Marvel Double-Shot #3 (Mar. 2003):
“The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”
by Jai Nitz, GuriHiru

Marvel Double-Shot #3

Title: “The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”

Feature: The Fantastic Four

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 2003

Publisher:
Written by: Jai Nitz
Art by: GuriHiru

35 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.
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (lead character)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Franklin Richards	Episcopalian	Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Fantastic Force; Generation X; Power Pack; The Fantastic Four		650
The Fantastic Four		[1st app: The Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1961)]		100
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cover & 3-panel cameo, pg. 9-10)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 9-10)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 9-10)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Albert Einstein (5-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 1-5)  Reed Richards (to Franklin): "Einstein believed that science could be a religious experience. He said that the pursuit of science shows us that a spirit, vastly superior to man, had a plan when creating the universe. He said the more you believed in science, the more you believed in God. He saw science and religion existing hand-in-hand..." [more]	Jewish; Humanist; Ethical Culture	[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #269 (May 1982)]		252
Mahatma Gandhi (4-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 2-5)  Reed Richards (to Franklin Richards): "Gandhi basically said the same thing [as Albert Einstein]. he said that religion is a belief in an ordered moral government of the universe. He also said that all religions are fundamentally the same and the search for Truth is the search for God." [more]	Hindu; strongly influnced by Jainism	[politician; attorney]		135
Galactus (Galan) (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 1-3)	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Thomas Jefferson (3-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 3-5)  Reed Richards (to Franklin Richards): "Thomas Jefferson didn't think that religion mattered at all. He thought that only by embracing all religions could you truly pursue happiness in your own way. He separated science and religion."	Episcopalian; Deist	[U.S. President]		242
Thor (Donald Blake) (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, 8)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Onslaught (2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panels 2, 5)		[dark side of Xavier and Magneto]		56
Mother Teresa (2-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 4-5)  (pg. 10): Reed Richards (to Franklin Richards): "Mother Teresa said, 'If you loe until it hurts, there is no hurt, only more love.'"	Catholic nun	[1st app: Something Beautiful for God (1969)]		40
Martin Luther King, Jr. (2-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 4-5)	Baptist preacher	black		252
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 3)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 3)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 2)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 4)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Jean Grey (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2)	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 4)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Rogue (Anna Marie) (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Vision (1-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 2)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Hercules (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Loki (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 4)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  The Cabal; The Liberators		696
Brahma (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)	Hindu deity	[creator god]		3
Thoth (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)	Egyptian deity	[ibis-headed god of wisdom and the moon]		7
Vishnu (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)	Hindu deity	Council of Godheads [leader of the Hindu gods]		8
Shiva (1-panel cameo, pg. 6, panel 3)	Hindu deity	Council of Godheads [god of destruction]		7
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth) (statue, pg. 6, panel 5)	Christianity	[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1965) ]		565
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (toy, pg. 1, panel 1)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Optimus Prime (toy, pg. 1, panel 1)	Transformers religion	Autobots; Transformer	, etc.	433
God (mentioned)  This entire story is about Reed Richards explaining to his son Franklin why he believes in God.	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313

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