Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #11 (Apr. 2005):
“Last Stand: Part 3”
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

31 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
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)	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
Venom (Mac Gargan)	manifestly non-religious	Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Dark Avengers		315
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
Sandman (Flint Marko)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Frightful Four; Avengers; Wild Pack; Next Wave; Intruders (leader)		388
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)	Communist	Maggia; Sinister Six  Sinister Twelve; HYDRA [Russia]		144
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
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors)	Catholic	U.S. Army; Sinister Twelve		318
Hydro-Man (Morrie Bench)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve		84
Hammerhead		Maggia; Sinister Twelve		96
Boomerang (Fred Myers)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve  Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army; Initiative; Initiative: Heavy Hitters [Australia. played professional baseball]		130
Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln)		Sinister Twelve; Hood's Army		135
Shocker (Herman Schultz)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Masters of Evil; Sinister Syndicate		157
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (7-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)		Sinister Six; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Mary Jane Watson (5-panel cameo, pg. 9-10, 23)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Mulligan (5-panel cameo, pg. 19-20)		[part of team that brainwashed Dr. Octopus to kill Osborn]		1
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (4-panel cameo, pg. 7-10)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (3-panel cameo, pg. 8-11)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (3-panel cameo, pg. 8-10)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (3-panel cameo, pg. 8-10)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8-9)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8-9)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8-9)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (2-panel cameo, pg. 8-9)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Aunt May (mentioned)  multiple references	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 1, 4)  (panel 1) Mary Jane Watson: "...but I had to call S.H.I.E.L.D. and let them know what was happening out there. I just know Osborn's gonna screw you over here. (panel 4) Captain America: "Stop talking and go, Spider-Man. We've got these creeps under control and S.H.I.E.L.D. should be here any minute."		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Gwen Stacy (mentioned, pg. 4, 21)  (pg. 4) Spider-Man (thinking): "This isn't just about Aunt May anymore. He's [Norman Osborn] going to kill Mary Jane... Toss her off a building? He's going to kill Mary Jane just like he killed Gwen. (pg. 21) Spider-Man (thinking): "...just close your eyes and trust your instincts... just like you did when he disappeared with Gwen."		[Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend]		560
The Symbiote (mentioned, pg. 2, 6)  (pg. 6) Eddie Brock (as the new Venom, speaking to Spider-Man: "You've no idea how good it feels having The Symbiote inside me. All those years of being B-List gave me enough pain and resentment to feed this beast for a lifetime." [more] This issue presents, for the first time ever, Mac Gargan bonded to the alien symbiote as the new "Venom."	alien; vengeance	[sentient black costume Spider-Man obtained on Battleworld]		16
Mary (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 5)  pedestrian (seeing Spider-Man rescue herself, her child, and dozens of others from Venom's attack): "Mother of Mercy..." "Mother of Mercy" is a Catholic term used to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus.	Jewish; Christian	[Israel. mother of Jesus]	Procter & Gamble Productions	155
Vulture's grandson (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  Shocker: "So take it out on Spider-Man, Vulture. He's the one who lost all your grandson's money. He's the one you should be angry with."		[Vulture's grandson; suffering from leukemia]		2

This is the second issue featuring the "Sinister Twelve," a briefly-organized team comprised of its organizer, Norman Osborn (the Green Goblin) and 11 major Spider-Man foes: Boomerang, Chameleon, Electro, Hammerhead, Hydro-Man, Lizard, Sandman, Shocker, Tombstone, Venom (Mac Gargan), Vulture.

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