Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #223 (Oct. 1980):
“That a Child May Live...”
by Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott

Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #223

Title: “That a Child May Live...”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1980

Publisher:
Written by: Doug Moench
Art by: Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott

7 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 Girl (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Nicholas Scratch	sorcerer	New Salem (leader); Salem's Seven (leader) [son of Agatha Harkness]		13
Hydron	magic user; mystically empowered	Salem's Seven		22
Gazelle	magic user; mystically empowered	Salem's Seven		22

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