Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #2 (July 2004):
“Down Among the Dead Men: Part Two”
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

45 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) (lead character)	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Avengers; New Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		9,358
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; Avengers  West Coast Avengers; Force Works; Secret Defenders; Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)	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
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Ant-Man (Scott Lang)	repentant	Heroes for Hire; Avengers  Avengers (MC2); Thunder Guard		120
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)	manifestly non-religious	Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader)  Thunderbolts (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Dark X-Men (founder) [Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]		417
S.H.I.E.L.D.		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Electro (Max Dillon)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
Vulture (Adrian Toomes)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
The Owl (Leland Owlsley)		Gang of Four [led his own criminal gang]		135
Yekaterina (9-panel cameo, pg. 23-25)		[USSR; Ukraine. shape-shifter]		2
Annie Leibovitz (8-panel cameo, pg. 12-14)	Jewish LGBT	[world-renowned photographer]		17
Aleksandr (5-panel cameo, pg. 22-23)	manifestly non-religious	[Russia. owns night club/brothel visited by Electro, Vulture]		1
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (4-panel cameo, pg. 1, 6, panel 1)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
Fedora (2-panel cameo, pg. 23, panel 1, 3)		[Russia. Vulture was a client right after she arrived from Russia]		2
Edwin Jarvis (1-panel cameo, pg. 11, panel 3)	Anglican	Avengers (staff) [England]		669
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 1)		Sinister Six; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Officer Jankowitz (1-panel cameo, pg. 10, panel 2)		[guard watching Norman Osborn in prison]		1
Aunt May (mentioned in text & seen in picture, pg. 19, panel 1)  mentioned throughout issue	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
Thor (Donald Blake) (photo/picture/video, pg. 16, panel 1)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (someone disguised as, pg. 24, panel 1)  shape-shifting prostitute Yekaterina	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Marrina (Marrina Smallwood) (someone disguised as, pg. 24, panel 3)  shape-shifting prostitute Yekaterina	alien	Beta Flight; Alpha Flight		64
Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (behind the scenes)  Although his identity is not yet revealed in this issue, Mac Gargan is the mysterious kidnapper behind the events in this issue, the man who actually abducted Aunt May.	manifestly non-religious	Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Dark Avengers		315
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (mentioned, pg. 24, panel 3)  Yekaterina (shape-shifting prostitute): "Or perhaps you feeling adventurous, my lover? Perhaps you want aquatic love in hot-tub with Marinna from Atlantis, yeah? Former bride of the handsome Prince Namor?"	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Nick Fury (mentioned)  many references	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (mentioned, pg. 24, panel 1)  Yekaterina (shape-shifting prostitute): "So who you like me to be tonight, Electro? Mrs. Sue Richards, perhaps? Invisible Woman from Fantastic Four and beautiful wife of successful Doctor Reed?"	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (mentioned, pg. 24, panel 2)  Yekaterina (shape-shifting prostitute): "Or maybe you wish me to be the naughty Scarlet Witch, et? Exotic Avenger with Eastern European flavor. You like to take Magneto's daughter to your bedroom tonight?"	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Acolytes; The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy [Foe of: X-Men (arch-enemy)]		916
Sandman (Flint Marko) (mentioned, pg. 22, panel 2)  Electro: "...Besides, the Russians are old friends. Sandman and I used to come down here all the time after a big hit."		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Frightful Four; Avengers; Wild Pack; Next Wave; Intruders (leader)		388
Venom (Eddie Brock) (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 4)  Black Cat (to Spider-Man): "...in the meantime it might be an idea to just make a list of everyone who knows the secret [Spider-Man's secret identity]. There's Venom, right? Eddie Brock. He knows who you are. Then there's me, your Aunt May, Mary Jane and... Peter Parker: "Oh my God. Osborn..."	Catholic	Sinister Six; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		416
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors) (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2)  Peter Parker: "MJ, would you listen to me for a second? Would you listen to what I'm saying? This isn't the Lizard on the loose again. This isn't the Rhino robbing a bank here."	Catholic	U.S. Army; Sinister Twelve		318
Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich) (mentioned, pg. 3, panel 2)  Peter Parker: "MJ, would you listen to me for a second? Would you listen to what I'm saying? This isn't the Lizard on the loose again. This isn't the Rhino robbing a bank here."		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Sinister Syndicate [Russia]		305
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (mentioned, pg. 19, panel 2-3)  Spider-Man: "...since the Kingpin went down you're probably the most connected individual on the Eastern Seaboard and if anybody can help me find this woman [Aunt May] it's you. Owl: "And why exactly should I help you...? Spider-Man: "Because I'll owe you, Owl... and for a... man with his eye on the Kingpin's empire, that's worth a lot..."	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA [Foe of: Daredevil (arch-enemy)]		619
Gwen Stacy (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 2)  Green Goblin: "That would mean Uncle Ben and Aunt May's blood would be all over those cobwebbed little hands. Not to mention the dead blonde you used to dance with, eh, Parker?"		[Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend]		560
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker) (mentioned, pg. 1, 8)  (pg. 8) Green Goblin: "That would mean Uncle Ben and Aunt May's blood would be all over those cobwebbed little hands. Not to mention the dead blonde you used to dance with, eh, Parker?"	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Fin Fang Foom (mentioned, pg. 24, panel 5)  Yekaterina (shape-shifting prostitute): "You do not have to be shy-boy around Yekaterina, Electro. Just tell me who you want, handsome-guy. An X-Man, perhaps? Fin-Fang-Foom?"	Buddhist (convert)	[guardian; navigator]		63
Scorpio (Jacob Fury) (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3)  Ant-Man (Scott Lang): "Aw, man. He's broken that statue we got for beating Scorpio too, Hawkeye. That was the only time anybody ever gave me anything!"	astrology	Zodiac (Cartel); Zodiac (LMDs) [Nick Fury's evil brother; died, was "remade" as LMD]		45
George W. Bush (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 2)  Tony Stark (to Annie Leibovitz): "I think the pictures should instill a sense of national security, Miss Liebotiz. You know, like the ones you took of Dick and George when they were plotting the war in Iraq?"	Episcopalian (raised); United Methodist Church (convert)	[U.S. President]	, etc.	789
Thomas Jenkins (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 2)  Owl (to Spider-Man): "Would you care for a glass of Chateau Margaux, incidentally? Someone from the Latverian embassy sent me a bottle from their Jefferson collection and it's really quite exquisite."	indeterminate	[guard; guide...]		1
Romeo (mentioned, pg. 25, panel 1)  Spider-Man (to Electro, who has just begun a visit with a prostitute): "Oops. Sorry to spoil the party, Romeo." shape-shifting prostitute Yekaterina	Protestant	[Italy. Juliet's beloved]		105
Dick Cheney (mentioned, pg. 12, panel 2)  Tony Stark (to Annie Leibovitz): "I think the pictures should instill a sense of national security, Miss Liebotiz. You know, like the ones you took of Dick and George when they were plotting the war in Iraq?"	Methodist	[vice-president]		227
Boris Yeltsin (mentioned, pg. 23, panel 4)  Vulture (to Electro, in reference to the prostitute he had picked out): "Wow, no offense to the young lady or anything, but I didn't think you'd actually go for the old Boris Yeltsin look."	Communist; Russian Orthodox	[Russia. 1st president of Russian Federation]	/ Revolutionary	48

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