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Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 2005):
“Last Stand: Part 1”
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9

Title: “Last Stand: Part 1”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 2005

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mark Millar
Art by: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson


50 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 Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(lead character)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
The Scorpion Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
(details) 
villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Dark Avengers; Initiative...  Marvel 315
Uncle Ben Uncle Ben (Ben Parker) supporting character
CBR Scale: I Protestant
[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle] Marvel 51
Norman Osborn Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
(cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 5, 15)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Sandman Sandman (Flint Marko)
(only on cover)
villain hero
  Intruders (leader); Next Wave...  Marvel 388
Electro Electro (Max Dillon)
(only on cover)
villain
  Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Electro)...  Marvel 274
Vulture Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
(only on cover)
villain
  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve Marvel 342
The Lizard The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors)
(only on cover)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Sinister Twelve; U.S. Army Marvel 318
Rhino Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich)
(only on cover)
villain
  Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Marvel 305
Shocker Shocker (Herman Schultz)
(only on cover)
villain
  Sinister Six; Sinister Syndicate...  Marvel 157
Mysterio Mysterio (Daniel Berkhart)
(only on cover)
villain
  Sinister Six Marvel 35
Humberto
(7-panel cameo, pg. 20-21)
supporting character
  Hispanic; Midtown High School
[student in class Peter Parker taught]
Marvel 2
The Symbiote
(5-panel cameo, pg. 22-23)
supporting character villain
CBR Scale: I alien; vengeance
[sentient black costume Spider-Man obtained on Battleworld] Marvel 16
Gwen Stacy Gwen Stacy
(3-panel cameo, pg. 5-6, 19)
supporting character
  [Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend] Marvel 560
Orchid
(2-panel cameo, pg. 14-15)
villain
  [1940s era super-villain] Marvel 2
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Aunt May Aunt May
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Protestant
[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,368
Scarlet Spider Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
The New Warriors Marvel 202
The Angel The Angel (Thomas Halloway)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 3)
hero
  Penance Council; Scourges of the Underworld (leader)... 
[founder, leader of Scourge Program]
Marvel Timely 129
Human Torch Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 2)
hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Heroes for Hire; Penance Council...  Marvel Timely 497
Harry Osborn Harry Osborn
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I resurrected
[Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son] Marvel 607
Whizzer Whizzer (Bob Frank)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 3)
hero
  Liberty Legion; Penance Council...  Timely Marvel 108
Captain George Stacy Captain George Stacy
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
supporting character
  NYPD
[NYPD captain; Gwen Stacy's father]
Marvel 49
Bluebird Bluebird (Sally Avril)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
hero
  [1st app: Amazing Fantasy (vol. 1) #15 (Aug. 1962)] Marvel 25
Falcon (Carl Burgess)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 3) 
hero
  [1st app: The Human Torch (vol. 1) #2 (Fall 1940)] Marvel Timely 3
Black Widow Black Widow (Claire Voyant)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 14, panel 3)
hero
CBR Scale: M Spiritism; Satanism
Twelve (Timely) Marvel Timely 22
Big Man Big Man (Frederick Foswell)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
villain
  The Enforcers
[reporter; criminal mastermind]
Marvel 104
Bennett Brant Bennett Brant
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
supporting character villain
  Crime-Master
[Betty Brant's older brother]
Marvel 28
The Burglar The Burglar (Carradine)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 4, panel 4)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
[murdered Spider-Man's Uncle Ben] Marvel 9
Jean DeWolff Jean DeWolff
(1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 1)
supporting character
  NYPD
[police captain; killed by Sin-Eater]
Marvel 5
The Cobra (Albri Leiricgrie)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: U Nazi
[costumed kidnapper] Marvel 2
Venom Venom (Angelo Fortunato)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 1) 
villain
  Mafia
[son of rich mobster/Mad killer bent on proving his worth]
Marvel 3
Parrot
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 1)
villain
  [led his own small organization] Timely Marvel 2
Dr. Crime (Dr. Edward Elmgren)
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 1)
villain scientist
  [1940s era super-villain; used gas that makes people pygmies] Timely Marvel 3
The Viking
(1-panel cameo, pg. 15, panel 1)
villain
CBR Scale: S Viking (fake)
[1940s era super-villain] Marvel 2
Venom Venom (Eddie Brock)
(mentioned & on cover, pg. 12, panel 2) 
villain
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Sinister Six...  Marvel 416
Doctor Octopus Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
(mentioned & on cover, pg. 16, panel 4) 
villain hero scientist
  Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 1,006
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson
(mentioned, pg. 13, panel 3) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,827
Venom Flash Thompson
(mentioned, pg. 2, panel 34) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Alcoholics Anonymous
U.S. Army Marvel 718
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.
(mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3) 
supporting character group
  [government agency; intelligence agency...] Marvel 1,188
The Kingpin The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
(mentioned, pg. 18, panel 2) 
villain
CBR Scale: U Catholic (lapsed)
HYDRA Marvel 619
Marvel Girl Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey)
(mentioned, pg. 11, panels 1-2) 
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (born); future
self: founder of Askani
religion
Excalibur; Starjammers...  Marvel 358
Liz Allan Liz Allan
(mentioned, pg. 2-3) 
supporting character
  [longtime friend of Peter Parker] Marvel 429
The Owl The Owl (Leland Owlsley)
(mentioned, pg. 18, panel 2) 
villain
  Gang of Four
[led his own criminal gang]
Marvel 135
George Bush George Bush
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1) 
hero real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Reagan's Raiders; X Presidents Solson Publications NBC, etc. 303
George W. Bush George W. Bush
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (raised); United Methodist Church (convert)
[U.S. President] Marvel DC, etc. 789
Mary Parker Mary Parker
(mentioned, pg. 4, 6) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Catholic
[Spider-Man's deceased mother] Marvel 10
Richard Parker Richard Parker
(mentioned, pg. 4, 6) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
[Spider-Man's deceased father] Marvel 8
Bill Clinton Bill Clinton
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 1) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Baptist
[U.S. President] Marvel DC 646