Religion and Characters in
Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997):
“Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time”
by Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Jose Ladronn, Juan Vlasco

67 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)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Superboy (Conner Kent)	Methodist	Ravers; Legion of Super-Heroes  Young Justice; Teen Titans		535
Betty Brant	Students of Love (temporary)	Daily Bugle [former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Agamotto Express	sorceress	Frightful Five [amalgam of Dr. Strange and Emerald Empress]		1
'Lectron (Maxwell Willis)		Legion of Galactic Guardians [Foe of: Spider-Boy. amalgam of Electro (Marvel) and Livewire (DC)]		1
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (character based on)	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (character based on)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (character based on)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (character based on)	Jewish	X-Men; Excalibur  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Exiles		3,128
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (character based on)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  X-Factor; West Coast Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers [Transia]		944
Elastic Lad (Jimmy Olsen) (character based on)	Lutheran	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman's pal]		1,896
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (character based on)	Baptist	New Mutants; X-Force  X-Men; X-Corporation; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Strike; Avengers		831
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (character based on)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (character based on)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Defenders  The Order; Star Masters; Secret Defenders		826
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (character based on)	Anglican	S.T.R.I.K.E.; X-Men  Excalibur; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Exiles [England]		772
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (character based on)	singing	X-Men; Excalibur  Academy of Tomorrow		447
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) (character based on)	Presbyterian	New Warriors; League of Losers  Thunderbolts		359
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) (character based on)	Protestant	New Warriors		202
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (character based on)	Episcopalian; Buddhist	Fallen Angels; X-Factor  X-Corporation; X-Corps; X-Factor Investigations; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		257
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) (character based on)	Communist	Maggia; Sinister Six  Sinister Twelve; HYDRA [Russia]		144
Electro (Max Dillon) (character based on)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (character based on)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
Kang (Nathaniel Richards) (character based on)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Destiny (Irene Adler) (character based on)	mutant supremacist	HYDRA; Brotherhood of Mutants  Freedom Force; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy [Austria]		127
Molecule Man (Owen Reece) (character based on)		[nuclear plant worker]		76
Rachel Grey (character based on)	Episcopalian (born); future self: founder of Askani religion	X-Men; Excalibur  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Starjammers		358
Living Lightning (Miguel Santos) (character based on)	Catholic; LGBT	West Coast Avengers; Pacific Overlords  Rangers		118
Captain Universe (character based on)	cosmic entity	[manifestation of Uni-Power, a portion of the Enigma Force]		77
Werewolf By Night (Jack Russell) (character based on)		Night Shift; Howling Commandos [Romania; USA]		273
Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) (character based on)	Communist Party member; Christian (denomination unknown)	Soviet Super-Soldiers; Exiles (Russian)  Champions (of Los Angeles); People's Protectorate; Siberforce; Winter Guard; X-Corporation; Republican Guard [USSR; Belarus]		116
Vance Astro (Vance Astrovik) (character based on)	Jewish (half)	Guardians of the Galaxy; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		133
Charlie-27 (character based on)		Guardians of the Galaxy		124
Martinex (Martinex T'Naga) (character based on)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians		108
Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn) (character based on)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Cosmic Avengers		114
Firelord (Pyreus Kril) (character based on)	Xandarian religion	Heralds of Galactus; Nova Corps  Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians		107
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		541
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) (character based on)	Winath nature religion	Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce  Legion Rescue Squad		536
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) (character based on)	Catholic or Anglican	Legion of Super-Heroes		616
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		354
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; L.E.G.I.O.N.		415
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle) (character based on)	Durlan religion (priest)	Legion of Super-Heroes		492
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) (character based on)	Jewish	Legion of Super-Heroes		345
Starman (Thom Kallor) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Legion of Substitute Heroes  Uncanny Amazers; Justice Society of America		343
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		610
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		194
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Elements of Disaster		368
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		363
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		254
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) (character based on)	Jewish?	Legion of Super-Heroes; Workforce		426
Mon-El (Lar Gand) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; L.E.G.I.O.N.  The Wanderers		446
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		139
Element Lad (Jan Arrah) (character based on)	Trom religion/Krilli acolyte (devout, spiritual seeker)	Legion of Super-Heroes; Legionnaires		335
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz) (character based on)	Winath nature religion	Legion of Super-Heroes		85
Dream Girl (Nura Nal) (character based on)		Legion of Substitute Heroes; Legion of Super-Heroes  Uncanny Amazers		243
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) (character based on)	Talokian ancestor worship	Legion of Super-Heroes		319
Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes		197
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers  Workforce		246
Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski) (character based on)		Frightful Four; Lethal Legion		176
Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O'Hara) (character based on)		Alchemax; Black Cabinet  Exiles		139
Black Racer (Sgt. Willie Walker) (character based on)	cosmic entity	New Gods [avatar of death]		28
XS (Jenni Ognats) (character based on)		Legion of Super-Heroes; Uncanny Amazers		81
IT, the Living Colossus (Bob O'Bryan) (character based on)	alien (briefly)	S.H.I.E.L.D.; Howling Commandos [statue animated by mind transferal of alien Kigor]		7
Emerald Empress (character based on)				24
Time Trapper (character based on)		[ 1st app: (mentioned) Adventure Comics #317 (Feb. 1964); (seen) Adventure Comics #318 (Mar. 1964) ]		36
The Yancy Street Gang (character based on)		Yancy Street Gang		19
Scavenger (character based on)	obsessively paranoid about all heroes	Argonauts; Secret Society of Super Villains		3
Kinetix (Zoe Saugin) (character based on)	alien magic user	Legion of Super-Heroes; Science Police		85

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997) created 13 December 2010. Last modified 25 April 2013.
All characters, images, comics and source material © by their respective copyright holders. This page (including original commentary, organization, lists, markup, page layout, etc.) © 2013 by ComicBookReligion.com. All rights reserved.