Sections on this page:
- Notable Lead Characters in Non-Superhero Comics
- Additional Super-Villains and Other Antagonists
- Other Notable Minor Characters
| Character | Title | Publisher | Religious Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Qin | Strangers in Paradise series, by Terry Moore | Abstract Studio (originally Antarctic Press; briefly Homage/Image) | "born again" Protestant Christian (convert) |
| Craig Thompson | Blankets (2003), by Craig Thompson | Top Shelf | Evangelical Protestant Christian (lapsing) |
| Adam Chamberlain | American Virgin series, by Steven T. Seagle | DC/Vertigo | Southern Baptist minister |
| Church Mice | Church Mice, comic strip by Rev. Karl Zorowski | United Methodist Church | |
| Francine Peters-Silver | Strangers in Paradise series, by Terry Moore | Abstract Studio (originally Antarctic Press; briefly Homage/Image) | Methodist (lapsed; LGBT) |
| Dr. Ong | Creature Tech (2002), by Doug TenNapel | Top Shelf | Christian (d.u.); former atheist |
| ArmorQuest, graphic novel by Ben Avery | Community | Protestant | |
| Father McHugh | Black Cherry by Doug TenNapel | Image | Catholic (priest) |
| Archbishop Dolan | kid's page by Timothy M. Dolan | Catholic Herald | Catholic (archbishop) |
| Mary | Black Cherry by Doug TenNapel | Image | Catholic (conservative) |
| Zion by Joan Hilty | Manic D Press | Latter-day Saint and Jewish | |
| Golden Plates by Mike Allred | AAA Pop | Latter-day Saint and Jewish | |
| The Stars of David | The Golem's Mighty Swing (2001), by James Sturm | Drawn & Quarterly | Jewish |
| Krolik | Senne & Sanne, by Marc Verhaegen | Jewish | |
| Ali | Vimanarama | DC/Vertigo | Muslim |
| Lisa Simpson | The Simpsons, animated TV series and comics | FOX TV/Bongo Comics | Buddhist |
| Chacha Choudhury | Hindu | ||
| Bacchus | title character of Bacchus, which ran from 1987 to 1999, by Eddie Campbell | Dark Horse; Eddie Campbell; etc. | pagan |
| Sharon Spitz | Cartoon series Braceface, produced by Alicia Silverstone | ABC Family | Vegan/Animal Rights |
| Jaeger the Finder | Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil | Lightspeed Press | Finder/Sin-Eater |
| Johnny C. / Nny | Johnny the Homicidal Maniac series, by Jhonen Vasquez | Slave Labor Graphics | agnostic / Goth |
| Squee | in Squee and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, by Jhonen Vasquez | Slave Labor Graphics | religious |
| Princess Mabelrose | The Courageous Princess (2004), by Rod Espinosa | Antarctic Press | religious |
The list below includes numerous additional super-villains, villains and antagonists, including many minor villains. Many of these characters have shown up in only a single issue or story arc. Most minor villains in mainstream comics are atheists, agnostic, or non-religious. The list below focuses on characters who have an identifiable religious affiliation. Frequently these minor characters were the result of a very simple idea on the part of the writer: Having heard about a particular minority religious group (i.e., Vodoun, Santeria, Buddhism, Russian Orthodoxy) or mystical tradition the writer decides to base a villain on that idea.
In other instances, villains have been created to embody a specific social issue or political debate, and have been envisioned as a "priest" or "reverend" with a group of followers. This is done in order to illustrate that the character's philosophy is not simply an idiosyncratic belief or the result of insanity, but is a position that has at least a nominally widespread following. These characters typically do not symbolize an entire denomination (although they are often depicted as Catholic or Protestant clergymen), so much as they stand for a specific idea or trait that can be found within religious groups as well within the general population.
It may seem as though the large number of explicitly religious villain indicates an anti-religious bias in mainstream comic books. Actually, the opposite is true. Since the 1930s (when Superman was created) until the present time, the proportion of Americans who profess identification with a specific organized religion has remained between 85% to 93%, with an additional 5% of the population claiming no specific religious identification, but claiming belief in God or a supreme being. Yet, the overwhelming majority (over 90%) of villains faced by mainstream superheroes have been manifestly non-religious, anti-religious or atheist.
The extreme disproportionate representation of non-religious characters among comic book villains is not mean to imply that lack of religious activity leads inexorably to villainy. It simply means that the types of individuals who become villains are most likely to be non-religious or atheist/agnostic in outlook, and that the religious villain is a relative rarity.
| Known as | Real Name | Major Enemy | Notes | Publisher | Religious Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon Turkel | Hulk | Incredible Hulk Annual #9 | Marvel | Episcopalian (former missionary) | |
| The Reverend | Blackburn Addison | Black Panther | Marvel | Southern Baptist; KKK; Dragon Circle | |
| Reverend Skagg | Elementals | based on AoG minister Jimmy Swaggart | Comico | Assemblies of God televangelist | |
| Peeper | Peter Quinn | Captain America, Defenders, New Warriors, Wolverine | radical mutant rights activist | Marvel | Latter-day Saint (lapsed) |
| Laurel Hedare | Catwoman | Catwoman (2004 film), comic adaptation | Warner Bros. (DC) | Latter-day Saint (lapsed) | |
| The Immortal | Prester John (alias) | Justice League International | Justice League International v.2 #s 63-64 | DC | Nestorian Christian |
| Confessor | Maverick/Agent Zero (of Weapon X program) | Maverick vol. 2 #s 1-2, 8-10 | Marvel | Russian Orthodox | |
| Silver Dagger | Isaiah Curwen | Dr. Strange, etc. | Dr. Strange vol. 2 #s 1-2, 4-5, vol. 3 #s 7, 30, 32; Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #s 76-77; Marvel Comics Presents #s 54-59; Over the Edge #2; Deadpool vol. 3 #68 | Marvel | Catholic (former Cardinal) |
| Soul Man | Father Jason McCall | The Hulk | Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #s 345, 399-400 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| The Holy | Father Hector Redondo | The Punisher | Punisher vol. 5 #s 2-7,9-12 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Doom | Captain Amazing | Dark Horse; Universal Studios | Catholic priest | ||
| Cardinal Sin | Perry Dennison | Batman | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3 (1993); one of the "New Bloods" | DC | Catholic (former priest) |
| Mad Monk | Aelfric | Werewolf by Night; Dr. Strange | Werewolf by Night I#3 (3(fb), 3, Dr. Strange III#12/2 | Marvel | Catholic (former monk) |
| Caleb | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scooby Gang | 20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy; WB/UPN | former Catholic priest; follower of First Evil | ||
| Father Jack Riley | Hellstorm | Hellstorm #s 4-5 | Marvel | Catholic (excommunicated priest); Satanism | |
| Dr Arcane | Anton Arcane | Swamp Thing (arch-enemy) | DC | Catholic (convert) | |
| Drusilla | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scooby Gang | 20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy; WB/UPN | Catholic | ||
| Don Moroni | Spider-Man | Spider-Man Annual 1979 | Marvel | Catholic | |
| Crusader | Arthur Blackwood | Thor | Thor vol. 1 #s 330-331; Avengers Spotlight #39; Cage vol. 1 #17; X-Man #48; New Avengers #s 1-4 | Marvel | Catholic |
