The Religious Affiliation of
Quasar
Wendell Vaughn

Although now better known as the cosmic super-hero Quasar, Wendell Vaughn first appeared in Captain America (vol. 1) #217 as "Marvel Boy," a member of the SHIELD Super-Agents. Other members of the team were Blue Streak, Texas Twister and Vamp. This was a relatively short-lived team. It was disbanded in Captain America #230 after it was discovered that it had been infiltrated by agents of the nefarious secret organization known only as "the Corporation."

This character is in the following 114 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Avengers

Avengers (vol. 1) #327 (Dec. 1990): "Into a Darkling Plain"
Avengers (vol. 1) #334 (July 1991): "First Encounter"
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
Avengers (vol. 1) #501 (Oct. 2004): "Chaos: Part Two of Four" (1-panel cameo)
Avengers (vol. 1) #502 (Nov. 2004): "Chaos: Part Three of Four"
Avengers (vol. 1) #503 (Dec. 2004): "Chaos: Part Four of Four"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998): "Once an Avenger..."
The Avengers (vol. 3) #4 (May 1998): "Too Many Avengers!"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #38 (Mar. 2001): "Above and Beyond"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #47 (Dec. 2001): "In the Heart of Battle"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #50 (Mar. 2002): "Book of Revelations"

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #217 (Jan. 1978): "The Search for Steve Rogers!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #218 (Feb. 1978): "One Day in Newfoundland!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #228 (Dec. 1978): "A Serpent Lurks Below"
Captain America (vol. 1) #229 (Jan. 1979): "Traitors All About Me!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #230 (Feb. 1979): "Assault On Alcatraz!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #231 (Mar. 1979): "Aftermath!" (1-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #287 (Nov. 1993): "Future Shock!" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #379 (Nov. 1990): "Moonstruck"
Captain America (vol. 1) #383 (Mar. 1991): "I Am Legend"
Captain America (vol. 1) #394 (Nov. 1991): "The Crimson Crusade"
Captain America (vol. 1) #395 (Dec. 1991): "Rogues in the House"
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"
Captain America (vol. 3) #3 (Mar. 1998): "Museum Piece"

Cosmic Powers Unlimited #5 (May 1996): "The Master Race" (lead character)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #62 (Aug. 1978): "Membership Madness!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #63 (Sep. 1978): "Deadlier by the Dozen!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #64 (Oct. 1978): "D-Day!"

Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #46 (Oct. 2001): "It's Too Late to Stop Now!"
GLA

GLA #3 (Aug. 2005): "Mistaken Identity Crisis" (cameo)
GLA #4 (Sep. 2005): "Countdown to a Miscount" (cameo)

Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 1) #60 (May 1995): "What Child is This?"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #234 (Apr. 1979): "Battleground: Berkeley!"
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #29 (Early Oct. 1989): "It Came from Within..." (lead character)
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #3 (Aug. 1982): "And the Winner...Death!" (cameo)

Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #113 (Jan. 1982): "The Resurrection of Edward Lansky" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #13 (Dec. 2005): "Titannus War: Part Three"
Marvel Team-Up Annual #5 (Nov. 1982): "Serpent Rising"

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #53 (July 1979): "The Inner War!" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #73 (Mar. 1981): "Pipeline Through Infinity" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003): "Predestination"
Maximum Security

Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000): "Illegal Aliens" (mentioned)
Maximum Security #2 (Dec. 2000): "A World of Hurt" (4-panel cameo)
Maximum Security #3 (Jan. 2001): "Whatever the Cost!"

Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1 (Oct. 2000): "A Very Dangerous Planet" (1-panel cameo)
New Thunderbolts #11 (Oct. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Two"
The Order (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 2002): "Blinded by Science" (cameo)
Quasar

