Captain America (vol. 1) #209 (May 1977):
“Arnim Zola--The Bio-Fanatic!!”
by Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia

Captain America (vol. 1) #209

Title: “Arnim Zola--The Bio-Fanatic!!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Jack Kirby
Art by: Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia

21 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.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Arnim Zola	Nazi	Skeleton Crew (ally)		73
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Leila Taylor (pg. 6-8)	black supremacist	black [Falcon's former girlfriend]		50
Doughboy	N.A.	[formerly merged with Primus]		5
Donna Maria Puentes		Hispanic; The Avengers (staff) [former rebel; cousin of Hector Santiago (Swine)]		16
Nelson (pg. 6-8)		S.H.I.E.L.D. [concerned about File 116]		4
Monsters from File 116 (cameo)  Many spoken references. File 116 monsters glimpsed in cameo, including Man-Fish, shadow of giant avian monster. Evidence of monsters seen prominently (e.g., giant nest).	N.A.	[genetically engineered monster created by Arnim Zola]		2
Primus (6-panel cameo, pg. 14, 17)	N.A.	Thunderbolts Army [artificial humanoid created by Arnim Zola]		13
Man-Fish (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 3)  flashback	N.A.	[bioengineered]		2
Nick Fury (mentioned, pg. 6, 10, 15)  (pg. 6) Nelson: "I'm the director of the regional field office, Sharon. Nick Fury himself requested that I check on your state of health!" ...Sharon Carter: "Nick Fury's machine is cold and efficient. It knows nothing about love between men and women." [more]	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 1)  Captain America: "Shades of Reed Richards! He's got competition in the stretching competition!!"	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Nazis (mentioned, pg. 11, panel 1)  Arnim Zola: "My name was Arnim Zola! My world was the laboratory--the world of biochemistry! From my window, I could see the flames of war turn the skies red over Germany, but what other men did concerned me little--"	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222
Frankenstein's Monster (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 4)  cover: "He produced what Frankenstein would not dare! Meet Arnim Zola..." (pg. 7) SHIELD director Nelson (to Agent 13): "Someone's playing Frankenstein with the world, honey! We've got to find that someone and take away his instruments!" Captain America learns that "someone" is Arnim Zola.		First Line; S.H.A.D.E....  Seven Soldiers of Victory [Uses name Frankenstein in tribute to his creator.]		990
Victor Frankenstein (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 4)  cover: "He produced what Frankenstein would not dare! Meet Arnim Zola..." (pg. 7) SHIELD director Nelson (to Agent 13): "Someone's playing Frankenstein with the world, honey! We've got to find that someone and take away his instruments!" Captain America learns that "someone" is Arnim Zola.	Lutheran	[creator of the Frankenstein Monster]	Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones	156
General Sherman (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 1)  Captain America (punching Primus): "Blast him! He's as tough as a Sherman tank!!"	Catholic	[famous Civil War general]		38
Sherlock Holmes (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 1)  Leila Taylor (to regional SHIELD director Nelson): "She'd be on her feet in a second if you brought news about Cap! But I can see that you and your Sherlocks are still batting zilch!"	Anglican	[private investigator]		510
The Dirty Dozen (mentioned, pg. 8, panels 3-4)  SHIELD director Nelson: "Speaking as an old male chauvinist, I find this young lady uncommonly sensible! I'll expect you at the office for your instructions!" Agent 13: "Hmmph! You must have been part of the original 'Dirty Dozen' during World War Two!" Leila: "That cake of ice must've been the commanding officer!..."		U.S. Army		3
Major John Reisman (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 4)  Sharon Carter (speaking to SHIELD director Nelson): "Hmmph! You must have been part of the original 'Dirty Dozen' during World War Two!" Leila: "That cake of ice must've been the commanding officer!..." Major Reisman was the commanding officer of the Dirty Dozen.		O.S.S.; U.S. Army [Army Major; recruited, led convicts in secret WWII mission]		3

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