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Marvel Knights 4 #24 (Jan. 2006):
“Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 2”
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mizuki Sakakibara

Marvel Knights 4 #24

Title: “Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 2”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2006

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


36 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.
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) hero scientist
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist
Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 4,069
The Impossible Man The Impossible Man supporting character
CBR Scale: S hedonist; alien
Poppupian Marvel 14
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S LGBT
[comic book writer; character in his own story; helped FF] Marvel 5
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
Valeria Richards Valeria Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
The Fantastic Four Marvel 113
Poppupians Poppupians supporting character group
CBR Scale: I alien
[Impossible Man's race] Marvel 5
Impossible Woman supporting character villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Poppupian Marvel 6
Warren Simons supporting character real/historical person
  [Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's editor on FF comic] Marvel 2
Thing-Green villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian
[Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]
Marvel 2
Torch Green villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian
[Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]
Marvel 2
Mister Fantastic-Green villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian
[Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]
Marvel 2
Invisible Woman-Green villain
CBR Scale: I alien
Fantastic Four-Green; Poppupian
[Impossible Man's spawn; patterned after member of FF]
Marvel 2
Greg Greg
(5-panel cameo, pg. 5, 22)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S LGBT
[Marvel Comics writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "roommate"] Marvel 2
Alicia Masters Alicia Masters
(4-panel cameo, pg. 12-13)
supporting character
  [blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend] Marvel 416
The Punisher The Punisher (Frank Castle)
(mentioned in text & seen in picture, pg. 11, panels 2, 4) 
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic (former seminarian)
Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Marvel 1,893
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(photo/video (2 panels), pg. 1-2) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(photo/picture/video, pg. 2, panel 1)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(photo/picture/video, pg. 2, panel 1)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Bullseye Bullseye (Benjamin Poindexter)
(photo/picture/video, pg. 11, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Mystique Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
(photo/picture/video, pg. 1, panel 3)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 451
Araña Araña (Anya Corazon)
(photo/picture/video, pg. 1, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; Initiative... 
[Spider Society initiate]
Marvel 41
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(statue, pg. 1, panel 1)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Venom Venom (Eddie Brock)
(statue, pg. 1, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Sinister Six...  Marvel 416
God God
(mentioned, pg. 7-8, 22) 
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
Daredevil Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
(mentioned, pg. 11, panel 4) 
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 1,801
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(mentioned, pg. 1, 16) 
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
H.E.R.B.I.E. H.E.R.B.I.E.
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1) 
hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Fantastic Five (ally) Marvel 102
Aunt Petunia Aunt Petunia (Petunia Grimm)
(mentioned, pg. 5, 13) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I resurrected
HYDRA; Lethal Legion (leader)... 
[The Thing's aunt]
Marvel 1
Kourtney Keaton Kourtney Keaton
(mentioned, pg. 15, panels 3-4) 
supporting character
  [supermodel; Johnny Storm's girlfriend] Marvel 8
Grant Morrison
(mentioned, pg. 1, 20) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Chaos magician/esoteric
[raised by atheist and lapsed Catholic parents] DC 13
Neil Gaiman
(mentioned, pg. 1, 20) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Scientology (lapsed)
[raised by atheist and lapsed Catholic parents] DC Marvel 38
Garth Ennis Garth Ennis
(mentioned, pg. 1, 20) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S atheist
[comic book writer] DC Marvel 2
Mike Allred Mike Allred
(mentioned, pg. 21, panel 5) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Latter-day Saint
[creator of Madman] Marvel 1