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The Defenders (vol. 1) #73 (July 1979):
“Of Wizards, Shadows & Kings”
by Ed Hannigan, Herb Trimpe, Mike Esposito

The Defenders (vol. 1) #73

Title: “Of Wizards, Shadows & Kings”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1979

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Ed Hannigan
Art by: Herb Trimpe, Mike Esposito


17 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)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Clea hero
CBR Scale: S occult
The Defenders
[disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]
Marvel 222
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
The Defenders
[former Chooser of the Slain]
Marvel 325
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
  Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Marvel 361
Hellcat Hellcat (Patsy Walker) hero
  Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  Marvel Timely 656
Aragorn Aragorn supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
horse
[winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]
Marvel 105
Foolkiller Foolkiller (Greg Salinger) villain
  [mental patient; soldier...] Marvel 24
Dollar Bill Dollar Bill (Aaron Tagma English) supporting character
  [tried to make documentary about Defenders] Marvel 19
Ledge Ledge supporting character
  Empire State University
[old friend of TV producer "Dollar Bill"]
Marvel 14
Lunatik Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk) villain deity
CBR Scale: M sorcerer
[ruler] Marvel 19
Nilffim supporting character group
CBR Scale: I N.A.
bird
[giant birds ridden by Arisen Tyrk fragments]
Marvel 5
The Unnamed One The Unnamed One villain deity
CBR Scale: D alien deity
[god and ruler of Tunnelworld; sorcerer] Marvel 9
Xhoohx Xhoohx supporting character
CBR Scale: D sorcerer
[able to summon the Nya (energy spirits)] Marvel 5
Milton Rosenblum Milton Rosenblum supporting character
  [attorney] Marvel 15
Nya supporting character group
CBR Scale: D spirit
[energy spirits summoned by Xhoohx] Marvel 5
Ommennon
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D mystic entity
[presumably made Orb of Ommennon] Marvel 4