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