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The Defenders (vol. 1) #32 (Feb. 1976):
“Musical Minds!”
by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney

The Defenders (vol. 1) #32

Title: “Musical Minds!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Feb 1976

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Steve Gerber

Art by: Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney


16 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)
 Avengers; Defenders  Marvel 4,551
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
 Defenders; Midnight Sons  Marvel 1,687
Son of Satan Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
 Defenders; Howling Commandos Marvel 207
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
 Defenders; Lady Liberators
[former Chooser of the Slain]		 Marvel 325
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
   Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Marvel 361
Jack Norriss Jack Norriss supporting character
CBR Scale: S Cult of the Nameless One
(lapsed)
 S.H.I.E.L.D.; Defenders (ally)
[husband of Barbara Norriss (Valkyrie)]		 Marvel 41
Chondu the Mystic Chondu the Mystic (Harvey Schlemerman) villain
CBR Scale: M occult; yoga
 Headmen Marvel 25
Gorilla-Man Gorilla-Man (Dr. Arthur Nagan) villain
   Headmen; Lethal Legion Atlas Marvel 25
Ruby Thursday Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubinstein) villain scientist
CBR Scale: U Jewish
 Headmen Marvel 39
Shrunken Bones Shrunken Bones (Dr. Jerold Morgan) villain scientist
   Headmen Marvel 22
Death Death supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D cosmic entity
 [embodies death/mortality] Marvel 587
Daredevil Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
(cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
 Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles) Marvel 1,801
Aragorn Aragorn
(cameo)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie] Marvel 105
The Supreme Serpent The Supreme Serpent (J. C. Pennysworth)
(cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: M Sons of the Serpent (leader)
 Sons of the Serpent
[posed as a white man to seek wealth, power]		 Marvel 10
Mindy Williams Mindy Williams
(cameo)		 supporting character
   [poor woman rescued by Nighthawk; dated him] Marvel 11
Trish Starr Trish Starr
(mentioned)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: M eclectic spiritual seeker;
mysticism; meditation
 [niece of Egghead] Marvel 16

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