Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #57 (May 1977):
“When Slays the Silver Samurai!”
by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Dave Hunt

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #57

Title: “When Slays the Silver Samurai!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Sal Buscema, Dave Hunt

14 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) (lead character)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) (lead character)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
S.H.I.E.L.D. (details)  Black Widow travels to New York, looking for Nick Fury. She goes to the barbershop that is a secret SHIELD entrance. But nobody is there.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada)	Bushido	Asian; Big Hero 6...  HYDRA [Clan Yashida]		126
burglars		[occupation]
Ernie		[burglar]		1
Joe		[burglar]		1
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (mentioned)  When Black Widow confronts Silver Samurai, they mention Daredevil a few times, as Silver Samurai recognizes her as Daredevil's lover. Samurai says he defeated Daredevil, and says he can kill her.	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Nick Fury (mentioned)  Black Widow travels to New York, on leave from the Champions. She is looking for Nick Fury when she gets into an adventure with Spider-Man, against the Silver Samurai. Multiple references to Fury.	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Gwen Stacy (mentioned)  While saving a falling construction worker, Spider-Man worries about snapping the man's neck, like what happened to his girlfriend Gwen.		[Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend]		560
Mandrill (Jerome Beechman) (mentioned)  When Silver Samurai sees Black Widow, he says that she is the woman Mandril enslaved using his hypnotic powers. Widow points out she is her own woman now. She asks him if he is Mandrill's errand boy.		Black Spectre (leader); Crossfire's Mind Control Gang...  Hood's Army; Mutant Force		61
The Champions (mentioned)  Black Widow travels to New York, on leave from the Champions. She uses the Champions' air car.		[1st app: The Champions (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1975)]		107
John Belushi (mentioned)  Referring to Silver Samurai, Spider-Man tells Black Widow she just needs to "keep the bargain basement Belushi hangin’ around ‘til he gets back." References Belushi's SNL character "Samurai Futaba."	Albanian Orthodox	[comedian]		13
Samurai Futaba (mentioned)  Referring to Silver Samurai, Spider-Man tells Black Widow she just needs to "keep the bargain basement Belushi hangin’ around ‘til he gets back." References Belushi's SNL character "Samurai Futaba."	Bushido	Asian		18

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