Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997):
“Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time”
by Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Jose Ladronn, Juan Vlasco

Spider-Boy Team-Up #1

Title: “Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1997

Publisher:
Written by: Roger Stern, Karl Kesel
Art by: Jose Ladronn, Juan Vlasco

68 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-Boy (Peter Ross) (lead character)		[1st app: DC Versus Marvel #3 (Apr. 1996)]		4
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Superboy (Conner Kent)	Methodist	The Legion of Super-Heroes; The Ravers...  The Teen Titans; Young Justice		535
Betty Brant	Students of Love (temporary)	[former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Agamotto Express	sorceress	Frightful Five [amalgam of Dr. Strange and Emerald Empress]		1
'Lectron (Maxwell Willis)		Legion of Galactic Guardians [amalgam of Electro (Marvel) and Livewire (DC)]		1
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (character based on)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (character based on)	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) (character based on)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (character based on)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (character based on)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
Elastic Lad (Jimmy Olsen) (character based on)	Lutheran	The Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman's pal]		1,896
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (character based on)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (character based on)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (character based on)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (character based on)	Anglican	Asian; Excalibur...  S.T.R.I.K.E.; The Exiles; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		772
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (character based on)	singing	Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  X-Men		447
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) (character based on)	Presbyterian	League of Losers; The New Warriors...  The Thunderbolts		359
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) (character based on)	Protestant	The New Warriors		202
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (character based on)	Episcopalian; Buddhist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Fallen Angels...  X-Corporation; X-Corps; X-Factor		257
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) (character based on)	Communist	HYDRA; Maggia...  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		144
Electro (Max Dillon) (character based on)		Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Electro)...  Hood's Army; Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Frightful Four		274
Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (character based on)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
Kang (Nathaniel Richards) (character based on)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Destiny (Irene Adler) (character based on)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force...  HYDRA		127
Molecule Man (Owen Reece) (character based on)		[nuclear plant worker]		76
Rachel Grey (character based on)	Episcopalian (born); future self: founder of Askani religion	Excalibur; Starjammers...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		358
Living Lightning (Miguel Santos) (character based on)	Catholic; LGBT	Hispanic; Pacific Overlords...  The Avengers; The Rangers		118
Captain Universe (character based on)	cosmic entity	[manifestation of Uni-Power, a portion of the Enigma Force]		77
Werewolf By Night (Jack Russell) (character based on)		Night Shift; The Howling Commandos		273
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (character based on)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Exiles (Russian); Republican Guard...  Siberforce; The Champions; The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; X-Corporation		116
Vance Astro (Vance Astrovik) (character based on)	Jewish (half)	Guardians of the Galaxy; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		133
Charlie-27 (character based on)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Jovian		124
Martinex (Martinex T'Naga) (character based on)		Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy		108
Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn) (character based on)		Cosmic Avengers; Guardians of the Galaxy		114
Firelord (Pyreus Kril) (character based on)	Xandarian religion	Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy...  Heralds of Galactus; Nova Corps		107
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		541
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) (character based on)	Winath nature religion	Legion Rescue Squad; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  Workforce		536
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) (character based on)	Catholic or Anglican	The Legion of Super-Heroes		616
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		354
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) (character based on)		L.E.G.I.O.N.; The Legion of Super-Heroes		415
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle) (character based on)	Durlan religion (priest)	The Legion of Super-Heroes		492
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) (character based on)	Jewish	The Legion of Super-Heroes		345
Starman (Thom Kallor) (character based on)		Legion of Substitute Heroes; The Justice Society of America...  The Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers		343
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		610
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		194
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna) (character based on)		Elements of Disaster; The Legion of Super-Heroes		368
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		363
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		254
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) (character based on)	Jewish?	The Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce		426
Mon-El (Lar Gand) (character based on)		L.E.G.I.O.N.; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  Wanderers		446
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		139
Element Lad (Jan Arrah) (character based on)	Trom religion/Krilli acolyte (devout, spiritual seeker)	Legionnaires; The Legion of Super-Heroes		335
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz) (character based on)	Winath nature religion	The Legion of Super-Heroes		85
Dream Girl (Nura Nal) (character based on)		Legion of Substitute Heroes; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  Uncanny Amazers		243
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) (character based on)	Talokian ancestor worship	The Legion of Super-Heroes		319
Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes		197
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers...  Workforce		246
Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski) (character based on)		Lethal Legion; The Frightful Four		176
Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O'Hara) (character based on)		Black Cabinet; Hispanic...  The Exiles		139
Black Racer (Sgt. Willie Walker) (character based on)	cosmic entity	black; The New Gods [avatar of death]		28
XS (Jenni Ognats) (character based on)		The Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers		81
It, the Living Colossus (character based on)	alien (briefly)	S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Howling Commandos [statue animated by mind transferal of alien Kigor]		7
Emerald Empress (character based on)		[1st app: Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #352 (Jan. 1967)]		24
Time Trapper (character based on)		[1st app: Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #318 (Mar. 1964)]		36
The Yancy Street Gang (character based on)		[gang]		19
Scavenger (character based on)	obsessively paranoid about all heroes	Argonauts; Secret Society of Super Villains		3
Kinetix (Zoe Saugin) (character based on)	alien magic user	Science Police; The Legion of Super-Heroes		85

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997) created 13 December 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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