| Young Stuff | Kaitlin, Heather, Meadow, Crystal, Darcy | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Catholic | |
| Sister Ursula | Spider-Woman | Spider-Woman vol. 3 #s 12-13 | Marvel | Catholic | |
| Theodore Ciccone | Mafia boss; employer of Grendel ("Hunter Rose") | Comico; Dark Horse | Catholic | ||
| Trickster | Giovanni Giuseppe | Flash | DC | Catholic (lapsed) | |
| Pit Bull | Gaylord Picaro | DP7 | DP7 #s 20-23, 27 (1988); The Draft ;Psi-Force #23, 27, 29; The War #s 1-4; Quasar #56-57; Starblast #4 | Marvel (NU) | Catholic (lapsed) |
| Vesuvius | Roberto Barretti | Christian Powers Society; Justice For All; I.D.A. | Christian Superheroes Comic Magazine #1 | Christian Knight | Catholic (nominal) |
| The Kung-Fu Nun | Mr. Canoehead | CBC Radio | Catholic nun | ||
| Sister Eucalypta | Avengers | Avengers vol. 1 #171: robot agent of Ultron, posed as a nun, beheaded by Ms. Marvel | Marvel | Catholic nun (fake) | |
| Henry Clerk | Dr. Zero, Michael Devlin, MERCHANTS, Order of St. George, Powerline, etc. | main Shadowline villain | Marvel/Shadowline | Catholic (lapsed); atheist | |
| Witch Queen of New Orleans | Marie LaVeau | Blade, Brother Voodoo, Captain Marvel, Dr. Strange, etc. | Dracula Lives #2 (1973); Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #10; (Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #s 76-77; Marvel Fanfare vol. 1 #42; Doctor Strange vol. 3 #s 14-18; Blade: Vampire Hunter vol. 1 #s 4-5, 9; Blade: Crescent City Blues | Marvel | Catholic (raised); convert to Vodoun |
| Rogue Queen | Hannah Conover | X-Men | Uncanny X-Men #s 232-235; X-Men/Brood: Day of Wrath #s 1-2 | Marvel | Protestant preacher |
| Sin Eater | Ethan Domblue | Ghost Rider | Marvel | Protestant preacher: First Church of the Mortal Redeemer | |
| Reverend Leo Barnett | [Wild Cards] | Bantam, Baen | Evangelical Protestant | ||
| Billy Roberts | Defenders, Avengers | Defenders vol. 1 #s 13-14; Avengers Annual #8; Giant-Size Defenders #4 | Marvel | Protestant revivalist evangelist | |
| Deacon | Joey Farrell | Shroud | Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3 #7 | Marvel | Evangelical preacher (named after Jerry Fallwell) |
| Brigham Elisha Dashwood III | Doctor Who | charismatic evangelical statesman running for Governor; Doctor Who: The Big Finish Audio Adventures #19: Minuet in Hell | Big Finish | Evangelical Protestant | |
| Reverend Clayton Tyler | PACT, Northguard, Fleur de Lys, Steel Chameleon | insane leader of ManDes | Matrix Graphics | Evangelical Protestant | |
| Mothers' March for Decency | Olivia Selby | Man-Thing | Man-Thing vol. 1 #s 17-18 (1975) | Marvel | Protestant (zealot) |
| Madcap | Captain America, Nomad | Marvel | Protestant (devout) | ||
| Rev. Joshua Crow | Hellstorm | Hellstorm #s 7-10 (1993) | Marvel | Protestant minister; head of Assemblies of Redemption Ministries | |
| Destroyer of Demons | Reverend Joshua Grimly | Ghost Rider | Marvel | Protestant minister: Church of Living God; Yoruba | |
| Atheist | Gerald O'Higgins | Wolverine, Punisher | Northern Ireland; Wolverine/Punisher vol. 3 #s 1-5 | Marvel | former Protestant turned atheist |
| Vesper | Ghost Rider, Iron Fist | Marvel Comics Presents #s 113-118 | Marvel | Christian (d.u., devout) | |
| Sylar | Gabriel Gray | [Heroes TV series] | NBC | Christian (d.u.) | |
| O'Toole | The Raven | Raven Comics #5 | Christian (d.u.) | ||
| Lord Moses | Fantastic Force | Fantastic Force #s 4, 10-11 | Marvel | Christian (d.u.) | |
| Miracle Man | "Brother Joshua" | Fantastic Force, Defenders | Marvel | Christian (d.u.) | |
| The Leper Queen | ? Page | X-Men | leader of the anti-mutant group the Sapien League | Marvel | Christian (d.u.) |
| Excaliber | "Slapper" Struthers | Spider-Woman | Marvel | Christian (d.u.; lapsed); worships Morgan Le Fey | |
| Reverend Reaper | Phantom Rider | Western Gunfighters #6 (1971) | Marvel | Christian clergyman (fake) | |
| Hate-Monger | Punisher | Punisher: War Journal #s 6-9 (2007) | Marvel | Christian Identity | |
| Aryan Brigade | Justice League Task Force | team members: Backlash, Blind Faith, Golden Eagle, Heatmonger, Iron Cross; first appeared in Justice League Task Force #10 (March 1994) | DC | Christian Identity | |
| Ars Magna | Scarlet Witch | Marvel | Ars Magna (Christian, occult) | ||
| Jeremiah | Dr. Strange, Human Torch, Spider-Man, Valkyrie | Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #s 33-35 (1975) | Marvel | Judeo-Christian (devout) | |
| Asura | Hellstorm | Marvel | Judeo-Christian angels | ||
| Blackstarr | Rachel Berkowitz | Supergirl | Supergirl vol. 2 #s 14-15 (1983-4); Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #13; DC Comics Presents #86; Suicide Squad vol. 2 #s 6-8 | DC | Jewish |
| Rabbi Golbaum | Joseph Della Reina | Doom Patrol | Doom Patrol #s 84-87 (1994-5) | DC | Jewish |
| Pterodon | Israel Harel | Teen Titans | member of the Hybrid | DC | Jewish |
| Cyclotron | Terry Curtis (born Terrence Kurtzenberg) | All-Star Squadron | source of power and inspiration for both The Atom and Atom Smasher; grandfather of Nuklon/Atom Smasher | DC | Jewish |
| Mysterio | Francis Klum | Spider-Man, Black Cat | first appearance: Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do #1 (2006) | Marvel | Jewish |
| Moyshe Pukestein | Captain Kremmen | Transworld/Corgi | Jewish | ||
| tomb guard Golem | Ghost | Dark Horse | Jewish | ||
| anti-Nazi Golem | Batman | DC | Jewish | ||
| Harry Kay's Golem | Swamp Thing | DC | Jewish | ||
| Konterman's golem | Caballistics, Inc. | IPC Media / 2000 A.D. | Jewish | ||
| Blue Bullet | Prof. Jonathon Gold | The Invaders | Invaders vol. 1 #s 11, 22; vol. 2 #s 3-4 | Marvel | Jewish |
| Mr. Wagner | Superboy | DC / Alexander Salkind | Jewish | ||
| one of the Furriers | Mystery Men | Dark Horse Entertainment; Universal Studios | Jewish | ||
| Wolfman | John Constantine | Hellblazer #s 164-167 | DC | Jewish | |
| The Reaper | Dr. Gruener | Batman | Batman #237 (Dec. 1971) | DC | Jewish |
| The Hatchet-Man | Randall Spector | Moon Knight | The Hulk! Magazine #s 17-18 | Marvel | Jewish |
| Karl Marx and Kabbalah | The Pope, Uncle Sam, Mom and apple pie | Action Philosophers #4 (Dec. 2005) | Evil Twin | Jewish, Kabbalah | |
| Kaballa | Golem, the Thing, the Hulk | Strange Tales vol. 2 #176-177 (1974); Marvel Two-In-One #11; Rampaging Hulk vol. 1#6, 8; Captain America vol. 1 #358 | Marvel | Jewish Kabbalah | |
| Hammer | Father Crowe | Antarctic Press | Jewish Kabbalah | ||
| Nyssa Raatko | Batman, Superman | DC | Jewish (half) | ||
| Messiah | David Kessler | Defenders | Defenders vol. 1 #97 (1981) | Marvel | Jewish; cult of David |
| Skinhead | Eddie Cross | Spider-Man, Captain Marvel | Web of Spider-Man #s 56-57; Captain Marvel vol. 3 #1 | Marvel | Jewish neo-Nazi (son of a rabbi) |
| neo-Nazi gang | Batman | DC | neo-Nazi | ||
| Ameridroid | Lyle Dekker | Captain America | Marvel | Nazi | |
| Ubermensch | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Nazi | ||
| Agent of 1,000 Faces | Howling Commandos, Maulers | Marvel | Nazi | ||
| Golden Fuhrer | Scorpion | Scorpion #3 | Atlas | Nazi | |
| The Baroness | Heike Zemo | Captain America | Marvel | Nazi | |
| Dr. Frederick Ottoman | Warrior Nun Areala | Antarctic Press | Nazi occult mystic | ||
| Adolf Hitler | Allies, Warrior Nuns, Catholic Corps | "The apostate Catholic, self-excomunicate, anti-Christian, and pagan Hitler..." | Antarctic Press | Nazi occult pagan (apostate Catholic) | |
