Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000):
“Illegal Aliens”
by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, etc.

Maximum Security #1

Title: “Illegal Aliens”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 2000

Publisher:
Written by: Kurt Busiek
Art by: Jerry Ordway, Will Blyberg, Paul Ryan, Al Vey, Chris Ivy

108 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.
U.S. Agent (John Walker) (lead character)	Evangelical Protestant	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
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
Goliath (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Warbird (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Valerie Cooper		Commission on Superhuman Activities; S.T.A.R.S....  Sentinel Squad O.N.E. (leader); X-Factor (liaison)		253
Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.)	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black; The Avengers		101
Shi'ar	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
Ronan the Accuser (Ronan)	Kree religion	Kree [former supreme public accuser]		170
Commission on Superhuman Activities		[U.S. govt. agency for regulating superhuman activities]		24
Duane Freeman	Triune Understanding (Scientology)	black [Avengers government liason]		14
Allie Magruder		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Why'rion	Aakon religion	Aakon [helped Ronan guard alien-imposed barrier around Earth]		2
S.T.A.R.S.		[1st app: Maximum Security #1 (Dec. 2000)]
Alpha Centaurians	alien	[amphibious; gray skin with scales]		4
The Badoon (cameo)	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Dakkamites (cameo)	Dakkamite religion	[Wundarr's native race; race exterminated when sun went nova]		3
Axi-Tun (cameo)	alien	[alien race]		9
The Froma (cameo)	alien	[green-skinned humanoids]		12
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cover & 2-panel cameo, pg. 30, 33)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cover & 1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 3)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Piledriver (Brian Calusky) (9-panel cameo, pg. 4, 7-9)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Wrecking Crew		137
Buford's wife (4-panel cameo, pg. 13-14)		[found alien "baby"; turned out to be Ego the Living Planet]		1
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (3-panel cameo, pg. 19, panels 2-4)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Skrulls (3-panel cameo, pg. 28-29)	Skrull religion	[alien race]		344
Ego the Living Planet (3-panel cameo, pg. 36-38)	sentient planet	Elders of the Universe (ally)		66
Farley Mowat (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S.		5
Retrieval Squad (3-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 1-3)		S.T.A.R.S. [assisted U.S.Agent in securing captured criminals]		3
Thor (Donald Blake) (2-panel cameo, pg. 27, 30)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 30)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Edwin Jarvis (2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panels 4-5)	Anglican	The Avengers (staff)		669
Lilandra Neramani (2-panel cameo, pg. 29, panels 1-2)	Shi'ar religion	Starjammers [Majestrix (empress) of the Shi'ar Emperium]		170
Gladiator (Kallark) (2-panel cameo, pg. 29, panels 1-2)		Imperial Guard		166
Blood Brothers (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 4-5)	alien	Hood's Army; Roclite		5
Reptyl (2-panel cameo, pg. 15, panels 5-6)	Sauron religion	[progenitor of reptilian evolution]		10
Dr. Peter Corbeau (2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panels 1-2)		[Starcorps/Starcore]		29
Ruul (2-panel cameo, pg. 26, 28)	alien	Kree [fake alien race Kree posed as]		9
Rigellians (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 15)	alien	[alien race]		45
Siris (2-panel cameo, pg. 15, 33)	alien	[Mutant Master's race]		3
Geometer (2-panel cameo, pg. 11, 29)	alien	[scientist; explorer]		5
Buford (2-panel cameo, pg. 14, panels 2-3)		[found alien "baby"; turned out to be Ego the Living Planet]		1
Gunthar (2-panel cameo, pg. 12, 15)	alien	Rigellian; The Freebooters		11
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Nick Fury (1-panel cameo, pg. 30, panel 1)	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (1-panel cameo, pg. 30, panel 1)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	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
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)		black; Nextwave...  The Avengers		256
Hercules (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Sersi (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; The Avengers		229
Hobgoblin (1-panel cameo, pg. 27, panel 4)	Skrull religion	Imperial Guard		31
Frisco Pike (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 1)  Possible cameo appearance, as an unnamed S.T.A.R.S. operative who could be intended to Pike.		S.T.A.R.S. [mechanical genius]		1
Avios (1-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1)	Shi'ar religion	[Shi'ar; assistant to Lilandra in Intergalactic Council]		2
Skunge (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	Laxidazian Hedonist	Laxidazian; The Freebooters		9
Devos the Devastator (Devos) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	radical pacifist	Fearsome Foursome		31
Aakon (1-panel cameo, pg. 26, panel 1)	Aakon religion	[invoke Aakis, Sharee, Yasa]		14
Kreddik (1-panel cameo, pg. 29, panel 1)	Skrull religion	Skrull [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Pete (1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 2)		[police]		1
Levan (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	Kree religion	Kree; The Freebooters		7
Kehl (1-panel cameo, pg. 12, panel 2)	alien	Taurian; The Freebooters		4
Namorita (Nita Prentiss) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  The Defenders; The New Warriors		305
