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The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51 (May 2009)
by Brian Michael Bendis, Billy Tan, Matt Banning, Justin Ponsor, etc.

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 2009

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Billy Tan, Matt Banning, Justin Ponsor, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Antonio Fabela


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.
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Hawkeye Ronin (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) hero
CBR Scale: I religious
Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 788
Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  Marvel 784
Luke Cage Luke Cage hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Winter Soldier Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353
Mockingbird Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse) hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers... 
[was Hawkeye's wife]
Marvel 293
The Hood The Hood (Parker Robbins) villain
CBR Scale: M demonolatry
Hood's Army; The Cabal Marvel 159
Wiccan Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) hero
CBR Scale: I Reform Judaism
Young Avengers Marvel 106
Dormammu Dormammu villain
CBR Scale: D Faltine energy being;
extra-dimensional mystic
entity/powerful magic user
The Cabal Marvel 170
Jewel Jewel (Jessica Jones) hero
  New Avengers (ally) Marvel 139
Danielle Cage Danielle Cage supporting character
  black
[baby daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones]
Marvel 20
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Magik Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist
The Exiles; The New Mutants Marvel 450
Brother Voodoo Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm)
(only on cover)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Vodoun houngan
black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel 110
Clea
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S occult
The Defenders
[disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]
Marvel 222
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider (Daniel Ketch)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: U Catholic
Midnight Sons Marvel 169
Hellfire Hellfire (J.T. Slade)
(only on cover)
hero
  Secret Warriors
[grandson of the Phantom Rider]
Marvel 15
Annie Deacons
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [reported on Clint Barton's anti-Norman Osborn speech] Marvel 2
Jay Leno Jay Leno
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Presbyterian
[comedian; TV host...] Archie Marvel 4,140
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(mentioned & on cover)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Nick Fury Nick Fury
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 1,898
The Wasp The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: U Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,339
Moon Knight Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
(mentioned)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion (raised Jewish)
CIA; Marvel Knights...  Marvel 423
Red Hulk Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross)
(mentioned)
supporting character villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic; atheist
Code Red; Control...  Marvel 350
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Dazzler Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M singing
Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  Marvel 447
Skrulls Skrulls
(mentioned)
villain group
CBR Scale: R Skrull religion
[alien race] Marvel 344
Harry Osborn Harry Osborn
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I resurrected
[Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son] Marvel 607
Man-Thing Man-Thing (Ted Sallis)
(mentioned)
hero scientist
  Daydreamers; Legion of Monsters... 
[Guardian of the Nexus of Realities]
Marvel 176
The Ancient One The Ancient One (bTsaan Saa)
(mentioned)
supporting character hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism; Order of the Ancient Ones; occult; spirit
Asian
[belonged to an unnamed order of sorcerers]
Marvel 93
Jennifer Kale Jennifer Kale
(mentioned)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M occult; Cult of Zhered-Na (priestess)
Legion of Night; Witches Marvel 68