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Religion and Characters in
Captain America (vol. 1) #359 (Early Oct. 1989):
“Wheel of Death”
by Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer, Danny Bulanadi

Captain America (vol. 1) #359

Title: “Wheel of Death”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Early Oct. 1989

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Mark Gruenwald

Art by: Kieron Dwyer, Danny Bulanadi


16 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.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
 Weapon Plus; Invaders  Timely Marvel 5,992
Citizen V Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) villain hero
   Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts 
[Germany]		 Marvel 142
Diamondback Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) villain hero
   Serpent Society; Femizons  Marvel 173
Batroc the Leaper Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) villain
   Masters of Evil; Batroc's Brigade 
[France]		 Marvel 129
Zaran Zaran (Maximillian Zaran) villain hero
   MI-6; Batroc's Brigade 
[England]		 Marvel 61
Machete Machete (Ferdinand Lopez) villain
   Batroc's Brigade
[San Diablo]		 Marvel 23
Incas villain
CBR Scale: D Incan
 [Brazil. tribe of real Incans] Marvel 2
Incan priest villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Incan priest
 [Brazil. tried to sacrifice Captain America, Diamondback] Marvel 2
sharks
(4-panel cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 [Bermuda] Marvel 2
Tristam Macawber Tristam Macawber
(4-panel cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: M psychic/clairvoyant
 [psychic detective] Marvel 7
Tinky
(4-panel cameo)		 supporting character
  indeterminate  [encountered Diamondback while on yacht in Bermuda] Marvel 2
Man-Wolf John Jameson
(3-panel cameo)		 supporting character
   Avengers (staff); U.S. Air Force 
[test pilot; J. Jonah Jameson's son]		 Marvel 231
Mr. Durer
(2-panel cameo)		 supporting character
  indeterminate  [encountered Diamondback while on yacht in Bermuda] Marvel 2
Crossbones Crossbones (Brock Rumlow)
(1-panel cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
 Skeleton Crew; HYDRA Marvel 90
Bloodstone Bloodstone (Ulysses Bloodstone)
(mentioned)		 hero
CBR Scale: S primal-indigenous
 Monster Hunters
[Europe]		 Marvel 43
Supay
(mentioned)		 deity
CBR Scale: D Incan deity
 [Brazil. invoked by tribe of Incans who captured Captain America] Marvel 1

An alternative form of this story's title is: “The Bloodstone Hunt, Part 3: Wheel of Death”. Webpage for Captain America #359 (Early Oct. 1989) created 4 August 2009. Last modified 11 December 2009.
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