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

Cover date: July 2000

Publisher:
Written by: Chuck Dixon
Art by: Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson

29 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 (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
The Punisher (Frank Castle)	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
Dagger (Tandy Bowen)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Shang-Chi	Taoist monk	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; MI-6; Secret Avengers; The Avengers		313
Ulik	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian); rock troll	Rock Trolls		97
Rock Trolls	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[hidden race]		46
Russian Mafia	Russian Orthodox	[1st app: Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000)]		1
Deuce	manifestly non-religious	black [hunted by Daredevil after killing as store clerk]		1
unnamed priest	Russian Orthodox priest	[took Black Widow's confession]		1
Jade Dragon Ma	Chinese traditional religion	Asian; The Triads		1
Jimmy Lo	Chinese traditional religion	Asian; The Triads		1
Lin	Chinese traditional religion	Asian		3
Marvel Knights (details)  "Marvel Knights" are in this story conceptually (and series title is "Marvel Knights"). But the loosely-allied street-level "Marvel Knights" heroes are never identified as a group by this name.		[1st app: Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000)]		36
Mr. Dryden (5-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)  name not revealed until next issue		[businessperson; criminal]		3
God (mentioned, pg. 10, panels 1-3)  Black Widow (to priest, during confession): "Am I excused because the sins I committed were in the cause of good? Can He see that the deed is sometimes isolated from the soul? Does God sometimes look away?"	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1)  Daredevil: "So what do we do now?" Punisher: "I leave and you whistle up Iron Man or Captain America or someone like that."	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1)  Daredevil: "So what do we do now?" Punisher: "I leave and you whistle up Iron Man or Captain America or someone like that."	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Nick Fury (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Daredevil (referring to Black Widow's car): "Nice wheels. SHIELD issue?" Black Widow: "Only the best from Uncle Nick." Daredevil: "Any special options? Rocket? Lasers?" Black Widow: "A killer stereo."	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (mentioned, pg. 19, panel 5)  Black Widow: "We're out of our depth." Daredevil: "Maybe I should have called Reed Richards." Black Widow; "Huh?" Daredevil: "Nothing."	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (mentioned, pg. 12-13)  (pg. 13) Daredevil: "You said you were looking for someone." Dagger: "A boy. We sometimes went to churches. We felt safe there. I'm afraid something happened to Tyrone. There's things he can't control and..." Daredevil: "Is it drugs? Is he addicted?" Dagger: "More like possessed." [more]	Catholic	black; Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Daredevil (referring to Black Widow's car): "Nice wheels. SHIELD issue?" Black Widow: "Only the best from Uncle Nick." Daredevil: "Any special options? Rocket? Lasers?" Black Widow: "A killer stereo."		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Audhumla (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 3)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me." Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about!" Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal." On pages 21-22, Ulik shows Jimmy Lo a picture in an ancient book which depicts the Left Horn of Auohumla.	Norse/Teutonic deity	[1st app: Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000)]		3
Lachesis (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me." Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about!" Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [one of the Fates/Norns; weaves the thread of life]		15
The Fantastic Four (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  Punisher: "You hang out with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers and guys like that. I'm not exactly welcome in those circles." Daredevil: "For good reason."		[1st app: The Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1961)]		100
Atropos (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me." Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about!" Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [cuts thread of Fate at a person's death; a Norn/Fate]		15
Clotho (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me." Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about!" Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [spins thread of Fate at person's birth; a Norn]		15
The Avengers (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  Punisher: "You hang out with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers and guys like that. I'm not exactly welcome in those circles." Daredevil: "For good reason."		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Bruno Magli (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 3)  Punisher (thinking): "Whoever kakked the Russkies came out of this hole. Dug right up under their Bruno Maglis."		[maker of high-end shoes favored by mobsters]		1

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