Nova (Richard Rider) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		Nova Corps; Secret Defenders...  The Champions of Xandar; The Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Turbo (Mickey Musashi) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		Asian; Loners...  The New Warriors		92
Bolt (Chris Bradley) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)		Cable's Underground; Gene Nation...  The New Warriors		21
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 3)	Shinto	Asian; Big Hero 6...  C-Corps; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Pacific Overlords; The Marauders; The Twelve; X-Corporation; X-Men		259
X-Man (Nate Grey) (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 1)		Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		155
Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist	Exiles (Russian); Siberforce...  The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard		56
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Exiles (Russian); Republican Guard...  Siberforce; The Champions; The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers; Winter Guard; X-Corporation		116
Steel Guardian (Josef Petkus) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist Party member	The People's Protectorate; The Soviet Super-Soldiers...  Winter Guard		17
Powersurge (Lt. Illarion Pavlovich Ramskov) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	Communist	Winter Guard		9
Ten-Thirtifor (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 3)	alien	Autocron [alien outcast]		3
Spragg the Living Hill (Spragg) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Hill People		12
Skar (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Starblasters		6
The Captive (Threkker) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Epsiloni; Starblasters		12
Pac-Man (photo/picture/video, pg. 4, panel 3)		[1st app: Pac-Man (22 May 1980)]	Namco; Midway	30
Dynorr the Stalker (photo/picture/video, pg. 11, panel 3)	alien	Alpha Centaurian		5
Power Platoon (photo/picture/video, pg. 12, panel 1)	alien	Dakkamite		6
Nygorn (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Marvanite; Starblasters [claims he slew alien deity U'lula'n]		7
Insidio (photo/picture/video, pg. 16-17, panel 3)	alien	Ovoid; Starblasters		6
Alberik (behind the scenes)	alien	Axi-Tun; Intergalactic Council [posed as one of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]		4
Fayrelyte Strongheart (behind the scenes)	Kymellian religion	Kymellian [defended Earth to Intergalactic Council]		4
Wibbow (behind the scenes)	alien	Wobbow [ambassador to Intergalactic Council; feared human reprisal]		4
Nelet Pa (behind the scenes)	alien	Rigellian [ambassador to Intergalactic Council]		4
Kymellians (behind the scenes)	Kymellian religion	[alien race]		7
Sneepers (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		5
Taurians (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		5
Troyjans (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		10
Sagittarians (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		9
Kt'kn (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		6
Makluans (behind the scenes)	Makluan religion	[race of giant dragons]		9
Blips (behind the scenes)	alien	[electrical beings]		4
Duckworlders (behind the scenes)	alien	duck [race Howard the Duck hails from]		10
Elan (behind the scenes)	alien	[alien race]		12
Xandarians (behind the scenes)	Xandarian religion	[alien race]		5
Poppupians (behind the scenes)	alien	[Impossible Man's race]		5
Xeronians (behind the scenes)	Xeronian religion	[Space Parasite's race]		5
unnamed alien race (behind the scenes)	alien	[race Al the Alien (U.S. Archer's ally) belongs to]		9
God (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 2, panel 2)  Placard in bar: "In God we trust. All others pay cash."	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313
Kree (mentioned, pg. 26-27, 31)	Kree religion	[alien race]		238
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned, pg. 27, panel 4)  Ronan: "How many years has it been that humanity has been intruding into intergalactic affairs? Interfering with other cultures? ...Setting yourselves against the powers that be, from Galactus to the Skrulls to the Celestials?"	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 1)  Magruder: "One of those mutant guys [X-Man] was filmed fighting some weirdos -- who we've tentatively identified as tangling with the West Coast Avengers and Quasar in the past. Aliens, of course."	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Silverclaw (Maria de Guadalupe Santiago) (mentioned, pg. 33, panel 4)  Wasp: "Carol -- Call in the reserves. That's Silverclaw, at the moment. Iron Man, contact the inactives -- We'll need them."	Catholic / Incan/Kamekeri polytheism	Hispanic; Initiative...  The Avengers		44
Asgardians (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 1)  Piledriver: "I ain't gonna be pushed around by no pipsqueak leather joyboy! I got da power of a Asgardian god! A god!"	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[alien race]		644
Celestials (mentioned, pg. 27, panel 4)  Ronan: "How many years has it been that humanity has been intruding into intergalactic affairs? Interfering with other cultures? ...Setting yourselves against the powers that be, from Galactus to the Skrulls to the Celestials?"	Celestial	[alien race]		155
Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  Scarlet Witch (to Wonder Man): "You're still too unstable, Simon -- Your powers thrown out of kilter after what happened with Nefario's ionic bomb."		Ani-Men (leader); Lethal Legion (leader)...  Maggia (leader)		61
Protocide (Clinton McIntyre) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 3)  Valerie Cooper (to U.S. Agent): "You're dedicated, capable, unflaggingly loyal, and powerful -- all the more so since your physical enhancements were boosted during your recuperation from your recent battle with Protocide."		A.I.M.; U.S. Army [super soldier experiment]		12

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