Captain America (vol. 1) #228 (Dec. 1978):
“A Serpent Lurks Below”
by Roger McKenzie, Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, John Tartaglione

Captain America (vol. 1) #228

Title: “A Serpent Lurks Below”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1978

Publisher:
Written by: Roger McKenzie
Art by: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, John Tartaglione

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 (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	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
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
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
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Constrictor (Frank Payne)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Shadow Initiative...  Sinister Syndicate; Six Pack; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil		124
Marvel Man (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Jasper Sitwell	Latter-day Saint	[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #144 (May 1966)]		114
Texas Twister (Drew Daniels)		SHIELD Super-Agents; The Rangers...  Thunderbolts Army		38
Blue Streak (Don Thompson)		Hood's Army; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Corporation		10
Vamp (Denise Baranger)		SHIELD Super-Agents; The Corporation		12
The Corporation		[company; crime syndicate]		42
Joey		[child saved by Captain America]		1
Kligger (Eugene Stivak)		The Corporation (leader) [uncle of Michael Stivak (Torpedo II)]		12
Mrs. Woodshaw (voice only)  on the phone, Mrs. Woodshaw tells Kligger that his plane is ready		[secretary]		2
Nick Fury (mentioned)  Jasper Sitwell tells Cap that Nick Fury has ordered SHIELD headquarters be moved.	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (mentioned)  Cap remembers that Falcon is missing and checks in with SHIELD to see if they have news about him.	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Captain America #228 (Dec. 1978) created 14 August 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

All characters, images, comics and source material © by their respective copyright holders. This page (including original commentary, organization, lists, markup, page layout, etc.) © 2025 by ComicBookReligion.com. All rights reserved. Website built by Database-Genius.com, Database-Design.org. Login...