Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20 (Jan. 2006):
“Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Five: Retreat”
by Reginald Hudlin, Pat Lee, Dream Engine

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20

Title: “Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Five: Retreat”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2006

Publisher:
Written by: Reginald Hudlin
Art by: Pat Lee, Dream Engine

21 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.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (lead character)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Aunt May	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
Doombots	N.A.	[robotic duplicates of Doctor Doom]		74
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (6-panel cameo, pg. 15)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Morlun (6-panel cameo, pg. 18-19)	The Ancient	The Ancient [vampiric; absorbs life force from a "totem"]		33
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker) (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, 11)	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Mary Parker (3-panel cameo, pg. 9-10)	Catholic	[Spider-Man's deceased mother]		10
Richard Parker (3-panel cameo, pg. 9-10)	Protestant	[Spider-Man's deceased father]		8
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Seen on cover of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, which is shown on recap page.	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Seen on cover of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, which is shown on recap page.	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 5)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Black Panther (T'Challa) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Seen on cover of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, which is shown on recap page.	African primal-indigenous religion; Black Panther Cult (leader)	black; Fantastic Force...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		786
Luke Cage (1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 5)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Bulldozer (Henry Camp) (imagination, pg. 17, panels 2, 4)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  U.S. Army; Wrecking Crew		125
Piledriver (Brian Calusky) (imagination, pg. 17, panels 2, 4)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Wrecking Crew		137
Thunderball (Eliot Franklin) (imagination, pg. 17, panel 2)		black; Hood's Army...  The Masters of Evil; Wrecking Crew		151
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (mentioned)  Numerous references. Large part of story focuses on visit by Spider-Man, Mary Jane and Aunt May to Doctor Doom's castle in Latveria.	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Attuma (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 4)  Peter Parker/Spider-Man (to Tony Stark/Iron Man): "But the real problem is... Who can actually manage a real vacation? There's always some super-powered creep that shows up no matter where you go. Go to Hawaii... Attuma shows up. They're everywhere."	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Deep Six (leader)		110
Dr. Castillo (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "The wall-crawler's battle wounds brought him to Doctor Castillo, who discovered that there is, in fact, something terribly wrong with him--something that modern medicine can't een begin to comprehend, let alone cure." recap page		[treats super-heroes without asking questions]		2
Ivana Trump (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 4)  Spider-Man (referring to Doctor Doom's castle): "In fact, this whole place is very Ivana Trump. He needs a visit from the 'Queer Eye for the Dictatorial Guy.'"		[Donald Trump's ex-wife]		53

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