Captain America (vol. 1) #136 (Apr. 1971):
“The World Below”
by Stan Lee, Gene Colan, Bill Everett

Captain America (vol. 1) #136

Title: “The World Below”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1971

Publisher:
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Gene Colan, Bill Everett

15 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 (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Mole Man (Harvey Elder)		[ruler of much of Subterranea]		297
The Monster Ape (Dr. Erik Gorbo)		S.H.I.E.L.D. [used serum to transform himself to impress a woman]		2
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Moloids (Subterraneans)	Moloid religion	[hidden race]		37
PFC Adams (pg. 2-5, 17)		U.S. Army [helped guard Project Earth Dig]		3
Project Earth-Dig		[SHIELD/military project to dig hole for radioactive waste]		2
Tony Stark (4-panel cameo, pg. 16-17)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Julia (2-panel cameo, pg. 6, panels 1-2)  Julia is seen in only a couple panels in this issue, but she is referred to prominently by Dr. Gorbo (the Monster Ape) as part of his back story and motivation.		S.H.I.E.L.D. [unrequited love of Erik Gorbo (Monster Ape)]		2
Dum Dum Dugan (1-panel cameo, pg. 2, panel 3)	Catholic	Deadly Dozen; Godzilla Squad...  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Howling Commandos		555
King Kong (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 1)  Quote: "He [Dr. Erik Gorbo] became a monster -- a veritable King Kong -- but with a human brain! He plundered and terrified the city..."	N.A.	ape [gigantic ape]	RKO Radio Pictures	40

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