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Religion and Characters in
Marvel Universe #1 (June 1998):
“The Spoils of War!”
by Roger Stern, Steve Epting, Al Williamson

Marvel Universe #1

Title: “The Spoils of War!”

Feature: The Invaders

Medium: comic book

Publication date: June 1998

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Roger Stern

Art by: Steve Epting, Al Williamson


21 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.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Weapon Plus; Invaders  Timely Marvel 5,992
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Invaders; All-Winners Squad 
[Atlantis]
Marvel 1,864
Human Torch Human Torch (Jim Hammond) hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Timely Atlas, etc. 497
HYDRA HYDRA villain
CBR Scale: S HYDRA
HYDRA
[largest worldwide subversive organization]
Marvel 283
Nazis Nazis villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[Germany. generic WWII Nazis] Timely Marvel, etc. 4,222
Red Skull Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
Axis Mundi; HYDRA 
[Germany. Captain America's arch-nemy]
Marvel 298
Baron Strucker Baron Strucker (Wolfgang von Strucker) villain
CBR Scale: M Nazi; HYDRA (founder)
Blitzkrieg Squad (founder); HYDRA (leader)
[Germany]
Marvel 130
Whizzer Whizzer (Bob Frank) hero
  Liberty Legion; Invaders  Timely Marvel 108
Professor Abraham Erskine Professor Abraham Erskine supporting character scientist
  [creator of the Super-Soldier Serum] Marvel 96
General Chester Phillips General Chester Phillips supporting character
  U.S. Army; Operation: Rebirth (leader)
[involved with Project: Rebirth, Captain America's origin]
Marvel 17
Betty Dean Betty Dean supporting character
  FBI; NYPD 
[Namorita's foster mother]
Marvel 98
Franz villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[Germany] Marvel 3
Leonard McKenzie supporting character
  [Sub-Mariner's father] Marvel 5
Princess Fen supporting character
CBR Scale: R Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
[Atlantis. Sub-Mariner's mother; Atlantean Royal Family] Marvel 4
Phineas T. Horton (imposter) villain
CBR Scale: I alien
[servant] Marvel 3
Thakorr Thakorr supporting character
CBR Scale: R Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
[Atlantis. Namor's grandfather; Fen's father] Timely Atlas, etc. 14
Will Fitzpatrick supporting character
  U.S. Army
[army intelligence officer active during WWII]
Marvel 2
Winter Soldier Bucky (Bucky Barnes)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Liberty Legion; Kid Commandos  Timely Marvel 395
Union Jack Union Jack (Brian Falsworth)
(cameo)
hero
  Invaders; All-Winners Squad 
[England]
Marvel 35
Toro Toro (Thomas Raymond)
(cameo)
hero
  All-Winners Squad; Invaders  Timely Atlas, etc. 311
Spitfire Spitfire (Jacqueline Falsworth)
(cameo)
hero
  Invaders; Hellfire Club 
[England]
Marvel 127

Based purely on the title, one might think the title of this issue is The Invaders in Marvel Universe #1. The proper series title, however, is simply Marvel Universe. After issue 3, the Invaders are no longer featured in the series, as the Monster Hunters take over.