Religion and Characters in
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1 (May 1984):
“The War Begins”
by Jim Shooter, Michael Zeck, John Beatty

38 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.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	X-Men; X-Factor  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants); Summers Rebellion		2,604
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	X-Men (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants  The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur (founder); Illuminati		4,318
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Storm (Ororo Munroe)	Goddess worship	X-Men; Morlocks  The Twelve (mutants); X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Lady Liberators; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,068
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	X-Men; Excalibur  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Neyaphem [Germany]		3,788
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	X-Men; Acolytes  Excalibur; Weapon X (Exiles) [Russia; USSR]		4,122
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		3,526
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Avengers; Heroes for Hire  Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway; Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Iron Man (Jim Rhodes)	Christian (denomination unknown)	U.S. Air Force; U.S. Marines  Stark Industries; West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; The Crew; WorldWatch Inc.; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)		389
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)		Avengers; Nextwave		256
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Acolytes; The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy [Foe of: X-Men (arch-enemy)]		916
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Lockheed	alien dragon	X-Men; Excalibur  S.W.O.R.D.; Pet Avengers		248
Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)		Wrecking Crew (leader); Masters of Evil  Lethal Legion; Hood's Army		190
Bulldozer (Henry Camp)		U.S. Army; Wrecking Crew  Masters of Evil; Hood's Army		125
Piledriver (Brian Calusky)		Wrecking Crew; Masters of Evil  Hood's Army		137
Thunderball (Eliot Franklin)		Wrecking Crew; Masters of Evil  Hood's Army		151
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)		Sinister Six; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors)	Catholic	U.S. Army; Sinister Twelve		318
Kang (Nathaniel Richards)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Galactus (Galan)	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Ultron		Lethal Legion; Masters of Evil		220
Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel)	temporarily became follower of Thor	Masters of Evil		270
Enchantress (Amora)	Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)	Masters of Evil; Lady Liberators (founder)		264
Molecule Man (Owen Reece)		[nuclear plant worker]		76
The Beyonder	cosmic entity; Inhuman religion	Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation [Attilan. Foe of: everybody]		100
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (mentioned, pg. 5, 18)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
The Easter Bunny (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 1)  Thing: "This crumb's the Human Torch... and I'm the Easter Bunny!"	Christian anthropomorphic animal	[ 1st app: German writings (1600s); first time origin mentioned in print: 1620, Germany ]		35
unnamed therapist (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 1)	prob. indeterminate	[Molecule Man's therapist]		4

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