Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 1) #21 (Mar. 1975):
“Enter: The Headmen!”
by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Sal Trapani

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.
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Defenders; Hulkbusters  Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; X-Saviours; Warbound; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Secret Defenders		4,551
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Defenders; The Order  Illuminati; Secret Defenders; Midnight Sons; The Avengers		1,687
Clea	occult	Defenders [disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]		222
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712); The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Valkyrie (Barbara Norriss)	Cult of the Nameless One; Norse/Teutonic paganism	Defenders		24
Chondu the Mystic (Harvey Schlemerman)	occult; yoga	Headmen		25
Gorilla-Man (Dr. Arthur Nagan)		Headmen; Lethal Legion		25
Shrunken Bones (Dr. Jerold Morgan)		Headmen		22
Trish Starr	eclectic spiritual seeker; mysticism; meditation	[niece of Egghead]		16
Sister Celestia (Mrs. Denton)	Cult of the Nameless One	[mother of Barbara Norriss (Valkyrie)]		10
Al Denton	religious/ethical	[killed by Destiny Force; father of Valkyrie/Barbara Norriss]		5
Mrs. Lafferty				1
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Yancy Street Gang; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation  Fantastic Five; U.S. Air Force; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		5,017
Jack Norriss (mentioned)	Cult of the Nameless One (lapsed)	Defenders (ally); S.H.I.E.L.D. [husband of Barbara Norriss (Valkyrie)]		41

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