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Captain America (vol. 1) #161 (May 1973):
“...If He Loseth His Soul!”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten

Captain America (vol. 1) #161

Title: “...If He Loseth His Soul!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1973

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten


20 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.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Falcon Falcon (Sam Wilson) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  Marvel 531
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. supporting character group
  [government agency; intelligence agency...] Marvel 1,188
Agent 13 Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) supporting character hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 262
Redwing Redwing hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
falcon; Pet Avengers
[falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]
Marvel 128
Leila Taylor Leila Taylor supporting character
CBR Scale: M black supremacist
black
[Falcon's former girlfriend]
Marvel 50
Doctor Faustus (Johann Fennhoff) villain
CBR Scale: S Nazi / Freudian
National Force (founder); The Corporation
[led own gang]
Marvel 61
Amanda Carter Amanda Carter supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
[Sharon Carter's late mother] Marvel 4
Harrison Carter Harrison Carter supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
[Sharon Carter's late father] Marvel 5
Rafe Michel Rafe Michel villain
CBR Scale: D black supremacist
black
[led a militant Black Power group Silver Skulls]
Marvel 9
Dr. Johann Wolfgang villain
  [assistant to Captain America enemy Dr. Faustus] Marvel 2
Ham
(pg. 3-5)
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[overzealous agent Cap had to fight to get to Nick Fury]
Marvel 1
Eggs
(pg. 3-5)
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[overzealous agent Cap had to fight to get to Nick Fury]
Marvel 1
Silver Skulls
(pg. 6-9)
villain group
CBR Scale: D black supremacist
[Rafe Michel's gang] Marvel 1
Peggy Carter Peggy Carter
(8-panel cameo, pg. 13-14, 18-20) 
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers (staff)
[Captain America's WWII-era girlfriend; Agent 13's sister]
Marvel 72
Nick Fury Nick Fury
(4-panel cameo, pg. 4-5)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 1,898
Sam Sam
(4-panel cameo, pg. 3-5)
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[guards SHIELD barber shop secret entrance]
Marvel 15
Nazis Nazis
(someone disguised or dressed as, pg. 20, panel 3) 
villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[generic WWII Nazis] Timely Marvel, etc. 4,222
Winter Soldier Bucky (Bucky Barnes)
(mentioned, pg. 10, panel 4) 
hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Steve McQueen Steve McQueen
(mentioned, pg. 16, panel 3) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Evangelical Protestant
Christian (Ventura Missionary
Church) (convert)
[actor] Marvel 48