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The Avengers (vol. 1) #52 (May 1968):
“Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!”
by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Vince Colletta

The Avengers (vol. 1) #52

Title: “Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1968

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: John Buscema, Vince Colletta


11 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.
Giant-Man Goliath (Hank Pym) hero scientist
CBR Scale: U atheist
Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 1,543
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Black Panther Black Panther (T'Challa) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous
religion; Black Panther Cult
(leader)
black; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 786
Grim Reaper Grim Reaper (Eric Williams) villain
  HYDRA; Lethal Legion...  Marvel 98
Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
(flashback)
hero
CBR Scale: I religious
Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 788
Black Widow Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) hero
CBR Scale: I Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)
Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  Marvel 1,789
Jasper Sitwell Jasper Sitwell supporting character
CBR Scale: U Latter-day Saint
[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #144 (May 1966)] Marvel 114
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Iron Man Tony Stark
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(cameo)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362