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Religion and Characters in
Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #194 (May 1978):
“Vengeance is Mine!”
by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, Keith Pollard, Dave Hunt

Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #194

Title: “Vengeance is Mine!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: May 1978

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo

Art by: Keith Pollard, Dave Hunt


12 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 The Thing (Ben Grimm) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Yancy Street Gang; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation  Marvel 5,017
Invisible Woman Invisible Girl (Susan Storm Richards) hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Fantastic Four  Marvel 4,069
Alicia Masters Alicia Masters supporting character
  [blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend] Marvel 416
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five  Marvel 650
Agatha Harkness Agatha Harkness supporting character
CBR Scale: D witch
[leader of New Salem; tutored Scarlet Witch] Marvel 152
Diablo Diablo (Esteban Diablo) villain
CBR Scale: D Alchemist; demonolatry
[Spain] Marvel 47
Darkoth (Desmond Pitt) supporting character villain
CBR Scale: S demon (born human)
NASA; U.S. Air Force
[test pilot]
Marvel 13
The Impossible Man The Impossible Man supporting character
CBR Scale: S hedonist; alien
  Marvel 14
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force  Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(mentioned & on cover)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I humanist; believes in God
Illuminati; Fantastic Five  Marvel 4,661
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(behind the scenes)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
All-Winners Squad; Defenders 
[Atlantis]
Marvel 1,864
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(mentioned)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four
[Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]
Marvel 1,176