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Thor (vol. 2) #1 (July 1998):
“In Search of the Gods”
by Dan Jurgens, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson

Thor (vol. 2) #1

Title: “In Search of the Gods”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1998

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Dan Jurgens
Art by: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson


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.
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(lead character)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark) hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Jane Foster Jane Foster supporting character
  Secret Avengers (staff)
[nurse/girlfriend of Donald Blake (Thor)]
Marvel 341
Hela Hela villain deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
The Cabal
[Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffelheim]
Marvel 169
Hank Bradley
(details) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: M Norse/Teutonic paganism
[believed himself to be the god Heimdall] Marvel 1
Loki
(cameo)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  Marvel DC 696
Sif Sif
(cameo)
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian
[Thor's major immortal love interest]
Marvel 421
Majeston Zelia
(cameo)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D dark god
Dark Gods
[spurned in past by Odin]
Marvel 11
Perrikus Perrikus
(voice only)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D dark god
Dark Gods Marvel 15