Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985):
“Despair!”
by Jim Shooter, Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha, Joe Rubinstein

Secret Wars II #5

Title: “Despair!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 1985

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Shooter
Art by: Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha, Joe Rubinstein

36 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.
The Beyonder (lead character)	cosmic entity; Inhuman religion	Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		100
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)	Presbyterian	Excalibur; The New Mutants...  X-Factor; X-Force		576
Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta)	Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; black...  Fallen Angels; Mutant Liberation Front; The Avengers; The Hellfire Club; The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Ternals; Young X-Men (teacher)		574
Warlock	Technarchy religion (worships The Maker)	Excalibur; Fallen Angels...  Technarch; The New Mutants		241
Time Bomb (Tabitha Smith)		Cable's Underground; Fallen Angels...  Nextwave; The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; X-Terminators		314
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Tigra (Greer Grant)	mystically empowered	Cat People; Counter Force...  Lady Liberators; The Avengers		310
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers [was Hawkeye's wife]		293
Dazzler (Alison Blaire)	singing	Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  X-Men		447
Phoenix (Rachel Grey)	Episcopalian (born); future self: founder of Askani religion	Excalibur; Starjammers...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		358
Starfox (Eros)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Kurse (Algrim)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian Dark Elf)	Dark Elf		32
Eson the Searcher	Celestial	Celestial [seeker, quester]		10
Gammenon the Gatherer	Celestial	Celestial [data collector; gatherer of specimens]		9
Nezarr the Calculator	Celestial	Celestial		13
Marty Louis Smith (cameo)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	[father of Tabitha Smith, a.k.a. Meltdown]		6
Mandy Smith (cameo)		[mother of Meltdown (Tabitha Smith)]		2

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985) created 2 December 2009. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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