Religion and Characters in
Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009):
“Even The Losers / The Taking of 42”
by Christos N. Gage, Rafael Sandoval, Roger Bonet

75 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.
Johnny Guitar (Johnny Logan) (lead character)		Shadow Initiative		3
Taskmaster	manifestly non-religious	HYDRA; Frightful Four  Agency X; Thunderbolts; Shadow Initiative; Initiative		128
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)	vengeance	U.S. Army; Shadow Initiative [Vietnam]		30
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)		Initiative; Shadow Initiative		38
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)		Initiative		12
Butterball (Emery Schaub)		Shadow Initiative		2
Gorilla-Man (Dr. Arthur Nagan)		Headmen; Lethal Legion		25
Barracuda		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		4
Blackwing		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		4
Firestrike (Dalton Beck)	repentant	Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative [arson investigator; dated Turbo (Mickey Musashi)]		6
Batwing (James Santini)		Initiative; Shadow Initiative		18
Riot		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		3
Stronghold		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		2
Warbow		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		3
Bad Axe		Larcenous Three; Shadow Initiative		2
Doctor Sax (Jack Dulouz)		Shadow Initiative		3
Slaughter Boy		Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Shadow Initiative		2
The Ringer (Keith Kraft)		Shadow Initiative		12
Tigra (Greer Grant) (cover & 1-panel cameo)	mystically empowered	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Lady Liberators; Counter Force		310
The Gauntlet (Sgt. Joseph Green) (cover & 1-panel cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	U.S. Army; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)  Counter Force		48
Justice (Vance Astrovik) (only on cover)	Jewish (half)	New Warriors; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)  Counter Force		291
Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman) (only on cover)	Kree savior	New Warriors; Initiative		40
Constrictor (Frank Payne) (6-panel cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Masters of Evil  Frightful Four; Six Pack; Sinister Syndicate; Shadow Initiative		124
Dragon Man (5-panel cameo)	N.A.			13
Firearms (5-panel cameo)		Larcenous Three; Shadow Initiative		3
Trauma (Terry Ward) (4-panel cameo)		Shadow Initiative		24
Marx (4-panel cameo)	Communist	[in Dazzler's band]		14
Beefer (4-panel cameo)	food	[in Dazzler's band]		13
Hunch (Phil Panasci) (4-panel cameo)		[bass guitar in Dazzler's band; dark hair, moustache]		14
Living Laser (Arthur Parks) (3-panel cameo)		Lethal Legion; Batroc's Brigade  Mandarin's Minions; Hood's Army		96
Cutthroat (Danny Leighton) (3-panel cameo)		Skeleton Crew; Hood's Army [Diamondback's brother; was in "Savage Crims" gang]		44
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (2-panel cameo)	singing	X-Men; Excalibur  Academy of Tomorrow		447
Penance (Robbie Baldwin) (2-panel cameo)	Presbyterian	New Warriors; League of Losers  Thunderbolts		359
Physique (2-panel cameo)		Initiative (staff)		6
Scorcher (Steven Hudak) (2-panel cameo)		Masters of Evil; Hood's Army		30
Blastaar (2-panel cameo)		Frightful Four		97
Trapster (Peter Petruski) (2-panel cameo)		Frightful Four; Lethal Legion		176
Brothers Grimm (Percy and Barton Grimes) (2-panel cameo)		Night Shift; Hood's Army [Powers were briefly amplified by Satannish.]		34
Revonda Logan (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[ex-wife of small-time "super-villain" Johnny Guitar]		1
? Logan (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[daughter of small-time "super-villain" Johnny Guitar]		1
Mrs. Dulouz (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[wife of small-time "super-villain" Dr. Sax]		1
? Dulouz (older son) (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[older son of small-time "super-villain" Dr. Sax]		1
Norman Osborn (1-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader)  Thunderbolts (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Dark X-Men (founder) [Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]		417
The Hood (Parker Robbins) (1-panel cameo)	demonolatry	Hood's Army (leader); The Cabal		159
Sandman (Flint Marko) (1-panel cameo)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Frightful Four; Avengers; Wild Pack; Next Wave; Intruders (leader)		388
Electro (Max Dillon) (1-panel cameo)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (1-panel cameo)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
Baron von Blitzschlag (Wener von Blitzschlag) (1-panel cameo)	Nazi	Initiative		35
Blob (Fred J. Dukes) (1-panel cameo)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Factor Three  Freedom Force; X-Corps; X-Cell; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		403
Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (1-panel cameo)	Catholic (lapsed); mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force		194
The Great Gambonnos (Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno) (1-panel cameo)		Circus of Crime [Italy]		52
Ringleader (Charles Last) (1-panel cameo)		Death-Throws		6
Knickknack (Nick Grossman) (1-panel cameo)		Death-Throws; Hood's Army		12
Clown (Eliot Franklin) (1-panel cameo)		Circus of Crime; Masters of Menace  Gamma Corps		72
? Dulouz (younger son) (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[younger son of small-time "super-villain" Dr. Sax]		1
? Dulouz (daughter) (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[daughter of small-time "super-villain" Dr. Sax]		1
Techmaster (Billy Bitzer) (1-panel cameo)		[electronics and lighting expert]		4
Pac-Man (1-panel cameo)		[ 1st app: Pac-Man (arcade game, released 22 May 1980 in Japan) ]	Namco / Midway	30
Tom Petty (quoted and cited)		[singer; songwriter...]		52
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (toy)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (toy)	Catholic (lapsed)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Elvis Presley (toy)	Assemblies of God	[singer]		444
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned)		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
H.A.M.M.E.R. (mentioned)		H.A.M.M.E.R.		207
Typhoid Mary (Mary Alice Walker) (mentioned)	Catholic	Shadow Initiative		136
Skrulls (mentioned)	Skrull religion			344
Tinkerer (Phineas T. Mason) (mentioned)		[serves the underworld]		104
Mrs. Tranh (mentioned)		[Bengal's wife; blonde]		1
Bruce Springsteen (mentioned)	Catholic	[singer]		157
Minh Tranh (mentioned)		[Bengal's young son]		2
John Coltrane (mentioned)	Protestant (also explored Islam, Hinduism, Kabbalah, Jiddu Krishnamurti, etc.)	[musician; composer]		15
Stevie Wonder (mentioned)	Protestant	[active in his church choir as a child]		294
Ray Charles (mentioned)	Baptist	[musician; singer]		193
The Fantastic Four (mentioned)		Fantastic Four [generic reference to "Fantastic Four"]		100

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