Marvel Double-Shot #2 (Feb. 2003):
“The Roots of All Evil”
by Bill Morrison, Mike Rote

Marvel Double-Shot #2

Title: “The Roots of All Evil”

Feature: The Avengers

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 2003

Publisher:
Written by: Bill Morrison
Art by: Bill Morrison, Mike Rote

32 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.
Loki (lead character)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  The Cabal; The Liberators		696
Edwin Jarvis	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (details)  Also seen as "Ant-Man" in framed picture on wall in Falcon's quarters in Avengers mansion.	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (details)  Also seen in framed picture on wall in Falcon's quarters in Avengers mansion.	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
The Avengers		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Enchantress (Amora) (4-panel cameo, pg. 1, panels 1-4)	Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)	Asgardian; Lady Liberators (founder)...  Mandarin's Minions; The Masters of Evil		264
Redwing (2-panel cameo, pg. 4, panels 1, 3)	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Garm (2-panel cameo, pg. 5, panels 2, 5)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; demon animal	[gaint dog; guards Hel's gate]		20
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (photo/picture/video, pg. 6, panel 1)  framed picture seen on wall in Avengers mansion	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (photo/picture/video, pg. 8, panel 1)  seen in framed picture on wall in Avengers mansion	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (photo/picture/video, pg. 9, panel 4)  seen in framed picture on wall in Avengers mansion	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (photo/picture/video, pg. 8, panel 1)  seen in framed picture on wall in Avengers mansion	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Moondragon (Heather Douglas) (photo/picture/video, pg. 9, panel 6)  seen in framed picture on wall in Avengers mansion	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Nick Fury (someone disguised or dressed as, pg. 5, panels 7, 9, 12)  Disguised as Nick Fury, Loki makes a prank call to the Avengers mansion.	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Vito (business/store name, pg. 7-8)  Loki calls Vito's Pizzeria, orders 500 pizzas to Avengers Mansion. When pizzas are delivered, Yellowjacket says they didn't order, can't pay for them. Newspaper reports Vito's Pizzeria goes bankrupt.		[business owner; restaurateur]		1
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 9)  Loki (disguised as Nick Fury, crank-calling Vision on vid-com): "Vision, our S.H.I.E.L.D. computers are down! Do you have a mug shot of a terrorist named Butz? First name, Harry?"		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  pizza delivery guy (delivering 500 pizzas to Avengers mansion, having been called to do so by Loki as part of a prank): "I got a delivery here from Vito's Pizzeria. Youse guys entertainin' Galactus or what?"	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Ultron (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2)  Hawkeye: "Jarvis, I am so sorry! I didn't mean those things I said. I think maybe I was being mind-controlled by Ultron. Yeah, that's it! Ultron!" Jarvis: "Please, sir, it's all right. Let's just let it go, shall we?"		Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil		459
Odin (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 1)  Loki (to Enchantress): "By Odin's Good Eye, I swear I shall have my revenge, dear Enchantress! Even now I am crafting an ingenious plan so wicked and cunning as to finally bring the mighty Thor to his knees!"	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Hela (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 1)  Loki: "Hela's Bells! My trickery has earned an unforeseen dividend! The do-gooders have turned on one of their own!"	Norse/Teutonic deity	The Cabal [Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffelheim]		169
Asgardians (mentioned, pg. 1, 3)  (pg. 1) "Behold, the Rainbow Bridge to Asgard, home of the legendary Norse Gods, where Loki, god of evil, contemplates the latest... of beatings at the hands of his eternal enemy, the mighty Thor!" (pg. 3) Loki (thinking): "Thor chooses to waste his time mingling with mere mortals instead of tending to the needs of the people in Asgard!"	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[alien race]		644
Mrs. Whitman (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Jarvis (to Black Knight/Dane Whitman): "By the way, I was able to obtain some sheep's stomachs at the international market today. I'll be preparing your mother's haggis recipe for dinner tomorrow evening, as you requested." Black Knight: "Splendid! Thank you, Jarvis!"		[Black Knight's mother]		1
Dolley Madison (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  Captain America: "Sweet Dolly Madison, fire!" In this humorous Avengers story, Captain America invokes the name of Dolly Madison as an exclamation of surprise because he is a patriotic hero and she is a legendary figure from American history.	Quaker; Episcopalian	[historic U.S. First Lady]		10

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