| Commando X | Static | Milestone | anti-Semite | ||
| Fazil | Bloodstone | Bloodstone #3 (2002) | Marvel | Muslim Fundamentalist | |
| Jaculi | Suicide Squad | member of Jihad | DC | Sunni Muslim (Bedouin) | |
| Hassan ibn Sabbah | Hassan bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ja'fr bin Hussain bin Muhammad Al-Sabbah Al-Hameeri | Black Knight | Marvel Fanfare vol. 1 #s 53-54 (1990) | Marvel | Ismaili Muslim |
| General Hafza | Spectre | based in Vlatava in Eastern Europe: World's Finest Comics #251 (1978); Spectre 13 | DC | Muslim | |
| Sodom al-Mohammed | Captain Miracle | Captain Miracle #1 | Holy Comics | Muslim | |
| Arabian Wizard | Black Knight | Avengers Annual #1 | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Achmed | Black Knight | Avengers Annual #1 | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Rustam | Suicide Squad | member of Jihad; named for legendary Persian hero | DC | Muslim | |
| The Djinn | Suicide Squad | member of Jihad | DC | Muslim | |
| Abdul & Abdul | Howard the Duck | Howard the Duck Annual #1 | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Nur-ah-Allah | [Wild Cards] | Bantam, Baen | Muslim | ||
| Piscator | Suicide Squad | member of Jihad; a Janissary | DC | Muslim | |
| Faysal al-Tariq | Captain America | Captain America IV#1 (2,3): Iraqi terrorist, blew up World Rrade Centers, plotted to blow up Centerville | Marvel | Muslim | |
| El Buff-Ali-Rugg | Captain Courageous | Ace Periodicals | Muslim | ||
| Red Rajah / Messiah of the Single Spirit | Defenders | Defenders vol. 1 #s 42-45 | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Ibraha | The Lagoon Company | co-leader of the terrorist group "Protectors of the Islamic Front" in "The Black Lagoon" manga and anime; wants to destroy Israel and Western society | Shogakukan; Madhouse | Muslim | |
| Jetstream | Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid | New Mutants | member of the Hellions | Marvel | Muslim |
| Revolutionary Jihad | Ahmed, Yasir | Punisher | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Arabian | Werewolf by Night | Marvel | Muslim | ||
| Heaven's Fist | Stormwatch | StormWatch #30-32 | Marvel | Muslim | |
| Achebe | Reverend Dr. Michael ibn al-Hajj Achebe | Black Panther | Marvel | Muslim; Satanist | |
| Jihad | Fantastic Four | The Fantastic 4th Voyage of Sinbad (2001) | Marvel | unknown | |
| Lady Lotus | The Invaders | Invaders vol. 1 #s 37-41 (1979); vol. 3 #3 | Marvel | Buddhist (Mahayana) | |
| King Cycle | Red Wolf | Red Wolf #8 (1973) | Marvel | Buddhist monk | |
| Mahagreasy Migraine Yogi | Howard the Duck | Howard the Duck vol. 2 #4 | Marvel | Buddhist | |
| Tina Greer | Clark Kent | Smallville: Season 1: Episode 4: X-Ray; Season 1: Episode 11: Visage | Warner Bros. (DC) | Buddhist | |
| Living Buddha | Doctor Strange | Marvel Premiere #9; Lofficier's Book of the Vishanti #s 9-10 | Marvel | Buddhist | |
| evil Japanese Buddhists | Captain America | Captain America Comics #35 (February 1944) | Marvel | Buddhist | |
| Buddhist vampire-monks | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #38: "Remember the End" | Dark Horse | Buddhist | |
| Fin Fang Foom | Iron Man, Thor, Nextwave, etc. | Marvel | Buddhist (convert) | ||
| Prometheus | Justice League of America | DC | Shamballa Buddhist (convert) | ||
| Lotus | Lotus Newmark | Wonder Man, Hawkeye, Beast | Marvel | Buddhist (lapsed); atheist | |
| Extrano Doctor Muerte ("The Strange Doctor Death") | Burna | Kaliman | Tibetan Buddhism | ||
| Cobra | Luciphor | Mandrak the Magician | King Features Syndicate | Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Yak and Yeti | Badger | Capital; First | Tibetan Buddhism | ||
| Mefisto | Steve Dickart | Texas Ranger Tex Willer | in Tex, Italy's most popular comic | Sergio Bonelli Editore | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Power Ring | JLA | member of Crime Syndicate of America (Earth-3) | DC | Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Volthoom | JLA | gave power ring to Crime Syndicate of America (Earth-3) member "Power Ring" | DC | Tibetan Buddhism | |
| Steel Serpent | Davos | Iron Fist | Marvel | Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism | |
| Angkor | Thommanom | Wonder Man | Wonder Man vol. 2 #s 10-12 | Marvel | Cambodian Buddhist priest; converted to Hinduism |
| The Sorcerer | Spider-Man | Marvel Super Heroes vol. 2 #14 (1968) | Marvel | Buddhist, Hindu, Vodoun and African primal-indigenous | |
| Rajah of Sari | Lois Lane | Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17 (1960) | Marvel | pseudo-Hindu | |
| Swami | Captain Courageous | Ace Periodicals | Hindu swanu | ||
| Agni | Suicide Squad | member of Jihad; named for early Hindu god of fire | DC | Hindu | |
| Sri Anand | Hellcat, Son of Satan | Defenders I#92 | DC | Hindu | |
| Nemisar | Captain Canuck, Bluefox | Comely | Kali worshipper/Thugee | ||
| Dansen Macabre | Spider-Man | Marvel | Kali worshipper/Thugee | ||
| Balinor | Shroud | Marvel | Kali worshipper/Thugees | ||
| Balinor, Dahar, Jekin, Kali, Amir Khan, Krago, Nekra, Nemah, Raga-Shah, Satma, Shaya, the Shroud, Ushas, Yannroth | Iron Fist, Man-Thing, Moon Knight, Henry Pym, Shang-Chi, Shanna, S.H.I.E.L.D., the Shroud, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, etc. | Marvel | Kali worshippers/Thugees | ||
| Saduhl Singh, Blade, Fist, Gun | Moon Knight | Moon Knight vol. 2 #5 (1985) | Marvel | Sikhs | |
| Lord Akuma | Warrior Nun Areala | Antarctic Press | Shinto | ||
| Captain Nippon | Captain Courageous | Ace Periodicals | Shinto | ||
| Baron Shinto | Shinto | Miss America | Miss America #1: Escapes and has his saboteurs attempts to blow up three new bombers. Fights Miss America and falls out a window to his death. | Marvel | Shinto |
| Agent Axis | Hiroyuki Kanegawa, Aldo Malvagio, Berthold Volker | Invaders | Marvel | Shinto / Nazi | |
| Shinto Samurai | Captain Courageous | Ace Periodicals | Shinto / Bushido | ||
| The Samurai | Zorro | Warner Bros. | Bushido | ||
| Samurai Steel | Yoshida Asano | Iron Man | Marvel | Bushido | |
| Master of the Green Dragon Tong | Batman and Robin | Detective Comics #39 (May 1940) | DC | Chinese Traditional Religion | |
| Ancestor | Force Works; Heroes for Hire | Marvel | Chinese traditional religion; ancestor veneration | ||
| Confucius robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Confucianism | ||
| Shenhua | The Lagoon Company | one of the Roanapur Gangsters employed by Mr. Chang in "The Black Lagoon" manga and anime | Shogakukan; Madhouse | Taoist | |
| The Gnostic Wizard | Defenders | New Defenders vol. 1 #s 134-138 (1984) | Marvel | Gnostic | |
| Ragnarok | Ragnar Magnusson | Ultramagnis | Alpha-Omega | Norse/Teutonic paganism | |
| Sidwell Wilson | Punisher 2099 | Marvel | Norse/Teutonic paganism: Church of Thor | ||
| Thor | Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy | Adventure Comics #78 | DC | Norse/Teutonic paganism | |
| Thor | Youngblood | Image | Norse/Teutonic paganism | ||
| Nebelhexa | Helga | Warrior Nun Areala | Antarctic Press | Norse/Teutonic paganism | |
| Gulnar | Robin Hood | Robin of Sherwood TV series | HTV/Goldcrest; ITV | Norse/Teutonic paganism | |
| Doctor Stratos | Constantine Stratos | Superman | Adventures of Superman #431 (1987) | DC | Greco-Roman classical religion |
| Ampharon | Defenders | Defenders #s 2-4 | Marvel | Greco-Roman classical religion | |
