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Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 1) #115 (Jan. 1983):
“A Very Wrong Turn!”
by J.M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Hilary Barta

The Defenders (vol. 1) #115

Title: “A Very Wrong Turn!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Jan 1983

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: J.M. DeMatteis

Art by: Don Perlin, Hilary Barta


27 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)
Defenders; Hulkbusters  Marvel 4,551
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
All-Winners Squad; Defenders 
[Atlantis]
Marvel 1,864
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
Defenders; The Order  Marvel 1,687
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Defenders; Academy of Tomorrow  Marvel 5,233
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) hero
CBR Scale: M Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half
Jewish; sorceress
Avengers (MC2); Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy  Marvel 1,624
Vision Vision hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (temporary);
synthezoid
Avengers (MC2); Weapon X (Exiles)  Marvel 1,393
Silver Surfer Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) hero
CBR Scale: S Zenn-La religion
Heralds of Galactus; Defenders  Marvel 826
Son of Satan Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
Defenders; Howling Commandos Marvel 207
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
Defenders
[former Chooser of the Slain]
Marvel 325
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
  Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Marvel 361
Gargoyle Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu
Dass); occult
Defenders Marvel 125
Overmind Overmind (Grom) villain hero
  Defenders; Thunderbolts Army Marvel 41
Hyperion Hyperion (Mark Milton) hero
  Squadron Supreme; Star Masters  Marvel 175
Annham Annham supporting character
CBR Scale: M Here (and There) religion (The
Book of Nostradicted)
[assistant to Mayor Greeneggs] Marvel 1
Mayor Greeneggs Mayor Greeneggs supporting character
CBR Scale: M Here (and There) religion (The
Book of Nostradicted)
[mayor of Here] Marvel 1
Mayor Easyread Mayor Easyread supporting character
CBR Scale: M Here (and There) religion (The
Book of Nostradicted)
[mayor of There (though he called it "Here")] Marvel 1
Thornton Thornton supporting character
CBR Scale: M Here (and There) religion (The
Book of Nostradicted)
[guardian of There (though he called it "Here")] Marvel 1
Nostradicted supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Here (and There) religion
(prophet)
[ancient poet, sage, grouch; wrote The Book (prophetic)] Marvel 1
August Masters August Masters villain
  Secret Empire Marvel 11
Elf with a Gun Elf with a Gun villain
CBR Scale: D elf
  Marvel 15
Mindy Williams Mindy-Psi (Mindy Williams) supporting character
  [poor woman rescued by Nighthawk; dated him] Marvel 11
Luann Bloom Luann Bloom supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
[ultimately revealed to be robot created by Tribunal] Marvel 14
Philip le Guin Philip le Guin supporting character
  [telepath] Marvel 9
Ursula Richards Ursula Richards supporting character
  [telepath] Marvel 9
The Chorus The Chorus
(details) 
supporting character
  [ESP-powered group] Marvel 17
Stan Lee Stan Lee
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[principal Marvel Comics creator] Marvel 258
Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Lutheran
[writer] DC 5