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Religion and Characters in
Marvel Universe #3 (Aug. 1998):
“The Eve of Destruction!”
by Roger Stern, Steve Epting, Al Williamson

Marvel Universe #3

Title: “The Eve of Destruction!”

Feature: The Invaders

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Aug 1998

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Roger Stern

Art by: Steve Epting, Al Williamson


13 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.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
 Weapon Plus; Invaders  Timely Marvel 5,992
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
 Invaders; All-Winners Squad 
[Atlantis]		 Marvel 1,864
Human Torch Human Torch (Jim Hammond) hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Timely Atlas, etc. 497
Whizzer Whizzer (Bob Frank) hero
   Liberty Legion; Invaders  Timely Marvel 108
HYDRA HYDRA villain
CBR Scale: S HYDRA
 HYDRA
[largest worldwide subversive organization]		 Marvel 283
Baron Strucker Baron Strucker (Wolfgang von Strucker) villain
CBR Scale: M Nazi; HYDRA (founder)
 Blitzkrieg Squad (founder); HYDRA (leader)
[Germany]		 Marvel 130
Franz
(corpse)		 villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
 [Germany] Marvel 3
Red Skull Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)
(vision)		 villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
 Axis Mundi; HYDRA 
[Germany. Captain America's arch-nemy]		 Marvel 298
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler
(vision)		 villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
 [Germany] Timely Marvel, etc. 1,593
Baron Zemo Baron Zemo (Dr. Heinrich Zemo)
(vision)		 villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Nazi
 Masters of Evil (founder); Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth)
[Germany]		 Marvel 121
Arnim Zola Arnim Zola
(vision)		 villain
CBR Scale: M Nazi
 Skeleton Crew (ally)
[Switzerland; Austria]		 Marvel 73
Josef Stalin
(vision)		 villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Communist
 Lethal Legion
[Russia. former leader of Russia]		 Marvel 342
Atlanteans Atlanteans
(mentioned)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
   Marvel DC 165

This is the 3rd issue in the Marvel Universe series. Based purely on the title, one might think the title of this issue is The Invaders #3 or The Invaders in Marvel Universe #3.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Marvel Universe #3 (Aug. 1998) created 29 December 2010. Last modified 25 April 2013.
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