Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #4 (Sep. 2004):
“Down Among the Dead Men: Part Four”
by Mark Millar, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

31 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
Vulture (Adrian Toomes)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve		342
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
The Owl (Leland Owlsley) (9-panel cameo, pg. 18-20)		Gang of Four [led his own criminal gang]		135
Gerhard Winkler (9-panel cameo, pg. 18-20)		[brainwashing specialist]		4
Electro (Max Dillon) (8-panel cameo, pg. 18-20)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Frightful Four; Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army		274
J. Jonah Jameson (6-panel cameo, pg. 22-23)	hates Spider-Man	Daily Bugle [Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Mary Jane Watson (5-panel cameo, pg. 15, 17, 21)  1 "actual" appearance panel; in 3 panels on billboard; in 1 panel in framed picture	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Saul Fischer (4-panel cameo, pg. 22)		[sold photo of Spider-Man's unmasked face to J.J.Jameson]		2
Robbie Robertson (3-panel cameo, pg. 22, panel 1, 3, 5)		Daily Bugle		739
Vulture's grandson (2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 1-2)  seen in flashback; mentioned in detail by Vulture		[Vulture's grandson; suffering from leukemia]		2
Ramona (2-panel cameo, pg. 8, panel 1-2)		[mother of Vulture's grandson]		3
Superman (Clark Kent) (1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 1)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends  Daily Planet		12,271
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (1-panel cameo)  (pg. 3) Aunt May (talking to Spider-Man, in his hallucination): "He's in jail now with all the other naughty boys, and you can thank Captain America and the Avengers for putting him there. They got me out of that place without so much as a scratch, and promised us they're just a phone call away if you're ever in another tight spot like that again." seen on issue #2 cover shown on recap page	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (1-panel cameo)  seen on issue #2 cover shown on recap page	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
Lois Lane (1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 1)	Catholic	[Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Jimmy Olsen (1-panel cameo, pg. 16, panel 1)	Lutheran	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman's pal]		1,896
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (1-panel cameo)  seen on issue #2 cover shown on recap page	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Avengers; Lady Liberators  West Coast Avengers; Ultimates; Mighty Avengers		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (1-panel cameo)  seen on issue #2 cover shown on recap page	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (1-panel cameo)  seen on issue #2 cover shown on recap page	repentant	Heroes for Hire; Avengers  Avengers (MC2); Thunder Guard		120
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (1-panel cameo, pg. 1)  Partially seen on cover of issue #1, a small reprint of which is shown on the recap page.	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
Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (1-panel cameo, pg. 21, panel 3)  Still not identified, seen in shadow in 1 panel. Behind kidnapping of Aunt May that precipitated all of this issue's events.	manifestly non-religious	Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Spider-Man Revenge League; Thunderbolts; Initiative; Dark Avengers		315
Aunt May (hallucination, pg. 2-3)  Severely injured and in hospital, Spider-Man sees and speaks to Aunt May in hallucination brought on by doctor-prescribed Midazolam.	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
Perry White (name seen in illustration (or on screen), pg. 16, panel 1)  Post-it note written by Perry White to Clark Kent: "Don't forget to capitalize! -Perry"	Baptist; Elvis worship (ordained)	[Superman's (Clark Kent's) boss; Daily Planet editor]		1,574
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (mentioned, pg. 15, 22)  (pg. 15) Owl (to Electro): "Just admit what you did and take your punishment. You know I'm hardly going to kill a useful henchman as I rebuild my career from that Daredevil fiasco. (pg. 22) Saul Fischer: "I'm the guy that took that shot of... And the Kingpin eating through a straw after Daredevil messed him up? That was one of mine, too."	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (mentioned, pg. 14, panel 3)  Vulture: "Worry about yourself, honey! Black Cat: "You're joking, right? You're not exactly Doctor Doom!"	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (mentioned, pg. 22, panel 1)  Saul Fischer: "I'm the guy that took that shot of Dazzler after her overdose, Mister Jameson. And the Kingpin eating through a straw after Daredevil messed him up? That was one of mine, too."	singing	X-Men; Excalibur  Academy of Tomorrow		447
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (mentioned, pg. 8, 22)  (pg. 8) Vulture: "Ten million bucks is chicken-feed to guys like Kingpin and the Owl, but it's the difference between living and dying for my little grandson! (pg. 22) Saul Fischer: "I'm the guy that took that shot of Dazzler after her overdose... And the Kingpin eating through a straw after Daredevil messed him up? That was one of mine, too."	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA [Foe of: Daredevil (arch-enemy)]		619
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker) (mentioned, pg. 1)  Quote: "When a vandal defiles his Uncle Ben's headstone in the middle of the night, Peter Parker is called to the cemetery to investigate."	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Dirty Harry (Harold Callahan) (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 4)  police officer (holding gun on Vulture): "Freeze or we blow you a new one, Vulture! Vulture: "Go ahead and make my day, Dirty Harry..."		SFPD	Malpaso Company	7
Vulture's son (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 4)  Vulture (to Spider-Man): "Didn't know I had a family, huh? Well, neither did I until my daughter-in-law showed up at Riker's with the most beautiful baby boy you ever saw in your life. She said her husband was doing time for armed robbery over in Delaware, and she wanted her boy to meet me before some super-punk dropped a truck on my or something."		[criminal]		1

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