The Defenders (vol. 1) #58 (Apr. 1978):
“Xenogenesis Day of the Demons, Part 1: Agents of Fortune”
by David Anthony Kraft, Ed Hannigan, Klaus Janson, Dan Green

The Defenders (vol. 1) #58

Title: “Xenogenesis Day of the Demons, Part 1: Agents of Fortune”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1978

Publisher:
Written by: David Anthony Kraft
Art by: Ed Hannigan, Klaus Janson, Dan Green

19 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
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Devil-Slayer (Eric Simon Payne)	Cult of the Harvester of Eyes (former)	The Defenders		44
Wong	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Jack Norriss	Cult of the Nameless One (lapsed)	S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Defenders (ally) [husband of Barbara Norriss (Valkyrie)]		41
Vera Gemini	Cult of the Harvester of Eyes (leader); human-demon hybrid	[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #58 (Apr. 1978)]		4
The Agent of Fortune	Cult of the Harvester of Eyes	[agent of Vera Gemini]		3
Dollar Bill (Aaron Tagma English)		[tried to make documentary about Defenders]		19
Ledge		Empire State University [old friend of TV producer "Dollar Bill"]		14
Cult of the Harvester of Eyes	Harvester of Eyes Cult (demonolatry)	[worshipped Belathauzer's demon race]		4
Marc		[captured, sacrificed by Cult of the Harvester of Eyes]		1
Sharon		[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #58 (Apr. 1978)]		1
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Beast (Hank McCoy) (cameo)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (only on cover)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (only on cover)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656

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