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The Defenders (vol. 1) #114 (Dec. 1982):
“Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Mike Gustovich

The Defenders (vol. 1) #114

Title: “Dance of Darkness/Dance of Light!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1982

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin
Art by: Don Perlin, Mike Gustovich


30 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
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress
A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 1,624
Vision Vision hero
CBR Scale: MCBR Scale: I synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)
A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 1,393
Silver Surfer Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) hero
CBR Scale: S Zenn-La religion
Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 826
Son of Satan Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
Shadow Hunters; The Defenders...  Marvel 207
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
Gargoyle Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult
The Defenders Marvel 125
Red Guardian Red Guardian (Tania Belinskya) hero
CBR Scale: S Communist Party member
The Defenders
[former adventurer, dissident champion; neurosurgeon]
Marvel 39
Blue Eagle Cap'n Hawk (Jim Dore Jr.) hero
CBR Scale: S Native American
Squadron Supreme Marvel 13
Overmind (Grom) villain hero
  The Defenders; Thunderbolts Army Marvel 41
Hyperion Hyperion (Mark Milton) hero
  Squadron Supreme; Star Masters...  Marvel 175
Moonglow Arcanna (Arcanna Jones) hero
CBR Scale: M occult; former medium
Squadron Supreme Marvel 71
Nuke (Al Gaines) hero
CBR Scale: U spirit
Squadron Supreme Marvel 7
Power Princess Power Princess (Princess Zarda) hero
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion
Golden Agency; Imperial Guard...  Marvel 104
Skylark Lady Lark (Linda Lewis) hero
  Squadron Supreme Marvel 47
Doctor Spectrum Doctor Spectrum (Joe Ledger) hero
  Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme Marvel 139
The Blur Whizzer (Stanley Stewart) hero
  Project: Pegasus; Squadron Supreme Marvel 32
Golden Archer Golden Archer (Wyatt McDonald) hero
  Redeemers (Earth-712); Squadron Supreme Marvel 29
Tom Thumb Tom Thumb (Thomas Thompson) hero
  Squadron Supreme Marvel 36
Amphibian (Kingsley Rice) hero
  Squadron Supreme Marvel 22
Null the Living Darkness villain
CBR Scale: D Nihilist
[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #103 (Jan. 1982)] Marvel 4
August Masters August Masters villain
  Secret Empire Marvel 11
Mindy Williams Mindy-Psi (Mindy Williams) supporting character
  Grayburn University
[poor woman rescued by Nighthawk; dated him]
Marvel 11
Philip le Guin Philip le Guin supporting character
  [telepath] Marvel 9
Ursula Richards Ursula Richards supporting character
  black
[telepath]
Marvel 9
The Chorus The Chorus supporting character group
  [ESP-powered group] Marvel 17