Religion: Communist Party member 
Name: Red Guardian
Alter Ego: Josef Petkus
Other Names: Steel Guardian; Red Guardian IV
Classification:
hero
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Captain America (vol. 1) #352 (Apr. 1989): "Refuge"
Creators: Kieron Dwyer, Mark Gruenwald, Al Milgrom
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 17
Teams/Affiliations: The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard
Nation: Russia
Race: white
Gender: male
Among other Russia-based super-teams he has belonged to, Petkus was a member of the "People's Protectorate." For a brief time, the People's Protectorate was known as the "Supreme Soviets." Petkus was active in this group while it was known as the Supreme Soviets, as seen in Captain America (vol. 1) #s 352-254 and Soviet Super Soldiers #1.
Captain America
Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000): "Illegal Aliens" (photo/picture/video)Soviet Super Soldiers #1 (Nov. 1992): "The Red Triangle Agenda"Thunderbolts
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6530
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6529
- http://www.marvel.com/universe/Communist_Party_(Soviet_Union)
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=18153
- https://www.comics.org/issue/46110/
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/s5.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/red.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/stesth.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/wimwin.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/pbpep.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/supsuz.htm