Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #49 (Jan. 2002):
“Dark Victory”
by Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin, Jeph Loeb, Jesus Merino

Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #49

Title: “Dark Victory”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2002

Publisher:
Written by: Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin, Jeph Loeb
Art by: Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino

23 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.
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
Abraxas	cosmic entity	[abstract embodiment of destruction]		7
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Kymaera (Nita Prentiss)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  The Defenders; The New Warriors		305
Galactus (Galan)	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Franklin Richards	Episcopalian	Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Fantastic Force; Generation X; Power Pack; The Fantastic Four		650
Valeria von Doom (Valeria Richards)	Episcopalian	The Fantastic Four		113
The Watcher (Uatu)	monotheist / Watcher religion, focusing on non-interference and observation	The Watchers		582
Eternity	cosmic entity	Seven Friendless		84
Nova (Frankie Raye)		Heralds of Galactus; The Fantastic Four (ally)		131
Brute (Reed Richards)		The Frightful Four [Reed Richards of Counter-Earth]		18
Infinity	cosmic entity	[personification of sum total of all that exists]		31
Roma	sorceress/goddess	Captain Britain Corps (leader) [Guardian of the Multiverse; Merlin's daughter]		4
Saturnyne (Opal Luna Saturnyne)		[Omniversal Majestrix]		5
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (alternative reality version)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Thor (Donald Blake) (alternative reality version)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Vision (alternative reality version)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (alternative reality version)	Kree religion	Kree [former captain of Kree star fleet]		142
Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) (alternative reality version)		Batroc's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Lethal Legion; Mandarin's Minions; The Avengers		73
Doctor Spectrum (Joe Ledger) (alternative reality version)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme		139

This publication is also known as: Fantastic Four #478 or Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #478. This issue features an alternative issue number.

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