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Captain America (vol. 1) #284 (Aug. 1983):
“Diverging”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Sal Buscema, Kim DeMulder

Captain America (vol. 1) #284

Title: “Diverging”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1983

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Sal Buscema, Kim DeMulder


24 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
Nick Fury Nick Fury hero
CBR Scale: U secular
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 1,898
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
Nomad Nomad (Jack Monroe) hero
  Secret Defenders
[sidekick of 1950s Captain America]
Marvel 131
Dum Dum Dugan Dum Dum Dugan hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Deadly Dozen; Godzilla Squad...  Marvel 555
Bernie Rosenthal Bernie Rosenthal supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[Captain America's former girlfriend, fiance] Marvel 93
Leila Taylor Leila Taylor supporting character
CBR Scale: M black supremacist
black
[Falcon's former girlfriend]
Marvel 50
Arnie Roth Arnie Roth supporting character
CBR Scale: M LGBT
[business owner; sailor] Marvel 15
Josh Cooper Josh Cooper supporting character
  black
[neighbor, friend of Steve Rogers (Captain America)]
Marvel 24
Super-Patriot Mike Farrell supporting character
  The Watchdogs Marvel 32
The Patriot The Patriot (Jeff Mace) hero
  Liberty Legion; The All-Winners Squad...  Marvel Timely 89
Sammy Bernstein supporting character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #275 (Nov. 1982)] Marvel 4
Anna Kapplebaum Anna Kapplebaum supporting character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[former landlady of Captain America] Marvel 11
Diana Nicholis supporting character
  [girlfriend of Captain America neighbor Josh Cooper] Marvel 1
Tommy Beehan villain
  [became mentally ill; threatened wife] Marvel 1
Mary Beehan supporting character
  [threatened by husband when he became mentally ill] Marvel 1
Teddy Beehan supporting character
  [family helped by Captain America] Marvel 1
Troy Beehan supporting character
  [family helped by Captain America] Marvel 1
Susan Beehan supporting character
  [family helped by Captain America] Marvel 1
Lenny supporting character
  [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #284 (Aug. 1983)] Marvel 1
Bess supporting character
  [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #284 (Aug. 1983)] Marvel 1
Captain DiMarco supporting character
  NYPD Marvel 1
Viper Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M nihilist
Fangs (leader); HYDRA... 
[former servant of Chthon]
Marvel 153