Marvel Knights 4 #23 (Dec. 2005):
“Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 1”
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mizuki Sakakibara

Marvel Knights 4 #23

Title: “Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 1”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 2005

Publisher:
Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art by: Mizuki Sakakibara

35 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.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (lead character)	LGBT	[comic book writer; character in his own story; helped FF]		5
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	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)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Impossible Kids	alien	Poppupian [clonal children of Impossible Man and Woman]		3
Franklin Richards	Episcopalian	Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Fantastic Force; Generation X; Power Pack; The Fantastic Four		650
Valeria Richards	Episcopalian	The Fantastic Four		113
H.E.R.B.I.E.	N.A.	Fantastic Five (ally)		102
Roberta	N.A.	[receptionist]		19
Greg	LGBT	[Marvel Comics writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "roommate"]		2
Poppupians	alien	[Impossible Man's race]		5
Warren Simons		[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's editor on FF comic]		2
Joe Quesada		[Marvel Comics editor-in-chief]		35
The Impossible Man (2-panel cameo, pg. 10, 21)	hedonist; alien	Poppupian		14
Impossible Woman (2-panel cameo, pg. 10, 21)	alien	Poppupian		6
Thing-Green (2-panel cameo, pg. 22, panels 1, 3)	alien	Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian [Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]		2
Torch Green (2-panel cameo, pg. 22, panels 1, 3)	alien	Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian [Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]		2
Mister Fantastic-Green (2-panel cameo, pg. 22, panels 1, 3)	alien	Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian [Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]		2
Invisible Woman-Green (2-panel cameo, pg. 22, panels 1, 3)	alien	Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian [Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]		2
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (photo/video (2 panels), pg. 1-2)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (photo/picture/video, pg. 1, panel 1)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (photo/picture/video, pg. 1, panel 4)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (photo/picture/video, pg. 1, panel 1)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
King Kong (someone disguised or dressed as, pg. 13-17)  Dozens of Poppupians in combined to form King Kong (identified explicitly by members of FF).	N.A.	ape [gigantic ape]	RKO Radio Pictures	40
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (statue, pg. 1, panel 4)  Also seen on poster, panel 1 on page 1.	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (statue, pg. 1, panel 4)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (toy, pg. 1, 4)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (toy, pg. 4, panel 1)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 2)  Greg (to his roommate, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa): "I don't have time for 20 Questions, Roberto, I'm playing the new Hulk game."	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (upon being hired as a writer at Marvel): "I guess because you liked my writing sample, and... someone said something about a job, so I'm guessing you're gonna start me out on some lesser-known book like Darkhawk or Sleepwalker or..."		League of Losers; Loners...  Midtown High School; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The New Warriors		180
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 2)  Reed Richards: "After he [Impossible Man] sacrificed his own planet to save Earth from Galactus. But clearly something's happened since we last encountered him."	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Sleepwalker (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (upon being hired as a writer at Marvel): "I guess because you liked my writing sample, and... someone said something about a job, so I'm guessing you're gonna start me out on some lesser-known book like Darkhawk or Sleepwalker or..."	Sleepwalker religion	League of Losers; Operation: Lightning Storm...  Secret Defenders		98
Mark Millar (mentioned, pg. 3, panels 4-5)  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: "M-me? Not... Brian Bendis? Not... Mark Millar?" Joe Quesada: "...Sue said how she likes how you write strong female protagonists. That, plus Mark turned us down."	Catholic	[comic book writer]		12
Brian Michael Bendis (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 4)  Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: "M-me? Not... Brian Bendis? Not... Mark Millar?" Joe Quesada: "...Sue said how she likes how you write strong female protagonists. That, plus Mark turned us down."	Jewish	[comic book writer]		5

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