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The Original Ghost Rider #19 (Jan. 1994):
“Silent Night... Deadly Night!”
by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito

The Original Ghost Rider #19

Title: “Silent Night... Deadly Night!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1994

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Steve Gerber
Art by: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito


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 The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  Marvel 5,017
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: U Baptist (nominal); eclectic
Midnight Sons Marvel 306
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
Namorita Namorita (Nita Prentiss) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 305
Alicia Masters Alicia Masters supporting character
  [blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend] Marvel 416
Medusa Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon) hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 416
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
Wyatt Wingfoot Wyatt Wingfoot supporting character
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Comanche/Keewazi)
Metro College; Native American... 
[former boyfriend of She-Hulk]
Marvel 112
Aquarian Aquarian (Wundarr) supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Water Children (leader, prophet)
Dakkamite
[Wundarr's origin is a parody of Superman's origin.]
Marvel 30
Miracle Man Miracle Man (Joshua Ayers) villain
CBR Scale: M Christian (denomination
unknown)
Hood's Army
[lived in monastery for a time]
Marvel 22
Becky Rainbow supporting character
CBR Scale: S Native American (Keewazi)
[Among tribal friends and family of Wyatt Wingfoot.] Marvel 2
Annie Christopher Annie Christopher supporting character
  Empire State University
[Namorita's former roommate; Wundarr's guardian]
Marvel 6
The Silent Ones supporting character group
CBR Scale: D Native American mystics
[taught their mystical ways to Miracle Man] Marvel 3
Keewazi Indians Keewazi Indians supporting character group
CBR Scale: M Native American (Keewazi)
religion
[Wyatt Wingfoot's tribe; very religious, spiritual] Marvel 9
The Three Wise Men The Three Wise Men (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior)
(someone disguised or dressed as)
supporting character group real/historical person
CBR Scale: U cosmic entity and two Zoroastrian magi
[1st app: New Testament (80 A.D.)] Marvel 47
Mary Mary
(someone disguised or dressed as)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish; Christian
[mother of Jesus] Procter & Gamble Marvel 155
Joseph of Nazareth Joseph of Nazareth
(someone disguised or dressed as)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish; Christian
[foster father of Jesus] Marvel 79
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)
(mentioned)
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Christianity
[] DC 565

This comic was reprinted from: Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1975): "Silent Night... Deadly Night!".