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Captain America (vol. 1) #338 (Feb. 1988):
“Power Struggle”
by Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer, Tom Morgan

Captain America (vol. 1) #338

Title: “Power Struggle”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1988

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mark Gruenwald
Art by: Kieron Dwyer, Tom Morgan


26 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.
The Captain (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Captain America (John Walker)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Evangelical Protestant
Force Works; Omega Flight...  Marvel 333
Battlestar Bucky (Lemar Hoskins) hero
  Anti-Registration Underground; black... 
[sidekick of U.S. Agent]
Marvel 67
Falcon Falcon (Sam Wilson) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  Marvel 531
Nomad Nomad (Jack Monroe) hero
  Secret Defenders
[sidekick of 1950s Captain America]
Marvel 131
D-Man D-Man (Dennis Dunphy) hero
CBR Scale: A Salvation Army
Night People; The Avengers...  Marvel 60
Secret Empire Secret Empire villain group
  [1st app: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966)] Marvel 120
Professor Power Professor Power (Anthony Power) villain
CBR Scale: M right-wing extremist; resurrected
Secret Empire
[led an army of right-wing extremists]
Marvel 21
Redwing Redwing hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
falcon; Pet Avengers
[falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]
Marvel 128
Vagabond Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) supporting character
  Scourges of the Underworld
[part of The Captain's informal team]
Marvel 5
Puff Adder Puff Adder (Gordon Fraley) villain hero
  Initiative; Serpent Society...  Marvel 33
Gargantua Leviathan (Edward Cobert) villain scientist
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire...  Marvel 10
Black Racer Black Racer (Ariana Saddiqi) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 19
Fer-de-Lance Fer-de-Lance (Teresa Vasquez) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 26
Copperhead Copperhead (Davis Lawfers) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 13
Sidewinder Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) villain
  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad Marvel 36
Dr. Mercatur supporting character scientist
  [attempted to restore Professor Power's mind] Marvel 1
Dr. Zevon supporting character scientist
  [attempted to restore Professor Power's mind] Marvel 1
Matthew Aaron Power Matthew Aaron Power supporting character
  [Professor Power's beloved son] Marvel 12
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(flashback cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(flashback cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(flashback cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.
(flashback cameo)
supporting character group
  [government agency; intelligence agency...] Marvel 1,188
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)
(flashback cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
The Defenders
[former Chooser of the Slain]
Marvel 325
Moondragon Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
(flashback cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader scientist
CBR Scale: S Titanian priestess
Infinity Watch; The Avengers... 
[raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]
Marvel 335
Commission on Superhuman Activities Commission on Superhuman Activities
(behind the scenes)
supporting character group
  [U.S. govt. agency for regulating superhuman activities] Marvel 24