Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #1 (Aug. 2009):
“The Last Stand of Mr. Negative”
by Fred Van Lente, Gianluca Gugliotta, Andy Lanning, Kris Justice

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #1

Title: “The Last Stand of Mr. Negative”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Fred Van Lente
Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta, Andy Lanning, Kris Justice

28 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.
Mister Negative (Martin Li) (lead character)	Taoist	Asian [runs FEAST charity homeless shelters; Aunt May's boss]		20
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
White Dragon		Hood's Army [leader of own gang]		2
Inner Demons		[henchman]		7
Speed Demon (James Saunders) (8-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate...  Squadron Sinister; The Thunderbolts		86
White Rabbit (Lorina Dodson) (8-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		9
The Answer (Aaron Nicholson) (7-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		10
Lightmaster (Edward Lansky) (7-panel cameo)	One World Church	Hood's Army; The Enforcers (ally)		7
The Spot (Dr. Johnathon Ohnn) (6-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; HYDRA...  MODOK's 11; Spider-Man Revenge Squad		34
Bloodshed (Wyndell Dickinson) (6-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Mafia		4
Squid (Donny Callahan) (6-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		14
Betty Brant (5-panel cameo)	Students of Love (temporary)	[former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Hammerhead (Joseph) (4-panel cameo)		Maggia; Sinister Twelve		96
Aunt May (3-panel cameo)	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
H.A.M.M.E.R. (3-panel cameo)		[government agency]		207
Scorcher (Steven Hudak) (3-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil		30
The Hood (Parker Robbins) (2-panel cameo)	demonolatry	Hood's Army; The Cabal		159
Yana Li (2-panel cameo)		Asian [wife of Martin Li (Mr. Negative); Chinese]		3
Margaret Peterson (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	H.A.M.M.E.R. [told reporters HAMMER was training in Chinatown]		1
Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn) (photo/picture/video)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
Lao Tsu (quoted and cited)	Taoist	Super Best Friends		10
J. Jonah Jameson Sr. (mentioned)	religious	[Aunt May's boyfriend; J. Jonah Jameson's father]		11
Dexter Bennett (mentioned)		[business owner; publisher]		24
The Red Queen (mentioned)		[queen]	Macmillan	82
The White Knight (mentioned)		[1st app: Through the Looking-Glass (1871)]	Macmillan	19
The Dormouse (mentioned)	anthropomorphic animal	mouse	Macmillan	26
King Midas (mentioned)	Greco-Roman classical religion	[legends say his touch turned objects to gold]		16
F.E.A.S.T. (mentioned)	religious/ethical	[philanthropic charity of Martin Li (Mr. Negative)]		7

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