Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 (Jan. 2005):
“Jonah’s Holiday Carol”
by Tom DeFalco, Takeshi Miyazawa

Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1

Title: “Jonah’s Holiday Carol”

Feature: J. Jonah Jameson

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2005

Publisher:
Written by: Tom DeFalco
Art by: Takeshi Miyazawa

41 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.
J. Jonah Jameson (lead character)	hates Spider-Man	[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
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
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Commission on Superhuman Activities; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Liberators		1,543
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Aunt May	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Robbie Robertson		black		739
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)		Hood's Army; Lethal Legion...  The Masters of Evil; Wrecking Crew (leader)		190
Bulldozer (Henry Camp)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  U.S. Army; Wrecking Crew		125
Piledriver (Brian Calusky)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Wrecking Crew		137
Thunderball (Eliot Franklin)		black; Hood's Army...  The Masters of Evil; Wrecking Crew		151
Ben Urich	Jewish	[reporter]		19
Alicia Masters		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)		Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel)	temporarily became follower of Thor	The Masters of Evil		270
Franklin Richards	Episcopalian	Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Fantastic Force; Generation X; Power Pack; The Fantastic Four		650
Valeria Richards	Episcopalian	The Fantastic Four		113
John Jameson		The Avengers (staff); U.S. Air Force [J. Jonah Jameson's son]		231
Marla Madison		[J. Jonah Jameson's 2nd wife; designed Spider-Slayer]		102
The Ghost of Christmas Past	angel/spirit	[sent to teach meaning of Christmas]		81
Joan Jameson		[J. Jonah Jameson's 1st wife]		2
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (cameo)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (cameo)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (cameo)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Men		916
White Queen (Emma Frost) (cameo)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); The Cabal; The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle; X-Men		3,409
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (cameo)	mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Freedom Force; The Marauders; The Mutant Underground; X-Corps; X-Factor; X-Men; Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad		451
Sabretooth (Victor Creed) (cameo)	manifestly non-religious; future: Evangelical "born-again Christian"	Brotherhood of Mutants; Team X...  The Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Factor; X-Men		610
Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Misfits...  The 198		310
Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed); mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force		194

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 (Jan. 2005) created 17 November 2010. Last modified 10 March 2014.

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