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Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #53 (Apr. 2003):
“Rules of the Game”
by Zeb Wells, Michael O'Hare, Wayne Faucher

Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #53

Title: “Rules of the Game”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 2003

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Zeb Wells
Art by: Michael O'Hare, Wayne Faucher


14 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)
(lead character)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Boomerang Boomerang (Fred Myers) villain
  Doom's Brigade; Initiative: Heavy Hitters... 
[played professional baseball]
Marvel 130
Venom Flash Thompson supporting character
CBR Scale: I Alcoholics Anonymous
U.S. Army Marvel 718
Gary Wisen supporting character
  [star-making studio head] Marvel 2
Mr. Weathers supporting character
  [principal] Marvel 2
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(cameo)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Daredevil Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 1,801
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist
Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  Marvel 4,661
Hydro-Man Hydro-Man (Morrie Bench)
(cameo)
villain
  Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve Marvel 84
Shocker Shocker (Herman Schultz)
(cameo)
villain
  Sinister Six; Sinister Syndicate...  Marvel 157