Captain America (vol. 1) #237 (Sep. 1979):
“From the Ashes...”
by Chris Claremont, Roger McKenzie, Sal Buscema, Don Perlin

Captain America (vol. 1) #237

Title: “From the Ashes...”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1979

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont, Roger McKenzie
Art by: Sal Buscema, Don Perlin

36 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
Anna Kapplebaum	Jewish	[former landlady of Captain America]		11
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (pg. 5-6)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Nazis (flashback, pg. 11-15)  Nazis featured extensively in 5-pages of WWII flashback. Also mentioned in reference to contemporary National Force, pgs. 1-3.	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222
Josh Cooper		black [neighbor, friend of Steve Rogers (Captain America)]		24
Jews (flashback, pg. 10-15)  Extended flashback. Anna Kapplebaum recounts Nazi oppression of Jews, Kristallnacht and her own experience in a Nazi death camp during WWII.	Jewish
reporters (pg. 1-4)		[occupation]	, etc.	100
Katie Burns (7-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)		[TV reporter]		1
CBS News (7-panel cameo, pg. 2-3)  Katie Burns: "Cap, my name's Katie Burns. I'm with CBS News. I must talk with you!" Reporter Katie Burns and a CBS news crew show Captain America video footage they shot - footage that apparently shows the death of Sharon Carter.		[subsidiary]
Abraham Kapplebaum (6-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Jewish	[father of Steve Rogers' neighbor Anna; killed by Nazis]		1
Mrs. Kapplebaum (5-panel cameo, pg. 10-12)	Jewish	[mother of Steve Rogers' neighbor Anna; killed by Nazis]		1
Colonel Steiger (4-panel cameo, pg. 12, 14-15)	Nazi	[ordered all Jews in Diebenwald shot]		1
Frank (4-panel cameo, pg. 3-4)		[showed Captain America footage of Sharon Carter dying]		1
Franz (4-panel cameo, pg. 13-14)	Nazi	[seen in WWII flashback]		1
Kapplebaum children (4-panel cameo, pg. 10-11)	Jewish	[siblings of Steve Rogers' neighbor Anna; killed by Nazis]		1
U.S. Army (3-panel cameo, pg. 12, 15)		[military unit]		1,801
The Butcher of Diebenwald (Klaus Mendelhaus) (3-panel cameo, pg. 11-12)	Nazi	[regretted past actions as a Nazi]		2
The Avengers (3-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 1-2, 4)  Avengers Mansion shown in establishing shot in panel 1 on page 6. Avengers themselves seen in panels 2 and 4. Steve Rogers visits them, explaining he is not "missing."		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Nick Fury (2-panel cameo, pg. 17, panels 2, 4)	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 2, 4)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 2, 4)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Vision (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 2, 4)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 2, 4)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Peter Parker (1-panel cameo, pg. 2, panel 2)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Mike Farrell (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 4)		The Watchdogs		32
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (flashback, pg. 3-4)  Captain America sees Sharon Carter on video CBS a reporter shows him. Also, Sharon and her apparent death are mentioned extensively in this issue.	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
National Force (mentioned in text & seen in picture, pg. 1-3)  National Force is mentioned extensively in opening pages of issue. Pg. 3: A National Force agent is seen in video footage.	neo-fascists; white supremacists; Nazi	[terrorist]		73
FDNY (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 7, panel 4)  FDNY firefighter Mike Farrell rushes past Steve Rogers. "FDNY" can be seen on his works shirt.		[firefighter]	, etc.	8
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 17, panels 2-3)  Captain America: "...your Lt. Stanford said I was a 'security hazard'. But now I suppose SHIELD has its tail in the wringer again, and you want Captain America to bail you out. Is that it?" Nick Fury: "...this is more than just SHIELD, soldier... This is duty callin'!"		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Adolf Hitler (mentioned, pg. 11-12, 15)  (pg. 11) Anna: "I believed my father when he said that good, hard-working Jews had nothing to fear from that little madman... Hitler." Mendelhaus: "Despite your crimes against humaity, Der Fuehre is willing to allow you to continue to serve the Third Reich." pg. 15: Anna: "Some of us had survived Hitler's Holocaust, but more than six million..."	Nazi	[1st app: Uma Kaeru (1935)]	Shochiku Kinema	1,593
Doctor Faustus (Johann Fennhoff) (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 1)  Captain America: "The Constitution upholds everyone's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It does NOT condone arson, kidnapping, terrorism or murder. Neither do I. Any statements I might have made to the contrary were due to Dr. Faustus' mindgas!" Captain America explains to media what happened when he was brainwashed by Dr. Faustus.	Nazi / Freudian	National Force (founder); The Corporation [led own gang]		61
Dwight Rollin Stanford (mentioned, pg. 17, panels 2-3)  Captain America: "...in case you've forgotten, Colonel, your Lt. Stanford said I was a 'security hazard'..." Nick Fury: "I heard about the security hassle, and Stanford got a chewin'-out he'll never forget. You want to hold a grudge? Fine. But this more than just SHIELD, soldier... this is duty callin'!"		S.H.I.E.L.D. [tried to kick Captain America out of SHIELD complex]		2
George S. Patton (mentioned, pg. 13, panel 2)  Anna Kapplebaum: "An American named Patton was only a few miles aay, but for us it might as well have been half a world or more. He would never reach us in time. but another man would..." Anna Kapplebaum recounts her time as a little girl when she was captive in a Nazi camp at end of WWII and Captain America arrived to free her and other Jews held captive there.	Episcopalian	[general; military officer]		50
Ku Klux Klan (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 1)  reporter: "The American Nazi Party and the Ku Klux Klan are threatening to bring suit against you, claiming you violated the National Force's Constitutional right of free speech and lawful assembly. Any comment on that?" Mentioned by reporter on page 1 splash page at Captain America press conference.	White Supremacist	[1st app: The Leopard's Spots (1902)]		4
Project: Rebirth (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 1)  Captain America (thinking): "Well, here it is: my new apartment and the beginning of a whole new way of life. I haven't been this nervous since I volunteered for Project Rebirth and became Captain America."				30
The American Nazi Party (mentioned, pg. 1, panel 1)  reporter: "The American Nazi Party and the Ku Klux Klan are threatening to bring suit against you, claiming you violated the National Force's Constitutional right of free speech and lawful assembly. Any comment on that?" Mentioned by reporter on page 1 splash page at Captain America press conference.	Nazi; White Supremacist	[political party]		6

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