| Achelous | Hercules | Marvel | Greco-Roman Classical Religion | ||
| Vulcan the Firelord | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Greco-Roman Classical Religion | ||
| Attuma | Sub-Mariner, Avengers, etc. | Marvel | Atlantean/Greco-Roman classical religion | ||
| Beti-Ma | Catwoman | Catwoman #s 20-24, etc. | DC | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Heka-Nut | Magik, Mirage, Ashake | Mystic Arcana: Magik #1 (2007) | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Akhenaten | Amenhotep IV | Avengers, X-Men, Defenders, etc. | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Living Pharaoh | Akasha Martinez | Spider-Man | Sensational Spider-Man Vol. 1 #s 19-20; Civil War Battle Damage Report | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion |
| Leila O'Toole | Havok, Wolverine | Marvel Comics Presents #s 24-31 | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion ("cult of the Pharaoh") | |
| High Priest | Havok, Wolverine | Marvel Comics Presents #s 24-30 | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion ("cult of the Pharaoh" leader) | |
| Ahmed | Havok | Marvel Comics Presents #s 29 | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion ("cult of the Pharaoh" priest) | |
| Anubis the Jackal | Araamses / Ahmad Azis | Moon Knight | Moon Knight Vol.2 #1 | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion (priest of Anubis) |
| Nephrus | The Living Mummy | high priest of pharaoh Aram-Set | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Master Midnight | Temujin | Master Midnight | Worldwinz Studios | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Black Priest | Chuck Magnon, the Immortal Man | Street and Smith | Egyptian classical religion | ||
| Aram-Set | Aramemnisu | Living Mummy, Moon Knight | Marvel | Egyptian classical religion | |
| Ba'al | Ba'al-Hadad | Wolverine, Blaze | Marvel | Mespotamian god | |
| Dredmund Druid / The Druid | Dredmund Cromwell | Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America | Marvel | Druidism | |
| Alchemoid | Captain America | Marvel | Druidism | ||
| Yucoya-Tzin | Fantastic Four | Strange Tales Vol.1 #88; Fantastic Four Unlimited #7 | Marvel | Aztec (elder priest) | |
| Zuma | Aztec comics and Zuma films | Aztec | |||
| Tezcatcatl | Los Hermanos Numeros (The Number Brothers) | on Angel in Buffyverse | Fox for the WB Network | Aztec | |
| Doctor Ketzal | Olympio | Tintin | Aztec | ||
| Aztec Mummy | Mil Mascaras (Thousand Masks) | Aztec | |||
| Chechen | Supermaya | Editorial Novaro | Maya | ||
| Scalphunter | John Greycrow | X-Men | member of Marauders | Marvel | Native American |
| Birdwoman of the Swamp | Superboy | DC / Alexander Salkind | Native American | ||
| Passing Cloud | Hulk | Marvel | Native American | ||
| Renark the Ravager | Renark | Thing, Alpha Flight | Marvel | Native American | |
| Anung-Ite | Blaze, She-Hulk, Warpath | Marvel | Native American | ||
| Adversary / Great Trickster | Forge; X-Men | Native American trickster-god | Marvel | Native American | |
| Injun Joe | Daredevil, Punisher, Captain America | mobster | Marvel | Native American | |
| Redblade | Doctor Strange, Nick Fury | Marvel | Native American (Huachaqua Apache) | ||
| Red Wolf | Rawhide Kid | Marvel | Native American (Apache) | ||
| Witch Woman | Linda Littletrees | Ghost Rider (Blaze) | Marvel | Native American (Apache) | |
| Snake Dance | __ Littletrees | Ghost Rider (Blaze) | Marvel | Native American (Apache) | |
| Roaring Bear | Two-Gun Kid | Marvel | Native American (Apache) | ||
| Tom Tallwolf | Batman; John Proudbird | The Brave and the Bold #71 (1967) | DC | Native American (Kijowa) | |
| Black Feather | Kid Colt | Marvel | Native American (Comanche) | ||
| Towering Oak | Phantom Rider | Marvel | Native American (Sioux or Comanche) | ||
| Devil Rider | White Bow | Red Wolf | Marvel | Native American (Comanche) | |
| Grey Fox | Gunhawks | Marvel | Native American (Cheyenne) | ||
| Ursa, the Man-Bear | Red Wolf | Marvel | Native American (Cheyenne) | ||
| Wildrun | Red Fox | Avengers, Fantastic Four, Force Works | member of Anachronauts | Marvel | Native American (Cheyenne) |
| James "Jimmy" Littlehawk | American Eagle | Marvel | Navajo traditional religion | ||
| Arachne | Sylvie Yacqua | West Coast Avengers, Spider-Woman | Marvel | Pacqui Indian (Native American) | |
| Harpoon | Kodiak Noatak | X-Men | member of Marauders | Marvel | Inuit |
| Ice Princess | Captain America | member of Femizons | Marvel | Inuit | |
| Moon Wolf | X-Men | Marvel | Inuit | ||
| Super Green Beret | followers of Simba, the lion god of the volcano Mokuru, who kidnap Peace Corps workers for human sacrifice | Lightning | African primal-indigenous religion | ||
| Man-Ape | M'Baku | Black Panther, Avengers, etc. | Marvel | African primal-indigenous religion; White Gorilla cult | |
| El Gato | Omega the Unknown | Omega the Unknown #s 4-5 (1976) | Marvel | Santeria | |
| Black Talon II | Samuel David Barone | Avengers | Avengers vol. 1 #152; West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #s 1-2; Vision and Scarlet Witch vol. 2 #s 1-2; Wonder Man vol. 2 #25; She-Hulk vol. 2 #s 33-35; Captain America 410-414; Deadpool vol. 3 #29 | Marvel | Vodoun priest/houngan |
| Papa Shorty | The Zombie | Tales of the Zombie #s 5 (1974) | Marvel | Vodoun priest/houngan | |
| Black Talon III | Howard the Duck | Howard the Duck vol. 2 #9 (1981) | Marvel | Vodoun priest/houngan | |
| Mama Limbo | Brother Voodoo | Strange Tales vol. 1 #172-173; Tales of the Zombie #6 | Marvel | Vodoun priestess | |
| Black Talon | Desmond Drew | Brother Voodoo | Strange Tales vol. 1 #s 172-173 (1974); Tales of the Zombie #6 | Marvel | Vodoun |
| Damballah | Brother Voodoo | Strange Tales vol. 1 #s 169-170 (1973); Dr. Strange vol. 2 #48 | Marvel | Vodoun | |
| Voodoo Master | Invisible Hood | Quality | Vodoun | ||
| Voodoo Child | Randi Wallace/She-Wolf of London | Finnegan-Pinchuk Company / MTE Inc. | Vodoun | ||
| Voodoo Child | Tommy Dawkins, Big Wolf on Campus | YTV | Vodoun | ||
| Mister Six | The Zombie | Tales of the Zombie #s 2, 4-5, 9 (1973) | Marvel | Vodoun | |
| The Apparition | "Shocks" Marley | Ghost Rider (Blaze) | Marvel | Vodoun | |
| Antoinelle Arcenaux | Gambit | Marvel | Vodoun | ||
| Ultra-Zombie | Emery James Arcenaux | Gambit | Marvel | Vodoun | |
| Gaia Rites | Captain Miracle | Captain Miracle #1 | Holy Comics | Pagan LGBT | |
| Satan | Warrior Nuns, Catholic Corps | Antarctic Press | Satanism | ||
| Baron von Staler | Solomon Kane | Marvel | Satanism | ||
| Demon Foster | Warrior Nuns, Catholic Corps | Antarctic Press | Satanism | ||
| Julius Salvius | Warrior Nun Areala | Antarctic Press | Satanism | ||
| Agathon | Satana | Haunt of Horror#5 (January, 1975) | Marvel | Satanism | |
| Asmodeus | Moon Knight | Marvel | Satanism | ||
| Axe of Violence | Lizabeth Andrew "Lizzie" Borden | West Coast Avengers | Marvel | Satanism | |
| Schuyler Belial | Werewolf by Night | Marvel | Satanism | ||
| Doctor Strange | Marvel | Sons of Satannish (Satanism) | |||
| Donny and Moroni | Hellstorm | Hellstorm #19 | Marvel | Satanism (Church of Lucifer) | |
| Anton Lupeski | Dracula | Tomb of Dracula I#45 (46,47 49,50 51 55 59) | Marvel | Satanism (leader of the Church of Satan, i.e., Church of the Damned, Cult of Satan, the Dark Church) | |
| Apocalypse | Mr. Kazarian | Morbius | Marvel | Demon-Fire sect (leader); Satanism | |
