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Assassins #1 (Apr. 1996):
“Political Suicide”
by D. G. Chichester, Scott McDaniel, Derek Fisher

Assassins #1

Title: “Political Suicide”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1996

Publisher: Marvel DC Amalgam
Written by: D. G. Chichester
Art by: Scott McDaniel, Derek Fisher


20 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.
Daredevil Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
(character based on)		 hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
 Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 1,801
Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen
(character based on)		 supporting character hero
CBR Scale: I Lutheran
 The Legion of Super-Heroes
[Superman's pal]		 DC 1,896
Perry White Perry White
(character based on)		 supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Baptist; Elvis worship (ordained)
 [Superman's (Clark Kent's) boss; Daily Planet editor] DC 1,574
J. Jonah Jameson J. Jonah Jameson
(character based on)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: M hates Spider-Man
 [Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer] Marvel 1,719
Cable Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers)
(character based on)		 hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Askani (leader)
 Cable's Underground (leader); Clan Chosen...  Marvel 666
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(character based on)		 villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
 Batman family; Injustice League...  DC 911
Bullseye Bullseye (Benjamin Poindexter)
(character based on)		 villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
 Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts
[former baseball pitcher]		 Marvel 243
Stick Stick
(character based on)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: M Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu
 The Chaste
[trained Daredevil]		 Marvel 27
Ben Urich Ben Urich
(character based on)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
 [reporter] Marvel 19
Elektra Elektra (Elektra Natchios)
(character based on)		 villain hero
CBR Scale: I Greek Orthodox; Ninjutsu
 Code Red; The Hand Marvel 331
Terra Terra (Tara Markov)
(character based on)		 villain hero
CBR Scale: U Markovian Orthodox (nominal); manifestly non-religious
 The Teen Titans DC 165
Kraven the Hunter Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
(character based on)		 villain
CBR Scale: D hunting
 Sinister Six Marvel 92
The Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nygma)
(character based on)		 villain
   Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom DC 302
Deathstroke the Terminator Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson)
(character based on)		 villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
 Checkmate; H.I.V.E.... 
[was a freelance operative for Checkmate]		 DC 376
The Kingpin The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
(character based on)		 villain
CBR Scale: U Catholic (lapsed)
 HYDRA Marvel 619
Deadshot Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)
(character based on)		 villain hero
   Checkmate; Killer Elite... 
[was a freelance operative for Checkmate]		 DC 213
Terrax the Tamer Terrax the Tamer (Tyros)
(character based on)		 villain
   Heralds of Galactus; Lanlaki...  Marvel 115
Cheetah Cheetah (Dr. Barbara Minerva)
(character based on)		 villain
   Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom DC 150
Wintergreen Wintergreen (William Randolph Wintergreen)
(character based on)		 supporting character
   The Black Lantern Corps
[Deathstroke's mentor]		 DC 66
Manhunter (Chase Lawler)
(character based on)		 hero
CBR Scale: S demonolatry
 [musician] DC 14

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 Assassins #1 (Apr. 1996) created 17 December 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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