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Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #49 (Apr. 2001):
“Explanations!”
by Fabian Nicieza, Patrick Zircher, Al Vey

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #49

Title: “Explanations!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 2001

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Fabian Nicieza
Art by: Patrick Zircher, Al Vey


30 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.
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Moonstone Moonstone (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons...  Marvel 235
MACH-IV MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins) villain hero
  black; Initiative...  Marvel 152
Songbird Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Femizons; Grapplers...  Marvel 229
Techno Techno (Norbert Ebersol) villain hero
  HYDRA; Initiative...  Marvel 136
Jolt Jolt (Hallie Takahama) hero
  Asian; Redeemers...  Marvel 83
Charcoal Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) villain hero
  black; Brute Force... 
[belonged to Imperial Force, agents of Secret Empire]
Marvel 41
Ogre Ogre (Brian Dunlap) supporting character villain scientist
  Factor Three; The Thunderbolts Marvel 15
Smuggler Smuggler (Conrad Josten) villain hero
  Redeemers; The Thunderbolts Marvel 24
Valerie Cooper Valerie Cooper supporting character
  Commission on Superhuman Activities; S.T.A.R.S....  Marvel 253
Bucky II Bucky II (Fred Davis) hero
  Penance Council; The All-Winners Squad...  Marvel 29
Nomad Scourge (Jack Monroe) hero
  Secret Defenders
[sidekick of 1950s Captain America]
Marvel 131
The Mighty Destroyer The Mighty Destroyer (Roger Aubrey) hero
  Penance Council; The All-Winners Squad...  Marvel 44
Citizen V Citizen V (John Watkins III) hero
  Redeemers; V-Battalion Marvel 15
Agent 13 Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) supporting character hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 262
G. W. Bridge G. W. Bridge supporting character
CBR Scale: S Muslim
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 123
Henry Peter Gyrich Henry Peter Gyrich supporting character
  Commission on Superhuman Activities; Operation: Zero Tolerance...  Marvel 230
Angar the Screamer Scream (David Alan Angar) villain
CBR Scale: D Hippie
Redeemers
[activist; singer]
Marvel 42
Hardshell Beetle (Leila Davis) villain
  Redeemers; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 17
The Mighty Destroyer The Mighty Destroyer (Keen Marlow) hero
  [German underground] Marvel Timely 61
Andrea Sterman Andrea Sterman hero
  Commission on Superhuman Activities; V-Battalion
[investigated Jack Monroe (Nomad)]
Marvel 18
Isadora Martinez Isadora Martinez hero
  V-Battalion Marvel 7
Nuklo Nuklo (Robert Frank Jr.) hero
  V-Battalion
[son of Whizzer and Miss America]
Marvel 15
The Silver Scorpion The Silver Scorpion (Betty Barstow) hero
  The Invaders; V-Battalion Marvel 6
Goldfire Goldfire (Ameiko Sabuki) hero
  Penance Council; V-Battalion Marvel 7
Topspin Topspin (Darren Mitchell) hero
  V-Battalion Marvel 10
Meteorite Meteorite (Valerie Bernhardt) villain hero
  Redeemers Marvel 10
Iron Cross Iron Cross (Helmut Gruler) hero
  Penance Council (founder); V-Battalion Marvel 18
Vernon Hatchway
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Latter-day Saint
FBI
[presumably based (in part) on Sen. Orrin Hatch]
Marvel 8
Citizen V Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo)
(behind the scenes)
villain hero
  Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 142