| Asmodeus | Dr. Charles Benton | Doctor Strange, Defenders, Hellstorm | Marvel | occult; Sons of Satannish (leader); Satanism | |
| evil town | Pentecostals | occult Satanists | |||
| Asmodeus Jones | Ozzie Palmer | Defenders | Marvel | demonolatry | |
| Serpent Men | Dr. Strange | Marvel | demonolatry | ||
| Clara Benhardt, Dugommier | Adele Blanc-Sec | Sud-Ouest; Casterman; Dark Horse; NBM | demonolatry | ||
| Roger Barbatos | Terror | Marvel | demonolatry | ||
| The Brotherhood | Fatale (Desiree Hopewell) | Powers that Be | Broadway | The Brotherhood (demonolatry) | |
| Asmodeus | Dimensional Man, Dracula | Marvel | Enclave (demonolatry) | ||
| Mordo's Minions | Adria, Demonicus, Kaecillius | Doctor Strange | Marvel | occult | |
| Abdul Alhazred | Tarzan, Wolverine | Marvel | occult | ||
| Carlton Beatrice | She-Hulk | Marvel | occult | ||
| Revena | Kimberly Britta | Spirit | Alpha-Omega | occult | |
| Tabitha Arcanne | Ghost Rider (Blaze) | Marvel | witch | ||
| Ethan Rayne | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scooby Gang | 20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy; WB/UPN | Chaos magician (devout) | ||
| Messiah | Alden Maas | Fantastic Four | Marvel | Expanding Earth believer; would-be secular world savior | |
| Fat Head | Dr. Klaus Mensa | Superman | Lois & Clark Season 4, Episode 22. | Warner Bros. (DC) | Dynomonics (Dianetics/Scientology) |
| Reverend Yuc | Joon Moon Yuc | Howard the Duck; Hellstorm | Howard the Duck #s 6-7, 13-14 | Marvel | Yucchies (Unification Church) leader |
| Prof. Atheos | Captain Miracle | Captain Miracle #1 | Holy Comics | Humanist | |
| High Evolutionary | Herbert Edgar Wyndham | Thor, Hulk, Avengers, etc. | Marvel | Transhumanist | |
| Dr. Sugerman | Xombi | Milestone | Transhumanist | ||
| The Holy Man | Warrior Nun Areala | "An evil atheist, the Holy Man... believes he has no soul and that there is no God... He sees his belief in the non-existence of God as a license for immoral behavior..." | Antarctic Press | Atheist | |
| Doctor Thirteen / Ghost-Breaker | Terrence Thirteen | DC | Atheist | ||
| Masahiro Takenaka | The Lagoon Company | co-leader of the terrorist group "Protectors of the Islamic Front" in "The Black Lagoon" manga and anime; self-described atheist | Shogakukan; Madhouse | atheist | |
| Angle Man | Angelo Bend | Wonder Woman, Flash, Catwoman | DC | "non-religious" | |
| Mitch Carson | Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) | S.H.I.E.L.D. agent | Marvel | "non-religious" | |
| Darla | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy; WB/UPN | anti-religious; Order of Aurelius | ||
| Masque | X-Men | member of Morlocks | Marvel | mutant supremacism | |
| Erg | X-Men | member of Morlocks | Marvel | mutant supremacism | |
| Bliss | X-Men | member of Morlocks | Marvel | mutant supremacism | |
| Chrome, Anne Marie Cortez, Fabian Cortez, Marco Delgado, Nance Winters, Exodus, Javitz, Katu, Kleinstock Brothers, Seamus Melloncamp, Milan, Neophyte, Senyaka, Spoor, Carmella Unuscione, Amelia Voght, Scanner, Joanna Cargill, Rakkus, Kamal, Orator, Decay, Gargouille, Projector, Barnacle, Rem-Ram, Static, Vindaloo | X-Men | Acolytes | Marvel | mutant supremacist worshippers of Magneto | |
| Roulette | Veronica Sinclair | JSA; Mister Terrific II | DC | Fair Play | |
| Andrew Graynold, Natasha Haynesworth, Reeve Calder, Pandro Horovitz, Hildreth, Aan Taanu | Legion of Night | Marvel | New Age (Beyond Reason Spiritual Fellowship) | ||
| Jonathon White | Doctor Strange, Topaz | agent of Dormammu | Marvel | New Age | |
| Philip Loeb | Jetstream | Kitchen Sink | New Age | ||
| Dr. Rune | Anthony Rune | Maze Agency | Comico | New Age; Zen | |
| Taurus | Cornelius van Lunt | S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers | founder of Zodiac crime organization | Marvel | astrology |
| Carmine Tango | X | crimelord of Arcadia | Dark Horse | astrology | |
| Zodiac | Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo | Avengers, Defenders, Iron Man, S.H.I.E.L.D. | Marvel | astrology | |
| Aquarius / Zodiac / One-Man Zodiac | Darren Bentley | Avengers, Ghost Rider | Marvel | astrology | |
| Mr. Zodiac / Mister Zodiac | Astro | Spider-Man | Marvel | astrology; Mesopotamian | |
| Astrologer | Black Widow | Marvel | astrology; hippie | ||
| Angar the Screamer | David Alan Angar | Daredevil, Captain America, Nick Fury, Thunderbolts | Marvel | Hippie | |
| Birkenstock | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Hippie | ||
| Firebrand | Rick Dennison | Iron Man, Avengers | terrorist in Terra Tactics (a violent environmentalist group): Iron Man III#4 (5(fb), 4,5, Avengers III#0 | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist |
| Firebrand | Broxtel | Spider-Man, Cloak and Dagger, New Warriors | member of eco-terrorist group Force of Nature | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist |
| Terraformer | New Warriors | member of eco-terrorist group Force of Nature | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist | |
| Brother Nature | Mark Diering | Captain America | Captain America I#336 (December, 1987) | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist |
| Sunstreak | Dr. Jenny Burke | Nightwatch | Nightwatch #5 | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist |
| Impulse | Dwight Hubbard | New Warriors | member of Psionex; New Warriors I#4 (15,16,[17], 52,[53], 60, 63,64 | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist |
| Tess Walker | Sub-Mariner | Namor I#26 (27-28, 29d) | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist | |
| Ecotage (Monkey Wrench, Pick Axis, Paul + Bunyan) | Wolverine, Terror Inc. | extreme faction of the Nature Defense League; Wolverine vol. 2, #58-59 | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalists | |
| Project: Earth | Omar Barrenos, Li Muan Ho, Michael Shauneghan, Sasha Yamir, Madeline Baldwin | New Warriors | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalists | |
| "environmental fanatics" | Superboy, Hogan Construction | DC / Alexander Salkind | fundamentalist Environmentalists | ||
| Skybreaker | Aireo | Fantastic Four; New Warriors | member of eco-terrorist group Force of Nature | Marvel | fundamentalist Environmentalist; Inhuman religion (lapsed) |
| The Manatee | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Eco-terrorist | ||
| Snowbird | Gay Guy | serial killer and anti-fur trade activist; created by John Byrne | The Emery Weal | Animal Rights | |
| Anything Man | Jeff Colt | Defenders | Marvel | Animal Rights | |
| Animal Liberation Front (ALF) | Spider-Man | Sextet of youths that freed animals being experimented upon, left an effigy of a scientist stabbed by a scalpel, and were scared off by Spider-Man after encountering him: Web of Spider-Man Annual#2 | Marvel | Animal Rights | |
| Giraffe-Man, Great Horned Owl-Man, Pig-Man, Rabbit-Woman | Great Lakes Avengers; Avengers | Ani-Men | Marvel | Animal Rights | |
| Quack | The Specials | Regent Entertainment | Animal Rights | ||
| Man-Killer / Amazon | Katrina Luisa Van Horne | Daredevil, Iron Man, Thunderbolts | Marvel | Radical Feminist | |
| Andrea | Ghost Rider | Marvel | Radical Feminist | ||
| Superia | Deidre Wentworth | Captain America | Marvel | Radical Feminist | |
| Medulla | Super Friends | Hanna-Barbera | Radical Feminist | ||
| Virginia Woolf robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Feminist | ||
