Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007):
“Happy Accidents”
by Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli

Avengers: The Initiative #1

Title: “Happy Accidents”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 2007

Publisher:
Written by: Dan Slott
Art by: Stefano Caselli

37 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.
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
War Machine (Jim Rhodes)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Force Works...  Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff); Secret Defenders; Stark Industries; The Avengers; The Crew; U.S. Air Force; United States Marine Corps; WorldWatch Inc.		389
Ares	Greco-Roman deity	Dark Avengers; Olympian...  The Avengers; Warhawks (leader) [god of war; Gods of Olympus]		440
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Bengal (Duc No Tranh)	vengeance	Asian; Shadow Initiative...  U.S. Army		30
Komodo (Melati Kusuma)		Asian; Initiative...  Shadow Initiative		38
Justice (Vance Astrovik)	Jewish (half)	Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)...  The New Warriors		291
Rage (Elvin Daryl Haliday)	Protestant	black; Counter Force...  Initiative: Camp Hammond; Psionex; The Avengers; The New Warriors		157
Slapstick (Steve Harmon)	Anarchist	Counter Force; Initiative...  The New Warriors		24
Cloud 9 (Abigail Boylen)		Initiative: Freedom Force; Initiative		34
The Gauntlet (Sgt. Joseph Green)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Counter Force...  Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff); U.S. Army		48
Baron von Blitzschlag (Wener von Blitzschlag)	Nazi	Initiative		35
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge)		Initiative		12
Trauma (Terry Ward)		Shadow Initiative		24
MVP (Michael van Patrick)		Counter Force; Initiative		23
Armory (Violet Lightner)		Initiative		5
Thor Girl (Tarene)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[1st app: Thor (vol. 2) #22 (Apr. 2000)]		43
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Henry Peter Gyrich		Commission on Superhuman Activities; Operation: Zero Tolerance...  Project: Wideawake		230
Brian van Patrick		[father of MVP and Scarlet Spiders (clones of MVP)]		8
Ultimo	N.A.	Mandarin's Minions [combat instrument]		6
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (cameo)	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
Constrictor (Frank Payne) (cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Shadow Initiative...  Sinister Syndicate; Six Pack; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil		124
Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman) (cameo)	Kree savior	Initiative; Kree...  The New Warriors		40
Debrii (Deborah Fields) (cameo)		black; Counter Force...  The New Warriors		28
Stature (Cassie Lang) (cameo)		A-Next; Mighty Avengers...  Young Avengers		137
Hulkling (Teddy Altman) (cameo)		Young Avengers		123
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (cameo)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (cameo)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656
Stingray (Walter Newell) (cameo)		Initiative: Point Men (leader); Initiative...  The Avengers; The Defenders		124
Texas Twister (Drew Daniels) (cameo)		SHIELD Super-Agents; The Rangers...  Thunderbolts Army		38
Red Wolf (Will Talltrees) (cameo)	Native American spirituality (Cherokee)	Native American; The Rangers		34
Scorpion (Carmilla Black) (cameo)		A.I.M.; Renegades (ally)...  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Wakers		50
Network (Valerie Martin) (cameo)		Anti-Registration Underground; Initiative		9

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