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Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000):
“The Burrowers”
by Chuck Dixon, Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson

Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1

Title: “The Burrowers”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: July 2000

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Chuck Dixon

Art by: Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson


28 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.
Daredevil Daredevil (Matt Murdock) hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 1,801
Black Widow Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) hero
CBR Scale: I Russian Orthodox Communist
(lapsed)
Marvel Knights; Ultimates 
[Russia]
Marvel 1,789
The Punisher The Punisher (Frank Castle) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic (former seminarian)
U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Marvel 1,170
Dagger Dagger (Tandy Bowen) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Marvel Knights; League of Losers 
[partner of Cloak]
Marvel 219
Shang-Chi Shang-Chi hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Taoist monk
Marvel Knights; MI-6  Marvel 313
Ulik Ulik villain
CBR Scale: R Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian); rock troll
[warrior] Marvel 97
Rock Trolls Rock Trolls villain
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
[] Marvel 46
Russian Mafia Russian Mafia villain
CBR Scale: S Russian Orthodox
  Marvel 1
Deuce Deuce villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[hunted by Daredevil after killing as store clerk] Marvel 1
unnamed priest unnamed priest supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Russian Orthodox priest
[took Black Widow's confession] Marvel 1
Jade Dragon Ma Jade Dragon Ma villain
CBR Scale: S Chinese traditional religion
Triad Marvel 1
Jimmy Lo Jimmy Lo villain
CBR Scale: S Chinese traditional religion
Triad Marvel 1
Lin Lin supporting character
CBR Scale: R Chinese traditional religion
[Menaced by: Jade Dragon Ma; Jimmy Lo] Marvel 3
Mr. Dryden Mr. Dryden
(5-panel cameo, pg. 21-22) 
supporting character
  [businessperson; criminal] Marvel 3
God God
(mentioned, pg. 10, panel 1-3) 
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[] DC Timely, etc. 313
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1) 
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Weapon Plus; Redeemers  Timely Marvel 5,992
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1) 
hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly
secular; sometimes prays;
Alcoholics Anonymous
Illuminati; Ultimates  Marvel 5,673
Nick Fury Nick Fury
(mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2) 
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
Howling Commandos; Ultimates  Marvel 1,898
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(mentioned, pg. 19, panel 5) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I humanist; believes in God
Illuminati; Fantastic Five  Marvel 4,661
Cloak Cloak (Tyrone Johnson)
(mentioned, pg. 12-13) 
hero
CBR Scale: U Catholic
Dark X-Men
[partner of Dagger]
Marvel 216
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.
(mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2) 
supporting character
  [intelligence agent; federal agent...] Marvel 1,188
Audhumla Audhumla
(mentioned, pg. 21, panel 3) 
deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
  Marvel 3
Lachesis Lachesis
(mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2) 
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity;
Norse/Teutonic deity
The Fates
[one of the Fates/Norns; weaves the thread of life]
Marvel DC 15
The Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four
(mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2) 
hero
  Fantastic Four Marvel 100
Atropos Atropos
(mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2) 
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity;
Norse/Teutonic deity
The Fates
[cuts thread of Fate at a person's death; a Norn/Fate]
Marvel DC 15
Clotho Clotho
(mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2) 
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity;
Norse/Teutonic deity
The Fates
[spins thread of Fate at person's birth; a Norn]
Marvel DC 15
The Avengers The Avengers
(mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2) 
hero
  Avengers Marvel 100
Bruno Magli Bruno Magli
(mentioned, pg. 4, panel 3) 
real/historical person
  [Italy. maker of high-end shoes favored by mobsters] Marvel 1