The Religious Affiliation of
Thunderstrike
Eric Masterson

Religion: Christian (denomination unknown)

Name: Thunderstrike

Alter Ego: Eric Masterson

Other Names: Eric Kevin Masterson; Thor; Thor II; Stormtrooper; Thunderstrike I

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Thor (vol. 1) #391 (May 1988): "The Madness of Mongoose!"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (Eric Masterson) Thor (vol. 1) #391 (May 1988): "The Madness of Mongoose!"; (as Thor) Thor (vol. 1) #432 (May 1991): "At Death Do We Part!"; (as Thunderstrike) Thor (vol. 1) #459 (Feb. 1993): "What Price Victory?"; (MC-2, mentioned) A-Next #1 (Oct. 1998): "Second Coming!"; (as Stormtrooper) A-Next #10 (July 1999): "Ragnarok!"

Creators: Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 191

Teams/Affiliations: Secret Defenders; The Avengers; Thor Corps; Thunder Guard

Enemy of: Bloodaxe, Carjack, Thermal Man, Uroc, Carl Washington, Whyteout, Prince Zalaski

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 98 stories which have been indexed by this website:
A-Next

A-Next #1 (Oct. 1998): "Second Coming!" (mentioned)
A-Next #10 (July 1999): "Ragnarok!"

Avengers

Avengers (vol. 1) #343 (Jan. 1992): "First Night"
Avengers (vol. 1) #344 (Feb. 1992): "Echoes of the Past"
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
Avengers (vol. 1) #349 (July 1992): "Death Wager"
Avengers (vol. 1) #350 (Early Aug. 1992): "Repercussions"
Avengers (vol. 1) #351 (Late Aug. 1992): "Retribution!"

Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005) (mentioned)
Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective

Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1 (Sep. 1993): "Borderlands"
Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #2 (Oct. 1993): "On the Side of the Angels"
Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #3 (Nov. 1993): "Day of Maximum Probability"
Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #4 (Dec. 1993): "Thy Kangdom Come"

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #368 (Mar. 1990): "Red Twilight" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #370 (May 1990): "House Calls"
Captain America (vol. 1) #395 (Dec. 1991): "Rogues in the House"
Captain America (vol. 1) #396 (Jan. 1992): "Trick or Treat"
Captain America (vol. 1) #397 (Feb. 1992): "Shot in the Dark"
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"

Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #400 (May 1995): "In Memoriam!"
The Incredible Hulk Annual #20 (July 1994): "You're Invited!"
The Secret Defenders

The Secret Defenders #9 (Nov. 1993): "Revenge, Part One"
The Secret Defenders #10 (Dec. 1993): "Revenge, Part Two"

Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #4 (Sep. 1992): "My Dinner with Doom?" (cameo)
Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 1) #6 (Aug. 1994): "People Like Us!" (lead character)
Thor

Thor (vol. 1) #391 (May 1988): "The Madness of Mongoose!"
Thor (vol. 1) #408 (Oct. 1989): "The Fateful Decision!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #409 (Nov. 1989): "Doom Is Only Sixty Seconds Away!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #410 (Dec. 1989): "Two Dooms to Destroy Me!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #411 (Dec. 1989): "The Gentleman's Name Is Juggernaut!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #413 (Jan. 1990): "Within Me Dwells a Monster!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #415 (Mar. 1990): "When Gods Wear Mortal Flesh!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #416 (Apr. 1990): "The Hero and the Horror!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #417 (May 1990): "Only Death Can Save Thee!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #418 (June 1990): "Fear Kills" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #419 (July 1990): "The Summons" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #420 (Early Aug. 1990): "If Death Be My Destiny!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #421 (Late Aug. 1990): "...And If Men Are Gods..." (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #423 (Late Sep. 1990): "The Day of Their Return!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #424 (Early Oct. 1990): "Let There Be Life!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #425 (Late Oct. 1990): "The Flame, The Frost and the Fury!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #427 (Dec. 1990): "The Homecoming! or How Do You Spend the Night After You've Saved the Universe?" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #430 (Mar. 1991): "The God, the Ghost, and the Guilty!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #431 (Apr. 1991): "Requiem for the Wrecker!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #432 (May 1991): "At Death Do We Part!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #433 (June 1991): "Whosoever Holds This Hammer!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #434 (July 1991): "...If He Be Worthy!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #435 (Aug. 1991): "The Power of Thor!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #436 (Sep. 1991): "Savage Reunion!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #437 (Oct. 1991): "Clash With Quasar" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #438 (Early Nov. 1991): "Yesterday Must Die!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #439 (Late Nov. 1991): "When Hammers Clash!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #440 (Early Dec. 1991): "All The Rivers Run!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #441 (Late Dec. 1991): "My Brother's Burden!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #442 (Early Jan. 1992): "The Day of His Return!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #442 (Early Jan. 1992): "A Hero... No More!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #443 (Late Jan. 1992): "The Mephisto Waltz" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #444 (Feb. 1992): "How The Groonk Stole Christmas!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #445 (Mar. 1992): "Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 7: The War and the Warrior!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #446 (Apr. 1992): "Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 14: Now Strikes the Starforce!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #447 (May 1992): "Strange Alliances!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #448 (June 1992): "Secret Agendas!!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #449 (July 1992): "Riot On Riker's Island!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #450 (Aug. 1992): "When Gods Make War!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #451 (Sep. 1992): "Beware the Bloodaxe" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #452 (Oct. 1992): "With This Axe, I Thee Kill!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #453 (Early Nov. 1992): "When Mephisto Commands...!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #454 (Late Nov. 1992): "The Warriors Three Die at Dawn!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #455 (Early Dec. 1992): "Odin Unleashed!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #456 (Late Dec. 1992): "The Choice and the Challenge!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #457 (Early Jan. 1993): "Final Gauntlet!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #458 (Late Jan. 1993): "To the Victor...!" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #459 (Feb. 1993): "What Price Victory?" (lead character)
Thor (vol. 1) #490 (Sep. 1995): "Against the Dying of the Light!"

Thunderstrike

Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #1 (June 1993): "Blood Without Glory!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1993): "Family Matters!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #3 (Dec. 1993): "Sangre Means Blood!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #4 (Jan. 1994): "Evil Woman!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #5 (Feb. 1994): "Busted!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #6 (Mar. 1994): "The Hidden War!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #7 (Apr. 1994): "Loose Ends!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #8 (May 1994): "Zero Hour" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #9 (June 1994): "Bad Blood!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #10 (July 1994): "Hero" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #11 (Aug. 1994): "Battle Lines!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #12 (Sep. 1994): "Whyte Out!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #13 (Oct. 1994): "Man and Beast!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1994): "Up from Below!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #15 (Dec. 1994): "The Old Bait and Switch!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #16 (Jan. 1995): "Grudge Match!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #17 (Feb. 1995): "The Wages of Sin!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #18 (Mar. 1995): "The Armageddon Agenda!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #19 (Apr. 1995): "A Day in the Life!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #20 (May 1995): "Spawn" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #21 (June 1995): "Pacts of Vengeance!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #22 (July 1995): "Bloodaxe: Unmasked!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #23 (Aug. 1995): "Dying Time!" (lead character)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #24 (Sep. 1995): "The Storm and the Sacrifice!" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstrike_(Eric_Masterson)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/thunderstrike/29-7611/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=10062
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=4600
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=4601
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/t.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/tmc2.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/smc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/stonstq.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=27306
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Thor_Vol_1_391
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/52586/