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Fantastic Four: The World’s Greatest Comics Magazine! #4 (May 2001):
“The Merciless Menace of MODOK!”
by Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Jeph Loeb, Ron Frenz, etc.

Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine! #4

Title: “The Merciless Menace of MODOK!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 2001

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Jeph Loeb
Art by: Erik Larsen, Ron Frenz, Keith Giffen, Shannon Denton, Bruce Timm, Joe Sinnott, Al Gordon, Al Milgrom


27 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 Girl (Susan Storm Richards) hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 4,069
M.O.D.O.K. M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton) villain
CBR Scale: S Scientism
A.I.M. (leader) Marvel 199
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Falcon Falcon (Sam Wilson) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  Marvel 531
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
Havok Havok (Alex Summers) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants... 
[Cyclops' brother]
Marvel 592
A.I.M. A.I.M. villain group
CBR Scale: S Scientism
[terrorist] Marvel 390
Polaris Lorna Dane hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse... 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Black Bolt Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) hero
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
Illuminati; Inhuman Royal Family...  Marvel 505
Medusa Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon) hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 416
Crystal Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff) hero
CBR Scale: S Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 531
Gorgon Gorgon hero
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 317
Karnak Karnak hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion (priest)
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 299
Triton Triton hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 278
Lockjaw Lockjaw hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
dog; Inhuman Royal Family... 
[teleporting dog; escort to Inhumans Royal Family]
Marvel 257
Redwing Redwing hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
falcon; Pet Avengers
[falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]
Marvel 128
Agatha Harkness Agatha Harkness supporting character
CBR Scale: D witch
[leader of New Salem; tutored Scarlet Witch] Marvel 152
Ebony supporting character
CBR Scale: D familiar
[familiar of Agatha Harkness, appears as black cat] Marvel 33