Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 1) #64 (Oct. 1978):
“D-Day!”
by David Kraft, Sal Buscema, Don Perlin

43 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.
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist (lapsed)	SHIELD Super-Agents; The Avengers		531
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	The Avengers; Secret Defenders  Heroes for Hire		672
Havok (Alex Summers)	Catholic (lapsed)	Dark Descendants; Academy of Tomorrow  Starjammers; Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Factor; X-Men; Magistrates [studied geophysics in college]		592
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Renegades; The Avengers  Heroes for Hire; The Champions [Greece]		1,029
Beetle (Abner Jenkins)		Sinister Six; Sinister Syndicate  Thunderbolts; Initiative; The Masters of Evil		152
Plantman (Samuel Smithers)		Thunderbolts; Chain Gang  Crime Wave [England]		86
Nova (Richard Rider)		Nova Corps; Champions of Xandar  Defenders; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors [attended Harry S. Truman High]		427
Polaris (Lorna Dane)	Jewish Catholic	The Twelve (mutants); Horsemen of Apocalypse  Academy of Tomorrow; Starjammers; The Acolytes; X-Men; X-Factor [studied geophysics in college]		464
Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)	Catholic (former priest)	Defenders; Howling Commandos		207
Prowler (Hobie Brown)		Wild Pack; Outlaws		82
Electro (Max Dillon)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army; The Frightful Four		274
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
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)		Defenders; Legion of Unliving  The Avengers; Lady Liberators		639
Blob (Fred J. Dukes)	mutant supremacist	Factor Three; Freedom Force  X-Cell; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Corps		403
Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)	mutant supremacist	Misfits; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy  Brotherhood of Mutants; The 198 [England]		310
Marvel Man (Wendell Vaughn)	atheist	SHIELD Super-Agents; Protectors of the Universe  Star Masters; S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers		317
Stingray (Walter Newell)		Defenders; Initiative  Initiative: Point Men (leader); The Avengers		124
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart)		Defenders; The Avengers		144
Torpedo (Brock Jones)		[Stivak's successor]		33
Captain Ultra (Griffin Gogol)		Defenders; Initiative: Nebraska team		30
Boomerang (Fred Myers)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve  Initiative; Initiative: Heavy Hitters; The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army [Australia. played professional baseball]		130
Shocker (Herman Schultz)		Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve  Sinister Syndicate; The Masters of Evil		157
Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc)		Initiative; The Masters of Evil  Batroc's Brigade; Thunderbolts Army [France]		129
Aragorn	N.A.	[winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Whirlwind (David Cannon)		Lethal Legion; Initiative  Thunderbolts Army; The Masters of Evil; Batroc's Brigade [ice skating competitor]		113
Black Goliath (Bill Foster)		Project: PEGASUS; Secret Avengers  The Champions; The Avengers		118
Porcupine (Alex Gentry)		Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Batroc's Brigade  Crime Wave; Maggia		36
The Melter (Bruno Horgan)		Death Squad; The Masters of Evil		90
Libra	astrology	Zodiac (LMDs)		8
Sagittarius	astrology	Zodiac (LMDs)		7
Leap-Frog (Vinnie Patilio)	repentant	Emissaries of Evil (Electro); Damage Control [father of Frogman]		20
Looter (Norton G. Fester)		[inventor; thief]		5
Pecos		Split-Second Squad		2
Joe the Gorilla (Joe)		Split-Second Squad		2
Cap'n Skragg		Split-Second Squad		2
Tagak the Leopard Lord (Tagak)	Sacred Krill religion			5
White Tiger (Hector Ayala)	Catholic	[college student]		15
Dollar Bill (Aaron Tagma English)		[tried to make documentary about Defenders]		19
Ledge		[old friend of TV producer "Dollar Bill"]		14
Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk)	sorcerer	[ruler]		19
General Kharkov	Communist	[Russia]		2
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (only on cover)	Catholic (lapsed)	Defenders; Hulkbusters  Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); The Avengers; Secret Defenders		4,551

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