| Armless Tiger Man | Hertz | Angel | Marvel | pseudo-Luddite | |
| Film Freak | Burt Weston / Edison | Batwoman, Catwoman | apparently 2nd villain to have this name | DC | film |
| Tony P. | Casanova Frankenstein | Captain Amazing, Mystery Men | Dark Horse Entertainment; Universal Studios | Disco | |
| Atlan | Bloodstone | Marvel | mystic dolphin | ||
| Sigmund Freud robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Freudianism | ||
| Nicola Machiavelli robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Machiavellian | ||
| Friedrich Nietzsche robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Nietzscheanism | ||
| Plato robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Platonism | ||
| Socrates robot | Spider-Man, New Warriors | Marvel | Greek philosophy | ||
| Architect of the Destruction of All Worlds | Mahapralaya | Howard the Duck, Man-Thing | Marvel | Nihilist; Cult of Entropy (leader) | |
| Casanova Frankenstein | Captain Amazing, Mystery Men | Dark Horse Entertainment; Universal Studios | Epicureanism | ||
| Gypsy Moth | Sybil Dvorak | Spider-Woman | Marvel | Hedonism cult (leader) | |
| Robertson | Canadiana | Sandy Carruthers | Hedonism cult (leader) | ||
| Tagon | Batman and the Outsiders | Batman and the Outsiders #27 (1985) | DC | Abyssian priest | |
| Vera Gemini | Doctor Strange, Devil-Slayer | Marvel | Agents of Fortune sect (leader) | ||
| The Lion of Shem | King Akhirom | Abdashtarth, Mazdak, Rufia | Savage Sword of Conan#36 (December, 1978) | Marvel | Akhirom worship |
| Nagala | Defenders, Radioactive Man, Sub-Mariner | Marvel | At'La'Tique | ||
| Fathom Five (Bloodtide, Dragonrider, Llyron, Manowar, Sea Leopard) | Sub-Mariner, Thunderbolts | Marvel | At'La'Tique | ||
| Llyron | Llyron Mackenzie | Sub-Mariner, Thunderbolts | Marvel | At'La'Tique | |
| Aldebron | Star Masters | Marvel | Axi-Tun religion | ||
| Baroness Blood | __ Cromwell | Union Jack, Invaders | Marvel | Baron Blood vampire Holy Grail cult (leader) | |
| Sonantine | The Darkness | Top Cow | Brotherhood of Darkness (leader) | ||
| Judge Dredd | 2000 A.D. | Brotherhood of Darkness | |||
| Agent X | Marvel | Chupacabra death cult | |||
| General Vicar, Prefects, Supreme Pontiff, false pope | X-Men | sought to bring about false Rapture to topple Catholic Church: [Uncanny X-Men#395], (named) 397, (seen) 399 (400(fb), [395, 396], 397, 399,400, 407(fb), 409, 422, [423], 424 | Marvel | Church of Humanity | |
| General Blackblood | Hammerstein | associated with A.B.C. Warriors | 2000 A.D. | Church of Judas | |
| Speakeasy | Walter Slocum | Ghost Rider, Punisher | Darkhold#5, Marvel Comics Presents#145/3 | Marvel | Church of the Resurrection |
| The Reverend / Rev | Samuel "Sammy" Smith | Punisher | Punisher Vol.2 #4-5 | Marvel | Church of the Saved (leader) |
| Keena | Punisher | Punisher Vol.2 #4-5 | Marvel | Church of the Saved | |
| Eda, Yolanda, Rico | The Lagoon Company | featured in "The Black Lagoon" manga and anime; operatives dress as Catholic nuns and priests | Shogakukan; Madhouse | Church of Violence | |
| Tiger Mynn | Iron Man III#46 | Marvel | Church of Yinsen | ||
| Wolverine | Marvel | Coven cult | |||
| Batwoman, The Question | DC | cult of Cain | |||
| Tim Hunter | in Books of Magic | DC/Vertigo | Cult of the Cold Flame | ||
| Anubia, Caiman, Harrier, Piranis | Scarlet Spider | Marvel | Cult of the Jackal | ||
| Teacher | Spider-Man | Marvel | Cult of Love (leader) | ||
| Adva, D'Chel, Perrikus, Slototh, Tokkots, Tserron, Zelia | Thor | Marvel | Dark Gods | ||
| Morgan Le Fey | Avengers, Spider-Woman | Marvel | Darkholders cult (leader) | ||
| Samisdat | Shang-Chi | The Dawning Light was a subversive terrorist organization disguised itself as a religious movement. The organization was destroyed by Shang-Chi and Leiko Wu: Master of Kung Fu #93-95 | Marvel | Dawning Light (leader) | |
| Gorgon | Tomi Shishido | S.H.I.E.L.D.; Wolverine | Marvel | Dawn of the White Light (leader) | |
| Matsu'o Tsurayaba | X-Men, Daredevil, Nomad, Punisher | Marvel | Death Touch Cult (leader) | ||
| Akatora | Wolverine | kidnapped and brainwashed Amiko: Wolverine II#107-109 | Marvel | Death Touch Cult (leader) | |
| Ghaur | Eternals, Avengers, Black Panther | Marvel | Deviants chief priest | ||
| Dark Messiah | Mordecai Jones | Daredevil, Black Widow | Marvel | Disciples of Doom (leader) | |
| Josiah, Macabee, Uriah | Mordecai Jones | Daredevil | Marvel | Disciples of Doom | |
| Encoders | S.H.I.E.L.D. | Marvel | Nick Fury worship | ||
| Victorious | Captain America, Thing, Man-Thing | Marvel | Entropists (leader) | ||
| Wildmoon | Pastor Wildmoon | She-Hulk | Marvel | First Church of the Magnetic Anomaly (leader) | |
| Junzo Muto | Iron Fist | Marvel | The Hand cult | ||
| Ervil Allred | Hellstorm | Marvel | Jericho Monastery (hid as monk) | ||
| Lunatic Legion | Bron Char, Dylon Cir, Ciry, Galen Kor, Klynn, Kona Lor, Talla Ron, Tallun, Tok, Hunter, Jordann, Rojett, Skreamer | Avengers, X-Men, etc. | Marvel | Kree religion | |
| Touan Naga | Felina | Circus; Pilote; Glenat; Dargaud | Kriss sect (leader) | ||
| Jinku | Avengers | Marvel | Lava Men; magic | ||
| The Astronomer | heroic Aces | Wild Cards novels | Bantam, Baen | "Masons" sect (leader) | |
| Savior | Justice (N.U.) | Marvel | Millennias (leader) | ||
| The Master, Luke, Collin the Anointed One, Thomas, Colin, Jesse McNally, Claw, Andrew Vorba, Zachary, The Three, Absalom, Bob, Jane, Ned, Walt, Tara, etc. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scooby Gang | 20th Century Fox Television/Mutant Enemy; WB/UPN; Dark Horse | Order of Aurelius (vampire sect) | ||
| Cranus | Quicksilver | Quicksilver #3 | Marvel | Polemachus religion (priest) | |
| Anskar | Avengers | Marvel | Polemachus religion (priest) | ||
| Varnae | Bible John, Blade, John Blaze, Brother Voodoo, Conan, Dr. Strange, Kull, Red Sonja. Thor, etc. | Marvel | pre-Cataclysm Atlantis religion | ||
| Spirit Of Vengeance | Wileaydus Autolycus | Warlock; Guardians of the Galaxy | Sarks are militaristic, fanatically religious; Theocratic monarchy: Strange Tales Vol.1 #179; Guardians Of The Galaxy #12-14, 35, Annual 1 | Marvel | Sark religion (former priest) |
| Mahmud | Archer and Armstrong | Valiant | The Sect (leader) | ||
| Priest | Green Lantern | Action Comics Weekly #s 623-625 (1988), 632-635; Green Lantern Special #2; Green Lantern vol. 3 #s 1-2, 17-19 | DC | Selsian | |
| Serpent-Men | Conan | Marvel | Set worship | ||
| Menkara | Marvel | Set worship (priest) | |||
| Llyra | Llyra Morris / Laura Morris | Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, etc. | Marvel | Set worship (priestess) | |
| Baron Zebek | Zebek | Micronauts, Alpha Flight | Marvel | Shadow Priests | |
| Samedar | X-Men | Marvel | Shi'ar religion | ||
| Alake | Avengers | Marvel | Shi'ar religion | ||
| Avarrish, Fashima, Hyppokri, Maya, Puishannt, Unthinnk | Defenders, Ghost Rider, Man-Thing | Marvel | Six-Fingered Hand | ||
| Zaladane | "Zala Dane" | X-Men, Ka-Zar, Nick Fury | Uncanny X-Men 115-116, 249-250, 274-275, Annual 12; Astonishing Tales vol. 1 #s 3-5; Marvel Fanfare vol. 1 #s 3-4; What If? #s 46-47 | Marvel | Sun People (Savage Land) chief high priestess |
| Jack of Hearts | Marvel | Survivalists cult | |||
| Karlis Par | Hawkman | Hawkworld vol. 2 #12 (1991) | DC | Thanagarian High Priest of Aiwar | |
| Magus, Black Knights, Grand Inquisitors, Matriarch | Adam Warlock, Thanos, Pip the Troll | Marvel | Universal Church of Truth | ||
