Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13 (June 2005):
“Wild Blue Yonder, Part One”
by Reginald Hudlin, Billy Tan, Jonathan Sibal

28 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.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (lead character)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Weapon X (Exiles)  The Avengers; Secret Defenders		9,358
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Team X; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Force; Weapon X; The Avengers; Alpha Flight [Canada]		8,823
J. Jonah Jameson	hates Spider-Man	[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Robbie Robertson		[editor-in-chief]		739
Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel)	temporarily became follower of Thor	The Masters of Evil		270
mystery woman	Ninjutsu	The Hand [trained by the Hand]		6
Ethan Edwards	Protestant	[based on Clark Kent/Superman, with Skrull twist]		7
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Edwin Jarvis (4-panel cameo, pg. 4-5)	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
The Owl (Leland Owlsley) (4-panel cameo, pg. 18, panel 1-2, 5-6)		Gang of Four [led his own criminal gang]		135
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19-21)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Redeemers  Ultimates; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Invaders		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19-21)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Illuminati; Ultimates  The Avengers; Force Works; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Aunt May (3-panel cameo, pg. 4-5)	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
Luke Cage (3-panel cameo, pg. 19-21)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Defenders; Marvel Knights  The Avengers; Heroes for Hire; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Spider-Woman (Veranke) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19-21)	Skrull religion	The Avengers		8
Roger Harrington (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2-3)		[Peter Parker's boss when he was a teacher]		10
Laurie Lynton (2-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2-3)		[Peter Parker's former classmate; science reporter]		3
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (someone disguised as, pg. 19-21)	Wundagorian Transhumanism (raised); HYDRA (former)	HYDRA; The Avengers  Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders; Lady Liberators; S.H.I.E.L.D. [England]		353
Skrulls (behind the scenes)  Ethan Edwards, introduced in this issue, is a Skrull, but this fact is not yet revealed in this issue.	Skrull religion			344
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 18, panel 3)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 18, panel 3)	Catholic (former seminarian)	U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Code Red; Secret Defenders		1,170
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 5)  student in Peter Parker's class: "You know what would make science class cool? ...If you explained how super heroes' powers worked. Like if you explained mutants and cosmic rays and Gamma bombs and stuff... People are into that."	Catholic (lapsed)	Defenders; Hulkbusters  Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; X-Saviours; Warbound; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Thor (Donald Blake) (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 4)  guard at Riker's Island Prison (speaking about Absorbing Man): "For example, this guy? He can turn into any substance he touches at will. He almost beat a Norse god! He'd rule the world if he weren't so stupid... Creel? Chow time."	Norse/Teutonic deity	Thor Corps; Ultimates  Cosmic Avengers; The Avengers [Norway]		4,362
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 1)  Peter Parker: "...I get home from work and find Avengers hanging out in my home like it's a singles bar! Wolverine: "You're out of line there, bub. I don't do that. Peter Parker: "Oh, yeah? Can Scott Summers confirm that for me?"	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants)  Summers Rebellion; X-Factor; X-Men		2,604
Flash Thompson (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  Mary Jane Watson (to Peter Parker): "You're having a Flash Thompson flashback, Tiger. Let it go. You won a long time ago."	Alcoholics Anonymous	U.S. Army		718
Asgardians (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 4)  guard at Riker's Island Prison (speaking about Absorbing Man): "For example, this guy? He can turn into any substance he touches at will. He almost beat a Norse god! He'd rule the world if he weren't so stupid... Creel? Chow time."	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)			644
The Fantastic Four (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 5)  student in Peter Parker's class: "You know what would make science class cool? ...If you explained how super heroes' powers worked. Like if you explained mutants and cosmic rays and Gamma bombs and stuff... People are into that."		Fantastic Four		100
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (mentioned, pg. 14, panel 2)  Peter Parker (thinking): "Sure, the Bugle can be a rag, especially when it comes to me, but my other options are worse. Better this than becoming paparazzi, hanging out in front of Mary-Kate and Ashley's dorm room for a glimpse of them eating ice cream!"		[actress]		82

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