Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights 4 #21 (Oct. 2005):
“Desperate Housewife”
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Valentine DeLandro, Ron Frenz, Matt Banning, Sal Buscema

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.
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (lead character)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Black Panther (T'Challa)	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	Avengers; Fantastic Force		786
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
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Council of the Chosen; Hellfire Club Inner Circle  Generation X (teacher); X-Men; Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men (leader)		3,409
Alicia Masters		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
She-Thing (Sharon Ventura)		Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Frightful Four  Team America		115
Valeria Richards (5-panel cameo, pg. 4, 19)	Episcopalian	The Fantastic Four		113
Franklin Richards (2-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 3-4)	Episcopalian	Power Pack; Generation X  Fantastic Force; Daydreamers; Fantastic Five		650
Roberta (2-panel cameo, pg. 5, 19)	N.A.	[receptionist]		19
Mole Man (Harvey Elder) (1-panel cameo, pg. 3, panel 3)		[ruler of much of Subterranea]		297
Ray (business/store name, pg. 8-11)		[business owner; restaurateur]		1
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (mentioned, pg. 8, 15, 17)  (Pg. 8) Sharon Ventura: "All right, Sue, now that we've loosened you up a bit... what is it with you and Namor? Invisible Woman: "Honestly, Sharon? Nothing. I mean, I think Namor's handsome, sure... but nothing's ever happened between us... I mean, I think we've kissed a couple of times, but those were like 'Beauty and the Beast'..." [more]	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 3)  Invisible Woman (speaking about Namor): "...I mean, I think we've kissed a couple of times, but those were like... 'Beauty and the Beast'-type moments, you know? Emma Frost: "If Hank McCoy were here, he'd make you take that back..."	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Klaw (Ulysses Klaw) (mentioned, pg. 11, panel 3)  Invisible Woman (recounting the first time she met the Black Panther): "Oh, you mean after we made our peace with T'Challa and after we joined forces to defeat Klaw..."		A.I.M.; Frightful Four  Masters of Evil; Fearsome Four [Netherlands]		151
Wyatt Wingfoot (mentioned, pg. 10, 17)  (pg. 10) Johnny Storm/Human Torch: "Hey, can we swing by Metro College and pick up my good buddy -- the way-out Wyatt Wingfoot? (pg. 17) Human Torch: "Check out this sonic fishing pole! Wyatt's gonna lose it when he sees all the groovy going-away gifts the Panther's giving us!"	Native American spirituality (Comanche/Keewazi)	The Fantastic Four [former boyfriend of She-Hulk]		112
Diablo (Esteban Diablo) (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 1)  Invisible Woman (narrating): "God, but it's nice to be sweating from dancing and not from... I don't know, getting pummeled by Diablo."	Alchemist; demonolatry	[Spain]		47
H.E.R.B.I.E. (mentioned, pg. 1, 5)  (pg. 1) Reed Richards (to Invisible Woman): "I sent Ben and Johnny to a field-trip to Dimension W, H.E.R.B.I.E. took Franklin and Val to the Big Apple Circus... (pg. 5): Invisible Woman (narrating): "...and H.E.R.B.I.E.'s watching DVDs with the kids..."	N.A.	Fantastic Five (ally)		102
Kourtney Keaton (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Invisible Woman (narrating): "No word from Reed yet... Ben's playing poker with the boys, Johnny's at Spamalot with Kourtney, and H.E.R.B.I.E.'s watching DVDs with the kids... so I guess I really am a free agent tonight."		[supermodel; Johnny Storm's girlfriend]		8
Oscar Wilde (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  Emma Frost (to Susan Storm Richards): "I'm sorry, Susan, but that man was hideous... What did Oscar Wilde say about beauty? That it's a kind of genius?"	LGBT; Anglican; Catholic	[Ireland]		49
Katie Holmes (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 5)  Emmma Frost (to Invisible Woman): "We live in a world where Katie Holmes is a movie star, Susan. If she did it, you certainly could have."	Catholic (raised); Scientology (convert)	[actress; film star]		89
Edvard Grieg (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 1)  Black Panther: "Susan Richards! Approach me! I hope my playing of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor didn't disturb your sleep!"	Unitarian	[Norway. best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor]		3
Beauty (Belle) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 3)  Invisible Woman (speaking about Namor): "...I mean, I think we've kissed a couple of times, but those were like... 'Beauty and the Beast'-type moments, you know?"		[ 1st app: (first published version) [13375] ]		66
The Beast (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 3)  Invisible Woman (speaking about Namor): "...I mean, I think we've kissed a couple of times, but those were like... 'Beauty and the Beast'-type moments, you know?"	cursed	[prince]		65
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (mentioned, pg. 13, panel 1-2)  Black Panther (to Invisible Girl, in flashback): "But come, now let me take you to... the Black Lagoon! She-Thing: "Wait, was it really called that? She-Hulk: "As in, 'Creature from...'? Invisible Woman: "No, I think it's more as in 'Lagoon Belonging to the Black Panther; therefore it is called... the Black Lagoon!"	hidden race	[last survivor of race of amphibious humanoids]		26

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