Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #3 (Aug. 2004):
“Down Among the Dead Men: Part Three”
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

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.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (lead character)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Electro (Max Dillon)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
Vulture (Adrian Toomes)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
Mary Jane Watson (4-panel cameo, pg. 20-21)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Saul Fischer (3-panel cameo, pg. 18, panel 3-5)  not named until next issue		[sold photo of Spider-Man's unmasked face to J.J.Jameson]		2
Fedora (2-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 1-2)		[Russia. Vulture was a client right after she arrived from Russia]		2
Yekaterina (2-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)		[USSR; Ukraine. shape-shifter]		2
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  Cover of issue #2 shown on recap page.	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  Cover of issue #2 shown on recap page.	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  Cover of issue #2 shown on recap page.	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  Cover of issue #2 shown on recap page.	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  Cover of issue #2 shown on recap page.	repentant	Heroes for Hire; Avengers  Avengers (MC2); Thunder Guard		120
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 1)  Seen on issue #1 cover on recap page. Also mentioned by name on page 21.	manifestly non-religious	Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader)  Thunderbolts (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Dark X-Men (founder) [Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]		417
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 1)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 1)	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA [Foe of: Daredevil (arch-enemy)]		619
The Owl (Leland Owlsley) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 2)		Gang of Four [led his own criminal gang]		135
Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (behind the scenes)  Although his identity is not yet revealed in this issue, Mac Gargan is the mysterious kidnapper referred to throughout this issue, the man who actually abducted Aunt May.	manifestly non-religious	Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Dark Avengers		315
God (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 6)  Vulture (speaking to Electro, when the suitcase full of money he is carrying is webbed by Spider-Man): "God Almighty! Gimme a hand here, Max! Hit him with a thousand volts or something!" There are a number of other essentially profane or similarly casual references.	God	[ 1st app: (Timely/Marvel) [9354]; (DC: as "The Voice", e.g. "The Presence", DC) [9342] ]	, etc.	313
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (mentioned, pg. 2, 18)  (pg. 2) Spider-Man (narrating): "Daredevil wasn't home, Doctor Strange was on a house call and I made an IDIOT of myself in front of the Avengers. The Owl was my best shot... (pg. 18) orderly (awaiting Spider-Man's arrival at hospital via ambulance): "You hear who they got coming in with all these guys? other orderly: "Daredevil, right?"	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 1)  Spider-Man (narrating): "Daredevil wasn't home, Doctor Strange was on a house call and I made an IDIOT of myself in front of the Avengers. The Owl was my best shot at finding out who kidnapped Aunt May..."	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
Aunt May (mentioned)  Spider-Man tries to investigate Aunt May's abduction and locate her throughout this issue. Numerous references to Aunt May, many by name.	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
Flash Thompson (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 1)  Spider-Man (narrating): "Suddenly, I'm thinking about the time I won the science prize; Aunt May standing up and clapping on her own, Flash Thompson giggling and whispering a dirty joke about her."	Alcoholics Anonymous	U.S. Army; Daily Bugle		718
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 6)  Electro (to Spider-Man): "Well, prison gives you a lotta time to just sit around and talk about new ways you can use these freaky powers of ours, Spider-Man. Ionizing metal was Doctor Octopus' idea, by the way."		Sinister Six; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  homeless man (seeing millions of dollars fall from the sky from a suitcase the Vulture was carrying when Spider-Man webbed him): "Holy Mother of Jeezus."	Christianity	[ 1st app: Justice League of America #40 (Nov. 1965) ]	, etc.	565
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker) (mentioned, pg. 1, 7, 17)  (pg. 1) When a vandal defiles his Uncle Ben's headstone in the... night, Peter Parker is called to the cemetery to investigate. While there, he receives a phone call... from a mysterious...; (pg. 7): Spider-Man (narrating): "You let this idiot [Electro] finish you off and they'll just bury her [Aunt May] in the dirt beside Uncle Ben." [more]	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski) (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 3)  hospital orderly (awaiting Spider-Man's arrival at hospital via ambulance): "You hear who they got coming in with all these guys? other orderly: "Daredevil, right? first orderly: "Man, I heard it was Paste-Pot Pete from the Frightful Four. I already called my wife and promised I'd get a picture with that friggin' loser."		Frightful Four; Lethal Legion		176
Mary (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  homeless man (seeing millions of dollars fall from the sky from a suitcase the Vulture was carrying when Spider-Man webbed him): "Holy Mother of Jeezus."	Jewish; Christian	[Israel. mother of Jesus]	Procter & Gamble Productions	155

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