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The Religious Affiliation of
The Mad Viking
Josefsen
Religion: Norse/Teutonic paganism
Name: The Mad Viking
Alter Ego: Josefsen
Other Names: The Viking
Classification: villain
First Appearance: The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #16 (Apr. 1975): "Decay Meets the Mad Viking!"
Creators: Steve Gerber, John Buscema, Tom Palmer
Number of Appearances: 5
Enemy of: Man-Thing, Paul Edwards
Note: contemporary man; went mad when forced to retire
The Mad Viking teamed up with Olivia Selby to raid a local high school and burn textbooks they deemed offensive. Selby wanted to burn books that taught ideas she regarded as dangerous and inappropriate for school children: Communism, atheism, and sex. The Mad Viking agreed and helped her. It's not clear that the Mad Viking actually subscribed to Norse/Teutonic paganism. If he did, he and Selby would certainly seem to be strange partners, as she is no doubt a fundamentalist Christian opposed to paganism as well. The Mad Viking simply strongly identified with his Viking ancestors, admiring their manliness and work ethic. Whether he was genuinely a Norse pagan or simply a self-identified Viking may be unanswerable.
The Man-Thing
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #16 (Apr. 1975): "Decay Meets the Mad Viking!"
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #17 (May 1975): "A Book Burns in Citrusville!"
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #18 (June 1975): "School's Out!"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/madvikingmt.htm
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=16116
- http://darkmark6.tripod.com/man-thing_index.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/madbmadz.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/joojz.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/28465/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=89770