Religion: Catholic priest (fake)
Name: Stryke
Other Names: Padre
Classification: villain clergy/religious leader
First Appearance: Iron Man Annual #4 (Aug. 1977): "The Doomsday Connection!"
Creators: Bill Mantlo, George Tuska, Don Perlin
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: A.I.M.
Enemy of: Iron Man
Gender: male
Note: cyborg; posed as Franciscan friar/padre
Iron Man flew to the Mojave Desert where he encountered a Franciscan mission. In the mission was a friar (who has also been described as a Padre). Iron Man questioned the friar about strange actvity in the area, but then the friar attacked the hero. Iron Man was battling a man who wasn't actually a Catholic clergyman at all, but was really Stryke, a cyborg agent working for A.I.M.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Stryke_(Earth-616)
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/strostz.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/ahai.htm
- http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/LiveData/Character.aspx?id=1d7b2ebc-6507-48f0-a13a-dcdd33efae9d
- http://www.comicvine.com/iron-man-annual-the-doomsday-connection/37-17687/
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Iron_Man_Annual_Vol_1_4
- https://www.comics.org/issue/31333/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=15184