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Religion and Characters in
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #6 (July 1991):
“Third Time’s the Charm!”
by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Rich Buckler, Jim Sanders

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #6

Title: “Third Time's the Charm!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: July 1991

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas

Art by: Rich Buckler, Jim Sanders


24 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.
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes
atheist; has practiced
Buddhism; skeptical seeker
First Flight; Weapon Plus 
[Canada]
Marvel 8,823
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe) hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
X-Men; Morlocks  Marvel 5,068
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
X-Men; Acolytes 
[Russia; USSR]
Marvel 4,122
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie) hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Marvel 3,526
Havok Havok (Alex Summers) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
X-Men; X-Factor 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 592
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
S.T.R.I.K.E.; X-Men 
[England]
Marvel UK Marvel 772
Doc Samson Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Initiative Marvel 304
The Abomination The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) villain
CBR Scale: S Communist atheist
KGB; Home Base 
[Yugoslavia; Croatia; Russia. Foe of: Hulk (arch-enemy)]
Marvel 180
Sentinels Sentinels villain
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robots
  Marvel 245
Dr. Cynthia Chalmers supporting character
  [merged mind with Mark II Sentinels because body was dying] Marvel 3
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Weapon Plus; Invaders  Timely Marvel 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly
secular; sometimes prays;
Alcoholics Anonymous
Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(cameo)
hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Avengers; Thor Corps 
[Norway]
Marvel Image 4,362
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 2,604
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 5,233
Phoenix Jean Grey
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
X-Men; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; Defenders  Marvel 1,741
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half
Jewish; sorceress
Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  Marvel 1,624
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Marvel 1,515
Vision Vision
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (temporary);
synthezoid
Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Marvel 1,393
Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
X-Men; X-Factor 
[studied geophysics in college]
Marvel 464
Master Mold Master Mold
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robot
[mutant hunter] Marvel 41
Larry Trask
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
[mutant son of anti-mutant Sentinel inventor] Marvel 8

The logo on the cover reads "Marvel Super-Heroes Summer Special." The cover date appears on the cover as "Summer 1991," although various sources identify the cover date as July 1991.