| Agent of Fortune | Doctor Strange; Defenders | Marvel | Vera's cult | ||
| The Armorer | Hellstorm | Marvel | Zahgurim worship | ||
| Abbot Thanademos | Iron Fist | Marvel Comics Presents #111 | Marvel | unnamed sect leader | |
| The Goddess | everyone | featured in "Infinity Crusade" cross-over event | Marvel | would-be universal savior | |
| Afterlife | Dr. Strange | Dr. Strange III#89: angel that became warped after many years on Earth, became evil creature in Afterlife dim, cured by Dr. Strange | Marvel | angel | |
| Tzadqiel | Hellstorm | Marvel | angel | ||
| Virginia Dentata | DV8 | member of a sect-like group of gen-active teens | Wildstorm | religious | |
| Agent of Heaven, Agent of Hell, Agent of the Realm Between | Man-Thing | known collectively as Critics | Marvel | religious | |
| Corpii | Trip Munroe | featured in Hoxum & Hex, created by Clive Barker: "interdimensional religious warriors who are ruthless, bloodthirsty, and extremely polite" | Marvel/Razorline | religious | |
| Jaguar Priest | The Thing, Skull the Slayer | Marvel | religious | ||
| Gazer / War | X-Men | formerly a mutan NASA employee aboard space station; became "War" of the Four Horsement of Apocalypse | Marvel | religious | |
| Torch | Claude Weaver | The Lagoon Company | a mercenary in "The Black Lagoon" manga and anime; claims to be religious; does not drink alcohol | Shogakukan; Madhouse | religious |
| Foolkiller | Ross G. Everbest | Man-Thing | vigilante, religious fanatic | Marvel | religious |
| Spider-Priestess | Tarantula | Atlas | religious | ||
| Revelation | Wolverine, Punisher | Marvel | religious | ||
| The Deacon | Jack-in-the-Box; The Confessor | Kurt Busiek's Astro City | Homage | unknown | |
| The Sacred One | The Angel | Timely | unknown | ||
| Reverend Reaper | Marshall Lincoln Slade, Phantom Rider | Marvel | unknown | ||
| Lucifer | X-Men, Iron Man | Marvel | unknown | ||
| Zoroaster | Vengeance | Marvel | N.A. (spider) |
| Name | Notes | Publisher | Religious Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Larry Varvel | Supergirl's minister: Supergirl vol. 4 #s 3-5, 10-11, 15, 33, 36-37, 39, 43-44, 49; Supergirl Plus #1 | DC | Methodist clergyman |
| Sylvia Danvers | Supergirl's mother; Church assistant studying for the ministry | DC | Methodist |
| Reverend Craig | father of Wolfsbane and Bridgit Shane; Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants; some issues of New Mutants; X-Men #94; Cable vol. 1 minus 1; Excalibur vol. I #93 | Marvel | Scots Presbyterian minister |
| Reverend Ruching | Sandman Mystery Theatre #58 (1998) | DC/Vertigo | Presbyterian minister |
| Pres. Ronald Reagan | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2-4 (1986) | DC | Presbyterian |
| Rev. Norman McCay | central character in DC Universe novel Kingdom Come, based on same-titled miniseries | DC; Warner/Aspect | Dutch Reformed |
| Reverend Dinswoode | Spectre, vol. 3 #45 (1996) | DC | Episcopalian priest |
| Pastor Liam | uncle? of Rachel Grey, slain by Shi'ar: *D*--Uncanny X-Men#466, (named) #467 ([467(fb)], 466, 467d) | Marvel | Episcopalian priest |
| Reverend Jackson Tolliver | Spectacular Spider-Man #s 107-109; Web of Spider-Man #s 41-43 | Marvel | Episcopalian priest |
| Reverend Earl James | Human Target vol. 1 #1 (1999) | DC | Episcopalian priest |
| Reverend Armitage "Bagsy" Hawsley | cat-burgler from Sandman Midnight Theatre #1 | DC | Episcopalian priest |
| Whitney Fordman | boyfriend of Lana Lang, Clark's rival on Smallville | WB | Episcopalian |
| Susan Alamo | Doc Samson II#2/2: co-founder of Holy Alamo Christian Church, corpse displayed in hopes of imminent public resurrection | Marvel | Alamo Christian Church |
| Vlad the Cosmonaut | Y: The Last Man #s 11-14 | DC/Vertigo | Russian Orthodox |
| Father Richard Craemer | advisor to Jim Corrigan/The Spectre and the Suicide Squad | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Michael Bowen | ally of Cloak and Dagger; Dagger's uncle; friend of Karma: Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #100; New Mutants vol. 1 #s 23-25; The Uncanny X-Men #196; Cloak & Dagger vol. 2 #3; Strange Tales vol. 2 #s 13-17; Cloak & Dagger vol. 3 #s 1-9, 11-13; and Marvel Comics Presents #115 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Javier Sanchez | brother of Firebrand: Firebrand #s 1-2, 4-6, 8-9 | DC | Catholic priest |
| Saint Brendan | Dr. Strange vol. 3, #11 (backup story); Marvel Chillers #1: Brendan of Ardfert and Clonfert; lived 486-577 AD; battled and bound Modred, removed Darkhold from its tower and scattered pages | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Rick Neilsen ("Rick the Vic") | first app.: Hellblazer #63 (1993); also: #130 (more?): friend of John Constantine | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Ramon Joquez | Werewolf by Night #s 2-3 (1972); entrusted with Darkhold by Jack Russell | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Reverend Bob Cumeo | St. Mary's Church: Daredevil vol. 2 #s 71-75 (2005) | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Whitney | associate of Nightcrawler; Nightcrawler miniseries Uncanny X-Men #423 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| O Padre | associate of Brazilian hero Tristao (Ronald Barcelos) | Noticia Agora | Catholic priest |
| Father Artemis | Haunt of Horror#2 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Kelly | Swamp Thing vol. 2 #144 (1994): NYC priest | DC/Vertigo | Catholic priest |
| Father Bruegal | Swamp Thing vol. 2 #148 (1994): German priest | DC/Vertigo | Catholic priest |
| Father Donald Gherard | Challengers of the Unknown vol. 2 #1 (1991) | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Timothy Sanchez | Night Force vol. 2 #4 (1997): agent of Night Force | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Rudolpho Boschelli | Domino II#4: priest at Church of the Sacred Heart (in Chicago), where Domino and Lazarus were raised | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Thompson | Captain Savage and his Battlefield Raiders #12 (1969) | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Lowe | Witchcraft #2 (1994) | DC/Vertigo | Catholic priest |
| Father Francisco Guzman | El Diablo vol. 1 #2 (1889) | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Mendiguez | Avengers Spotlight #24: in flashback to the time when Firebird got her powers, drives in a car with her, she leaves the car and finds the meteor which gives her the powers | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Knox | Secret Origins vol. 2 #10 (1987) | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Anuncio | Dark Horse | Catholic priest | |
| Father Perone | Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1)#s 46-48 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Anuncio | Grendel: Red, White & Black #1 (2005) | Dark Horse | Catholic priest |
| Father Kevin Grass | vengers Spotlight#31/2 (32/2-34/2 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Father Peter Clifton | friend and ally of Avengelyne | Maximum/Image | Catholic priest |
| Father Delvaux | Beware the Creeper vol. 2 #2 (2003) | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Don | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2, 4 (1986) | DC | Catholic priest |
| Father Aimes | Giant-Size Dracula#4 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| unnamed priest | ally of Austrlian hero "The Cat" | Southern Aurora | Catholic priest |
