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The New Avengers (vol. 1) #52 (June 2009)
by Brian Michael Bendis, Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Matt Banning, etc.

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #52

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 2009

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Matt Banning, Tim Townsend


25 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) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Hawkeye Ronin (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  Marvel 784
Luke Cage Luke Cage hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Winter Soldier Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353
Mockingbird Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers... 
[was Hawkeye's wife]
Marvel 293
The Hood The Hood (Parker Robbins) villain
CBR Scale: M demonolatry
Hood's Army; The Cabal Marvel 159
Wiccan Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) hero
CBR Scale: I Reform Judaism
Young Avengers Marvel 106
Madame Masque Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) villain
  Hood's Army; Maggia (leader) Marvel 146
Son of Satan Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)
(6-panel cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
Shadow Hunters; The Defenders...  Marvel 207
Dormammu Dormammu
(4-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Faltine energy being;
extra-dimensional mystic
entity/powerful magic user
The Cabal Marvel 170
Jewel Jewel (Jessica Jones)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  New Avengers (ally) Marvel 139
Danielle Cage Danielle Cage
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
  black
[baby daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones]
Marvel 20
Eric Cartman Eric Cartman
(toy)
lead character
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[student] Comedy Central 181
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(mentioned)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Skrulls Skrulls
(mentioned)
villain group
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
[alien race] Marvel 344
Hellcat Hellcat (Patsy Walker)
(mentioned)
hero
  Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  Marvel Timely 656
The Ancient One The Ancient One (bTsaan Saa)
(mentioned)
supporting character hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism; Order of the Ancient Ones; occult; spirit
Asian
[belonged to an unnamed order of sorcerers]
Marvel 93