The Defenders (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1972):
“I Slay By the Stars!”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia

The Defenders (vol. 1) #1

Title: “I Slay By the Stars!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1972

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia

13 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.
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Devil of the Dark	demon	[guarded entrance to Necrodamus' lair]		1
Necrodamus	sorcerer; worshipped dark gods	Legion of the Unliving [tried to become a god by sacrificing innocents]		11
The Nameless One	demon	Undying One [leader of Undying Ones (ancient race of demons)]		16
The Undying Ones	demon	[powerful, ancient race of demons]		6
Demon of the Dark	demon	[protected Necrodamus; beaten by Hulk]		1
Wong (cameo)	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Dark-Crawler (cameo)	demon	Hulk-Hunters		11
The Omegatron (cameo)	N.A.	[intelligent doomsday device imbued with essence of Yandroth]		6
Kenneth Ward (cameo)		[Dr. Strange's old friend; discovered idol of Undying Ones]		3
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (mentioned)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826

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