166
Angel (Angel Salvadore)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The New Warriors...  Xavier Institute: Special Class		70
Mole Man (Harvey Elder)		[ruler of much of Subterranea]		297
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Eternity	cosmic entity	Seven Friendless		84
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
Celestials	Celestial	[alien race]		155
Death	cosmic entity	[embodies death/mortality]		587
Fidel Castro	Communist; Orisha; Catholic (excommunicated)	[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #208 (Nov. 1982) ]		223
George W. Bush	Episcopalian (raised); United Methodist Church (convert)	[U.S. President]	, etc.	789
Infinity	cosmic entity	[personification of sum total of all that exists]		31
Kro	Deviant religion	Delta Force; Deviants		21
Lord Chaos	cosmic entity	[embodiment of chaos; "metaphysical and abstract" being]		10
Master Order	cosmic entity	[force of nature]		5
Condoleezza Rice	Presbyterian	[politician; diplomat...]		155
Dick Cheney	Methodist	[vice-president]		227
Atleza Langunn	cosmic entity	[chosen as toddler to replace Atlez (cosmic being)]		8
Thialfi	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Asgardian [Viking orphan brought to Asgard]		13
Tony Blair (cameo)	Anglican; Catholic (convert)	[U.K. Prime Minister]		229
Colin Powell (cameo)	Episcopalian	black [U.S. Secretary of State under Pres. Bush]		144
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (only on cover)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (only on cover)	Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)	CIA; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; United States Marine Corps		423
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (only on cover)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Sasquatch (Dr. Walter Langkowski) (only on cover)	Jewish	Alpha Flight; Omega Flight		327
Snowbird (Narya) (only on cover)	Inuit demi-goddess	Alpha Flight; First Flight		115
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) (only on cover)	Inhuman religion	Illuminati; Inhuman Royal Family...  Inhumans; Inhuman		505
Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon) (only on cover)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman; Lady Liberators; The Fantastic Four; The Frightful Four		416
Gorgon (only on cover)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman		317
Karnak (only on cover)	Inhuman religion (priest)	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman		299
Triton (only on cover)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Inhuman		278
Galactus (Galan) (only on cover)	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Starfox (Eros) (only on cover)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) (only on cover)		Daydreamers; Legion of Monsters...  S.H.I.E.L.D.; U.S. Army [Guardian of the Nexus of Realities]		176
The Stranger (only on cover)	pseudo-cosmic entity	[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #11 (May 1965)]		188

This publication is also known as: Marvel: The End #1.

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