The Defenders (vol. 1) #66 (Dec. 1978):
“Val in Valhalla, Part One: War of the Dead!”
by David Anthony Kraft, Ed Hannigan, Bruce D. Patterson

The Defenders (vol. 1) #66

Title: “Val in Valhalla, Part One: War of the Dead!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1978

Publisher:
Written by: David Anthony Kraft
Art by: Ed Hannigan, Bruce D. Patterson

21 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.
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) (lead character)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Odin	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Frigga	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard; Lost Gods [Thor's mother; Queen of Asgard; goddess of marriage]		43
Valkyrie (Barbara Norriss)	Cult of the Nameless One; Norse/Teutonic paganism	The Defenders		24
Aragorn	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Hela	Norse/Teutonic deity	The Cabal [Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffelheim]		169
Heimdall	Norse/Teutonic deity	[The Royal Court of Asgard; Sentry of Asgard]		330
Lachesis	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [one of the Fates/Norns; weaves the thread of life]		15
Tyr	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard [God of War]		106
Atropos	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [cuts thread of Fate at a person's death; a Norn/Fate]		15
Clotho	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [spins thread of Fate at person's birth; a Norn]		15
Casiolena	Norse/Teutonic paganism deity; sorcereress	Asgardian		5
Poppo the Cunning	Greco-Roman deity	Olympian		3
Ollerus the Unmerciful	Greco-Roman deity	Olympian		3
Harokin	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Asgardian; Einherjar		24
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (cameo)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656
Svava (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian/Valkyrior)	Asgardian [assisted Asgardian defense against Ollerus]		1
Hal (cameo)		[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #66 (Dec. 1978)]		4
Ron Rice (cameo)		black [investigated Nighthawk's Richmond Industries]		3
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (vision)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) (vision)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “War of the Dead!”. Webpage for The Defenders #66 (Dec. 1978) created 26 August 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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