The Defenders (vol. 1) #62 (Aug. 1978):
“Membership Madness!”
by David Anthony Kraft, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney

The Defenders (vol. 1) #62

Title: “Membership Madness!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1978

Publisher:
Written by: David Anthony Kraft
Art by: Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney

33 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
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)	Protestant	Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  The Avengers; U.S. Air Force; Weapon X (Exiles)		784
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers		672
Havok (Alex Summers)	Catholic (lapsed)	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Dark Descendants; Magistrates; Old Landon College; Starjammers; X-Factor; X-Men [Cyclops' brother]		592
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Heroes for Hire; Olympian...  Renegades; The Avengers; The Champions		1,029
Paladin		Heroes for Hire; Intruders...  Outlaws; The Thunderbolts; Wild Pack		136
Nova (Richard Rider)		Nova Corps; Secret Defenders...  The Champions of Xandar; The Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Polaris (Lorna Dane)	Jewish Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Starjammers; The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men [studied geophysics in college]		464
Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)	Catholic (former priest)	Shadow Hunters; The Defenders...  The Howling Commandos		207
Prowler (Hobie Brown)		black; Outlaws...  Wild Pack		82
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)	Kree religion	Kree [former captain of Kree star fleet]		142
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656
Marvel Man (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	Protectors of the Universe; S.H.I.E.L.D....  SHIELD Super-Agents; Star Masters; The Avengers		317
Stingray (Walter Newell)		Initiative: Point Men (leader); Initiative...  The Avengers; The Defenders		124
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart)		The Avengers; The Defenders		144
Torpedo (Brock Jones)		[Stivak's successor]		33
Captain Ultra (Griffin Gogol)		Initiative: Nebraska team; The Defenders		30
Aragorn	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Black Goliath (Bill Foster)		Project: Pegasus; Secret Avengers...  The Avengers; The Champions		118
Presence (Sergei Krylov)	Communist	[ 1st app: (cameo) Defenders (vol. 1) #51 (Sep. 1977); (full) Defenders (vol. 1) #52 (Oct. 1977) ]		29
Tagak the Leopard Lord (Tagak)	Sacred Krill religion	[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #72 (Jan. 1971)]		5
White Tiger (Hector Ayala)	Catholic	[college student]		15
Dollar Bill (Aaron Tagma English)		[tried to make documentary about Defenders]		19
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk) (cameo)	sorcerer	[ruler]		19
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (only on cover)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Luke Cage (only on cover)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (only on cover)	Wundagorian Transhumanism (raised); HYDRA (former)	Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Lady Liberators; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Defenders; The Avengers		353

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