Quasar #1 (Oct. 1989): "The Price of Power!" (lead character)
Quasar #2 (Nov. 1989): "Destiny Amidst the Ruins" (lead character)
Quasar #3 (Mid-Nov. 1989): "Angles Not Found in Nature" (lead character)
Quasar #4 (Dec. 1989): "Quantum Theory Made Easy" (lead character)
Quasar #5 (Mid-Dec. 1989): "The Absorption Principle" (lead character)
Quasar #6 (Jan. 1990): "Flies in a Cathedral" (lead character)
Quasar #7 (Feb. 1990): "Terminus Rising" (lead character)
Quasar #8 (Mar. 1990): "Still Life with Metal" (lead character)
Quasar #9 (Apr. 1990): "Have Brain Will Travel" (lead character)
Quasar #10 (May 1990): "Kree for All" (lead character)
Quasar #11 (June 1990): "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (lead character)
Quasar #12 (July 1990): "Games Deviants Play" (lead character)
Quasar #13 (Aug. 1990): "The Earth You Have Reached..." (lead character)
Quasar #14 (Sep. 1990): "The World My Laboratory" (lead character)
Quasar #15 (Oct. 1990): "Death Watch" (lead character)
Quasar #16 (Nov. 1990): "Germ of an Idea" (lead character)
Quasar #17 (Dec. 1990): "Reborn to Run" (lead character)
Quasar #18 (Jan. 1991): "The Bearable Lightness of Unbeing" (lead character)
Quasar #19 (Feb. 1991): "Refugees" (lead character)
Quasar #20 (Mar. 1991): "The Stalking Horse" (lead character)
Quasar #21 (Apr. 1991): "Arms and the Man" (lead character)
Quasar #22 (May 1991): "Prolog IV: A Long Day's Journey into Death" (lead character)
Quasar #23 (June 1991): "Prolog V: The Stillness of the Earth" (lead character)
Quasar #24 (July 1991): "Prolog VI: Maelstrom Manifest" (lead character)
Quasar #25 (Aug. 1991): "All -- or Nothing!" (lead character)
Quasar #26 (Sep. 1991): "The Eight Billion Year Funeral" (lead character)
Quasar #27 (Oct. 1991): "From Here to Maternity" (lead character)
Quasar #28 (Nov. 1991): "Mating Dance" (lead character)
Quasar #29 (Dec. 1991): "Having Her Baby!" (lead character)
Quasar #30 (Jan. 1992): "Calling All Lasers" (lead character)
Quasar #31 (Feb. 1992): "Brave New Universe" (lead character)
Quasar #32 (Mar. 1992): "The Tomb of Mar-Vell" (lead character)
Quasar #33 (Apr. 1992): "Spatial Deliveries" (lead character)
Quasar #34 (May 1992): "The Scorched Sun" (lead character)
Quasar #35 (June 1992): "Empire of Dust" (lead character)
Quasar #36 (July 1992): "Soul Cage" (lead character)
Quasar #37 (Aug. 1992): "Infinity Manifestations" (lead character)
Quasar #38 (Sep. 1992): "Whose War Is this Anyway?" (lead character)
Quasar #39 (Oct. 1992): "To Be or Not to Be" (lead character)
Quasar #40 (Nov. 1992): "Null and Void" (lead character)
Quasar #41 (Dec. 1992): "Clash of Marvels" (lead character)
Quasar #42 (Jan. 1993): "The White Room" (lead character)
Quasar #43 (Feb. 1993): "The Savage Sword of Salvation" (lead character)
Quasar #44 (Mar. 1993): "Muck Amok" (lead character)
Quasar #45 (Apr. 1993): "Battleground Earth" (lead character)
Quasar #46 (May 1993): "We are the Shock Troop" (lead character)
Quasar #47 (June 1993): "Quantum Quest" (lead character)
Quasar #48 (July 1993): "Rune with a View" (lead character)
Quasar #49 (Aug. 1993): "Women on the Verge" (lead character)
Quasar #50 (Sep. 1993): "Horizon of Holes" (lead character)
Quasar #51 (Oct. 1993): "The Conservation of Angular Momentum" (lead character)
Quasar #52 (Nov. 1993): "Sacred Geometries" (lead character)
Quasar #53 (Dec. 1993): "To the Fifth Power" (lead character)
Quasar #54 (Jan. 1994): "Starblast Pt. 2: Search Party" (lead character)
Quasar #55 (Feb. 1994): "Starblast Pt. 6: In a Stranger Land" (lead character)
Quasar #56 (Mar. 1994): "Starblast Pt. 10 - Nuke Me with the New" (lead character)
Quasar #57 (Apr. 1994): "Three Men and a Cocoon" (lead character)
Quasar #58 (May 1994): "Distant Running" (lead character)
Quasar #59 (June 1994): "Brothers in Arms" (lead character)
Quasar #60 (July 1994): "The Long Good-bye" (lead character)

Sleepwalker #7 (Dec. 1991): "The Ties That Bind!" (cameo)
Sleepwalker Holiday Special #1 (Jan. 1993): "Tricks of the Trade" (1-panel cameo)
Starblast

Starblast #1 (Jan. 1994): "Once in a Blue Moon"
Starblast #2 (Feb. 1994): "Crossing Guard"
Starblast #3 (Mar. 1994): "A Whole New Universe"
Starblast #4 (Apr. 1994): "The End of the World (As We Know It)"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Quasar.html
  - http://www.comicvine.com/quasar/29-3319/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=4781
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=4784
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=1365
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/qaque.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/31860/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=16932
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/33287/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=18446
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/q.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/shiashie.htm

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