The Religious Affiliation of
KGB
 

Religion: Communist

Name: KGB

Other Names: Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti; Committee for State Security; Cheka; Chrezvychainaya Komissiya po Borbe s Kontr-revolutisnei i Sabotazzhem; Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolutions and Sabotage

Classification:  supporting characters    villains    group    real/historical group  

Publisher(s):

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: The Adventures of Tintin #1 (1930): "In the Land of the Soviets"

Creators: Georges Prosper Remi (as Herge)

Number of Appearances: 50

   Comic Book Appearances: 20

   TV, Film Appearances: 30

Type of Organization/Group: government agency, intelligence agency

Nation: Russia

This character is in the following 24 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Adventures of Tintin #1 (1930): "In the Land of the Soviets"
The Atom (vol. 1) #25 (June-July 1966): "The Spy Who Went Out For the Gold!"
Bonjour, Farewell (1997)
Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #207 (June 1984): "Ultimatum!" (mentioned)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #369 (Nov. 1997): "Widow's Kiss: Part 2" (mentioned)

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #2 (Sep. 2009): "Battle for Chinatown" (mentioned)
DV8 #8 (June 1997): "Three"
Farewell (2009)
Firefox

Firefox (1977)
Firefox (1982)

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (vol. 2) #62 (Aug. 1987): "To Regain Tomorrow"
Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (vol. 2) #69 (Mar. 1988): "Back in the USSR"

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love (1964)
From Russia with Love (1957)

Iron Man (vol. 1) #218 (May 1987): "Deep Trouble!"
Liebesnachte in der Taiga

Liebesnachte in der Taiga (1966)
Liebesnachte in der Taiga (1967)

Martin Mystere

Martin Mystere #23 (Feb. 1984): "Morte nella Taiga"
Martin Mystere #305 (Oct. 2009): "L'ultimo convoglio"

Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #5 (Nov. 2000): "Family and Friends" (mentioned)
Psi-Force #1 (Nov. 1986): "Hour of the Wolf!"
Red Scorpion (1988)
Terminal Velocity (1994)
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #123 (July 1979): "Listen--Stop Me If You've Heard It--But This One Will KILL You!" (mentioned)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB
  - http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/genres-movies/gangster/kgb-movies/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/kgb/65-40823/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0301547/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0082443/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0319525/
  - http://www.imdb.com/find?q=kgb&s=tt