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Captain America (vol. 1) #221 (May 1978):
“The Coming of Captain Avenger!”
by Scott Edelman, Steve Leialoha, Al Gordon

Captain America (vol. 1) #221

Title: “The Coming of Captain Avenger!”

Feature: Rick Jones

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1978

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Scott Edelman
Art by: Steve Leialoha, Al Gordon


8 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.
A-Bomb Rick Jones
(lead character)		 supporting character
   Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  Marvel 572
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
(1-panel cameo) 		 hero
CBR Scale: S Kree religion
 Kree
[former captain of Kree star fleet]		 Marvel 142
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(dream)		 hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
 Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(dream)		 hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
 Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(dream)		 hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
 Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Giant-Man Giant-Man (Hank Pym)
(dream)		 hero scientist
CBR Scale: U atheist
 Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 1,543
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
(dream)		 hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
 Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Baron Zemo Baron Zemo (Dr. Heinrich Zemo)
(dream)		 villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Nazi
 The Masters of Evil (founder); Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth) Marvel 121

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