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The Defenders (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1972):
“The Secret of the Silver Surfer!”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten

The Defenders (vol. 1) #2

Title: “The Secret of the Silver Surfer!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1972

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten


9 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 The Hulk (Bruce Banner) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Silver Surfer Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) hero
CBR Scale: S Zenn-La religion
Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 826
Calizuma Calizuma villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer
[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1972)] Marvel 2
Warrior Wizards Warrior Wizards villain group
CBR Scale: M mystically empowered
[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1972)] Marvel 2
Wong Wong
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism; occult
[house servant of Doctor Strange] Marvel 333
The Omegatron The Omegatron
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[intelligent doomsday device imbued with essence of Yandroth] Marvel 6
Necrodamus Necrodamus
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer; worshipped dark gods
Legion of the Unliving
[tried to become a god by sacrificing innocents]
Marvel 11