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4 #30 (July 2006):
“Open House”
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Clay Mann, Jon Sibal

4 #30

Title: “Open House”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2006

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art by: Clay Mann, Jon Sibal


51 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 Woman (Susan Storm Richards) hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 4,069
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Alicia Masters Alicia Masters supporting character
  [blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend] Marvel 416
Crystal Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff) hero
CBR Scale: S Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 531
Inhumans Inhumans supporting character group
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
[hidden race] Marvel 467
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
Valeria Richards Valeria Richards hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
The Fantastic Four Marvel 113
Willie Lumpkin Willie Lumpkin supporting character
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
[mail carrier] Marvel 98
H.E.R.B.I.E. H.E.R.B.I.E. hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Fantastic Five (ally) Marvel 102
Kourtney Keaton Kourtney Keaton supporting character
  [supermodel; Johnny Storm's girlfriend] Marvel 8
Puppet Master Puppet Master (Phillip Masters)
(8-panel cameo, pg. 14-15)
villain scientist
  [biologist; craftsman] Marvel 183
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
(5-panel cameo, pg. 16, 20)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Black Bolt Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 11-12, 20)
hero
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
Illuminati; Inhuman Royal Family...  Marvel 505
Medusa Medusa (Medusalith Boltagon)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 11-12, 20)
hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 416
Triton Triton
(4-panel cameo, pg. 11-12, 20)
hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 278
Lockjaw Lockjaw
(3-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)
hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
dog; Inhuman Royal Family... 
[teleporting dog; escort to Inhumans Royal Family]
Marvel 257
Wong Wong
(3-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3, 5)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism; occult
[house servant of Doctor Strange] Marvel 333
Brutacus Brutacus
(3-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3, 5)
villain
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
Salem's Seven
[oldest brother of 7]
Marvel 21
Karnak Karnak
(2-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion (priest)
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 299
Hydron Hydron
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M magic user; mystically
empowered
Salem's Seven Marvel 22
Gazelle Gazelle
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M magic user; mystically
empowered
Salem's Seven Marvel 22
Thornn Thornn
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
Salem's Seven Marvel 18
Vakume Vakume
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
Salem's Seven Marvel 26
Reptilla Reptilla
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
Salem's Seven Marvel 19
Vertigo Vertigo
(2-panel cameo, pg. 16, panels 2-3)
villain
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
black; Salem's Seven Marvel 18
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 4)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 4)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 4)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
Sentry Sentry (Bob Reynolds)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 1)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S angel
Dark Avengers; The Avengers Marvel 260
Galactus Galactus (Galan)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 2)
villain
CBR Scale: M cosmic entity
Heralds of Galactus (leader) Marvel 537
Doombots Doombots
(1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 4)
supporting character villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[robotic duplicates of Doctor Doom] Marvel 74
Reyno Reyno
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)
supporting character
CBR Scale: R Alpha Primitive
Alpha Primitives
[fell in love with Alecto (an Inhuman)]
Marvel 3
Alecto Alecto
(1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)
supporting character
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
Inhumans; Inhuman
[Gorgon's daughter; fell in love w/Alpha Primitive]
Marvel 3
Mrs. Katz
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[asked Thing to speak to her wayward son] Marvel 1
Tom Selleck Tom Selleck
(photo/picture/video, pg. 13, panel 3)
real/historical person
  National Guard CBS Marvel 94
Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I.
(photo/picture/video, pg. 13, panel 3)
hero
  U.S. Navy Glen A. Larson Productions CBS 66
Red Ghost Red Ghost (Ivan Kragoff)
(dream, pg. 10, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: S Marxist Communist
Super-Apes (leader); The Frightful Four Marvel 95
Igor Igor
(dream, pg. 10, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
baboon; Super-Apes
[baboon; metamorph]
Marvel 22
Mikiho Mikiho
(dream, pg. 10, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
gorilla; Super-Apes
[gorilla; super-strong]
Marvel 22
Peotor Peotor
(dream, pg. 10, panel 5)
villain
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
orangutan; Super-Apes
[orangutan with magnetic powers]
Marvel 22
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3) 
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Atlanteans Atlanteans
(mentioned, pg. 18, panel 3) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
[hidden race] Marvel DC 165
Gorgon Gorgon
(mentioned, pg. 11-12) 
hero
CBR Scale: M Inhuman religion
Inhuman Royal Family; Inhumans...  Marvel 317
Alpha Primitives Alpha Primitives
(mentioned, pg. 11-12) 
supporting character group
CBR Scale: I Alpha Primitives
[hidden race; slave] Marvel 32
Agatha Harkness Agatha Harkness
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 4) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: D witch
[leader of New Salem; tutored Scarlet Witch] Marvel 152
Nicholas Scratch
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 4) 
villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer
New Salem (leader); Salem's Seven (leader)
[son of Agatha Harkness]
Marvel 13
? Katz
(mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[his mother asked Thing to talk to him about his bad friends] Marvel 1

This publication is also known as: Marvel Knights 4 #30; Four #30 or 4 #30.