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The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #519 (June 2005):
“Moving Up”
by J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato Jr., Joe Pimentel

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #519

Title: “Moving Up”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 2005

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Art by: Mike Deodato Jr., Joe Pimentel


21 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 Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(lead character)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,827
Aunt May Aunt May supporting character
CBR Scale: S Protestant
[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,368
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark) hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.
(pg. 12-14)
supporting character group
  [government agency; intelligence agency...] Marvel 1,188
HYDRA villain group
CBR Scale: S HYDRA
[largest worldwide subversive organization] Marvel 283
Kira
(pg. 12-14)
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[murdered while spying on a HYDRA syndicate leader]
Marvel 1
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 8-9, 20-21)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 8-9)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 10, 20-21)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis
(4-panel cameo, pg. 10, panels 1-4)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Anglican
The Avengers (staff) Marvel 669
The Hammer
(3-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)
villain
  HYDRA
[HYDRA-created equivalent of Thor]
Marvel 3
Militant
(3-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)
villain
  HYDRA
[HYDRA-created equivalent of Captain America]
Marvel 4
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panels 1-2)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Tactical Force (Karl)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)
villain
  HYDRA
[HYDRA-created equivalent of Iron Man]
Marvel 4
Bowman
(2-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)
villain
  HYDRA
[HYDRA-created equivalent of Hawkeye]
Marvel 4
Nick Fury Nick Fury
(1-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 1) 
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 1,898
Luke Cage Luke Cage
(1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Veranke Spider-Woman (Veranke)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 3)
villain
CBR Scale: M Skrull religion
The Avengers Marvel 8
Uncle Ben Uncle Ben (Ben Parker)
(mentioned in text & seen in picture, pg. 7-8) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Protestant
[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle] Marvel 51
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
(someone disguised or dressed as, pg. 8, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353