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Religion: Church of the Saved (Peoples Temple) leader; later Satanism; atheist; Communist 
Name: The Rev
Alter Ego: Reverend Sammy Smith
Other Names: The Reverend; Samuel Smith; Samuel "Sammy" Smith
Classification:
villain
clergy/religious leader
based on a real person
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Punisher (vol. 2) #4 (Nov. 1987)
Number of appearances: 8
Foe of: The Punisher
Worked for: Belasco
Gender: male
The character is based on Jim Jones, the real-life Communist atheist who was the leader of Peoples Temple, an ill-fated group affiliated with the Disciples of Christ.
This character is in the following 6 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Punisher
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rev_(comics)
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/resrez.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c2.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Temple
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/r.htm