Religion and Characters in
Fantastic Four: The World’s Greatest Comics Magazine! #8 (Sep. 2001):
“...To Aid The Avengers!”
by Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Busiek, Ron Frenz, Jorge Pereira Lucas, Bill Wray, Rick Veitch, Bruce Timm, Al Milgrom, Terry Beatty

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.
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Girl (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Goliath (Hank Pym)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  X-Factor; West Coast Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers [Transia]		944
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	Avengers; Fantastic Force		786
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Illuminati [Attilan]		505
Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Frightful Four; Lady Liberators [Attilan]		416
Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff)	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Avengers [Attilan]		531
Triton	Inhuman religion	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans [Attilan]		278
Lockjaw	N.A.	Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans  Pet Avengers [Attilan. teleporting dog; escort to Inhumans Royal Family]		257
The Watcher (Uatu)	monotheist / Watcher religion, focusing on non-interference and observation			582
Giganto	Deviant religion	[Monster Island. big green monster from the cover of FF #1]		4

This issue features the first (and only) appearance of a device called the "Agon-Sequencer." This technology neutralizes the sacred Terrigen mist that Inhumans use to undergo the transformations which imbue them with super powers.

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