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Captain America (vol. 1) #289 (Jan. 1984):
“Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck

Captain America (vol. 1) #289

Title: “Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty”

Feature: Bernie Rosenthal

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1984

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Mike Zeck


19 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.
Bernie Rosenthal Bernie Rosenthal
(lead character)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[Captain America's former girlfriend, fiance] Marvel 93
Steve Rogers hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
The Watcher The Watcher (Uatu)
(details) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: S monotheist / Watcher religion,
focusing on non-interference
and observation
The Watchers Marvel 582
Nancy Rosenthal supporting character
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[sister of Captain America's girlfriend Bernie] Marvel 5
Mo-Skull villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi; Scientism
[amalgam of Modok and the Red Skull] Marvel 1
Mike Carlin
(details) 
supporting character real/historical person
  [editor] Marvel 21
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
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
(dream) 
hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
(dream) 
hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
(dream) 
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown) - nominal
Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel 952
Citizen V Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo)
(dream) 
villain hero
  Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 142
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton)
(dream) 
villain hero
  Crime Wave; Hood's Army...  Marvel 43
Vermin Vermin (Edward Whelan)
(dream) 
villain
  Hood's Army; Thunderbolts Army Marvel 73
Viper Viper (Jordan Dixon)
(dream) 
villain
CBR Scale: S activist; Committee To Regain
America's Principles
(temporary)
Crime Wave; Secret Empire...  Marvel 10
Primus Primus
(dream) 
villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Thunderbolts Army
[artificial humanoid created by Arnim Zola]
Marvel 13
Red Skull Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)
(character based on) 
villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
Axis Mundi; HYDRA... 
[Captain America's arch-nemy]
Marvel 298
M.O.D.O.K. M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton)
(character based on) 
villain
CBR Scale: S Scientism
A.I.M. (leader) Marvel 199
Mark Gruenwald Mark Gruenwald
(mentioned) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S atheist/deist
[comic book writer; editor] Marvel 10

This back-up story was part of Marvel's "Assistant Editors" month, in which comics featured satirical, humorous and unusual content, ostensibly created by the Assistant Editors who were left in charge when the regular editors went out of town to attend comic conventions.