Secret Wars II #6 (Dec. 1985):
“Life Rules!”
by Jim Shooter, Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha

Secret Wars II #6

Title: “Life Rules!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1985

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Shooter
Art by: Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha

35 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.
The Beyonder (lead character)	cosmic entity; Inhuman religion	Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		100
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson)	Catholic	black; Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
Dagger (Tandy Bowen)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Beta Ray Bill	Norse/Teutonic paganism / Korbinite religion	Korbinite; Omega Flight...  Star Masters; Thor Corps		128
The Executioner (Skurge)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Asgardian; Mandarin's Minions...  The Masters of Evil		110
Molecule Man (Owen Reece)		[nuclear plant worker]		76
Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg)	Jewish	[1st app: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #3 (July 1984)]		36
Franklin Richards	Episcopalian	Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Fantastic Force; Generation X; Power Pack; The Fantastic Four		650
The Watcher (Uatu)	monotheist / Watcher religion, focusing on non-interference and observation	The Watchers		582
Mephisto	Devil	Six-Fingered Hand; The Cabal		381
Eternity	cosmic entity	Seven Friendless		84
Death	cosmic entity	[embodies death/mortality]		587
Zero-G (Alex Power)	Latter-day Saint	Power Pack; The New Warriors		192
Lightspeed (Julie Power)	Latter-day Saint	Loners; Power Pack		177
Mass Master (Jack Power)	Latter-day Saint	Power Pack		160
Energizer (Katie Power)	Latter-day Saint	A-Next; Power Pack		170
Kurse (Algrim)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian Dark Elf)	Dark Elf		32
The Gardener (Ord Zyonyz)	quasi-cosmic entity w/ personal obsession	Elders of the Universe		35
Kofi (Kofi Whitemane)	Kymelian religion	Kymellian; Power Pack (ally)		25
Eon	cosmic entity	[embodiment of time; appoints protector of the universe]		9
The In-Betweener	cosmic entity	[1st app: Warlock (vol. 1) #9 (Oct. 1975)]		4
Living Tribunal	cosmic entity	[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #157]		8
Lord Chaos	cosmic entity	[embodiment of chaos; "metaphysical and abstract" being]		10
Master Order	cosmic entity	[force of nature]		5
Dave	follower of Beyonder; became Death	[encouraged Beyonder to destry Death; became new Death]		1
Mr. McCorkle	prob. indeterminate	[encontered Beyonder]		1
The Squids		[street gang; encontered Beyonder]		1

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Secret Wars II #6 (Dec. 1985) created 2 December 2009. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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