| unnamed priest | convinced criminal to go straight: X-Men Unlimited #32 | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| unnamed priest | X-Factor Vol.1 #40 (May 1989) | Marvel | Catholic priest |
| Bishop Anselm; Bishop William Ahern; Father Benedict Rudd | Spectre vol. 3 #31 (1995) | DC | Catholic priests |
| Cardinal Shoc | high-ranking leader of Church's Defense Units (including Warrior Nun Areala) | Antarctic Press | Catholic cardinal |
| Cardinal Stark | high-ranking leader of Church's Defense Units (including Warrior Nun Areala) | Antarctic Press | Catholic cardinal |
| Archbishop Mogatusi | Animal Man #13 (1989) | DC | Catholic Archbishop |
| Enzo Ferrara | Tomb of Dracula vol. 4 #s 1-4: one of Noah van Helsing's vampire hunters | Marvel | Catholic (former Jesuit priest) |
| Dr. Michael Heron (Mickey Heron) | Haunt of Horror #s 4-5 (1974): trauma surgeon, ally of Satana | Marvel | Catholic (former priest) |
| Jimmy Cruz | Haunt of Horror#4; Marvel Preview#7 (Summer, 1976) | Marvel | Catholic priest; Camarilla of the N'Garai |
| Sister Maggie | mother of Matt Murdock (Daredevil); became a nun after leaving Matt's father Jack: Daredevil vol. 1 #s 229-230, 233, 267, 295, 380, 325, 348-349; 375; vol. 2 #s 4-5, 8; Punisher vol. 3 #18 | Marvel | Catholic nun |
| Sister Angelique | Marvel | Catholic nun | |
| Sister Salvation | Wolverine vol. 2, #s 18-23 | Marvel | Catholic nun |
| Sister Frenzy | Warrior Nun Areala supporting character | Antarctic Press | Catholic nun |
| Sister Helen | Warrior Nun Areala supporting character | Antarctic Press | Catholic nun |
| Sister Christine | student of Warrior Nun Areala | Antarctic Press | Catholic nun |
| Sister Cynthia Hastings | Action Comics #s 601-608 | DC | Catholic nun |
| Sister Perpetua | X-Man #s 71-74: Nicola, mutant | Marvel | Catholic nun |
| unnamed nun | Lois & Clark Season 4, Episode 7: "Dead Lois Walking" | Warner Bros. (DC) | Catholic nun |
| unnamed nuns | AAMIR - former agent of Daid-Khan, resisted plan to kill children, quit with aid of Cable, assisted a group of children + nuns in returning home: Soldier X #7 | Marvel | Catholic nuns |
| Sister Twyster | associate of Badger | First | Catholic nun (former Nazi) |
| Warrior Nun Areala | In 1066 a Scandinavian girl named Auria who was born to a pagan father and a Christian mother. She became Valkyrie warrior serving Odin, then renounced paganism, converted to Christianity, changed name to Areala and founded order of Warrior Nuns | Antarctic Press | Catholic nun (former Norse/Teutonic pagan) |
| Sister Katrina | a novice on the brink of taking her final vows who was undergoing a crisis of faith; one-time love interest of Gambit: Gambit vol. 2 #s 1-4 | Marvel | Catholic novice |
| Jackson Davies | sergeant, Gotham City Police Department's Major Crimes Unit: Gotham Central #s 1-5, 8, 11-17, 20, 22, 27, 33-36; Detective Comics #784 | DC | Catholic |
| Jeryn Hogarth | chief lawyer and business assistant for Danny Rand (Iron Fist) at Rand Corp. | Marvel | Catholic |
| Amanda Bloom | love interest of Kyle XY | ABC Family | Catholic |
| Margaret Corcoran | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 (1986): Gotham crime victim | DC | Catholic |
| Arnold Crimp | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 (1986): mentally disturbed killer "vigilante" | DC | Catholic |
| Peppi Spandeck | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 (1986): Gotham shop owner | DC | Catholic |
| Kelvin Gossage | Gotham City police detective in Batman comics | DC | Catholic |
| Tommy Colavito | Black Lightning's police contact | DC | Catholic |
| Saint Brenden | ally of Merlin | Marvel | Catholic |
| Ramon | Kapitan Kidlat's sidekick | Kapitan Kidlat radio show; PSG Publications | Catholic |
| Thomas | former altar boy; became criminal; his priest convinced him to go straight: X-Men Unlimited #32 | Marvel | Catholic |
| Janet Ruiz | girlfriend of Jeffrey Piper, NYPD star of Code of Honor Limited Series (1997) | Marvel | Catholic |
| Reverend Hiram Shaw | X-Men: Hellfire Club #1 (Jan 2000): sorcerer supreme in 1692 | Marvel | Catholic; occult |
| Reverend William Conover | ally of X-Men and the Punisher: Uncanny X-Men #s 232-234; X-Men vs Brood: Day of Wrath #s 1-2; Punisher vol. 3 #s 12-16 | Marvel | Revivalist Protestant minister |
| Pastor Oliver Matheson (and Sarah Matheson) | Ghost Rider I#71 | Marvel | Protestant pastor |
| Pastor Kale | ancestor of Ghost Rider of World War I | Marvel | Protestant pastor |
| unnamed black pastor | helped Static quell riot between blacks and Jews in Static #5 | DC/Milestone | Protestant pastor |
| Agnes Martinon | Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #s 77-79, 89 (1988-1989); Suicide Squad #25 (1989) | DC | Protestant Christian missionary |
| Emma La Porte | X-Factor #1 (1986), #16: Emma tried forcing her attentions on Rusty Collins; he panicked; his mutant flame power ignited for the first time, burning Emma severely. Later Emma found solace in Christianity, refused to let Rusty make a deal with Masque to restore her looks, at the cost of Rusty's own. Emma remained in the Morlock tunnels to attempt to bring religion to them. | Marvel | Protestant Christian missionary |
| Tiffany | Sandman vol. 2 #45, 49 (1993) | DC | Evangelical Protestant |
| Sgt. Charlotte Jones | NYPD police officer; ally of X-Men; ex-girlfriend of Archangel | Marvel | Protestant |
| Liam Connaughton | Marvel | Christian (Protestant or Catholic) | |
| Reverend Howard Andrews | Black Lightning vol. 2 #4 (1995) | DC | Christian (d.u., priest) |
| Aaron Kearse | X-Factor vol. 2 #s 1-4: member of Mutant Civil Rights Task Force | Marvel | Christian (d.u., devout) |
| Byron Brassballs | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3-4 (1986): advertising agent | DC | Christian (d.u.) |
| Patty Jenkins | Gotham nurse in Dr. Thompkins' free clinic; Detective Comics #799 (2004) | DC | Christian (d.u.) |
| Amber | vampire painter | Marvel | Christian (d.u.) |
| Jenna Barnum | Smallville High School student killed in shower by heat-sucking meteor freak Sean Kelvin. Smallville Season 1, Episode 5: "Cool" | Warner Bros. (DC) | Christian (d.u.) |
| Jericho Noleski | GrimJack #5 | First | Christian (d.u.) |
| Ivan Tereshkov (a.k.a. "Kremlin") | mentor to The Great Machine (Mitchell Hundred) | DC/Wildstorm | Christian Marxist Communist |
| Domini | Tomb of Dracula I#45 (46,47 49,50 51 55 59) | Marvel | Christian (d.u., raised on convent); Satanism (former High Priestess of the Church of the Damned) |
| Messianic figure | Avengers I#178: A hologram, illusion, robot, or other, it appeared before the Manipulator's victims, claiming to be dying to save them from themselves. It confronted the Beast before being seemingly consumed by a lighting bolt, and later before agents Marsden and Stern. | Marvel | Judeo-Christian |
| Abel | Biblical legend, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain, survived on or reincarnated, Boarding House of Mystery, has severe mental limitations due to a rock imbedded in his head: Howard the Duck vol. 3 #s 4-5 | Marvel | Judeo-Christian |
| Kayla Ballantine | Marvel | Judeo-Christian | |
| The Friend | Ghost Rider vol. 1 #s 9 (1974), 15, 18-19; Howard the Duck vol. 3 #s 3-4 | Marvel | Jesus Christ (maybe) |
| Rabbi Akiba and his Golem | in Scorpion #3 | Atlas | Jewish rabbi |
| Rabbi Rava | In The Monolith series, the individual who was in charge |