The Defenders (vol. 1) #123 (Sep. 1983):
“Of Elves and Androids!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder

The Defenders (vol. 1) #123

Title: “Of Elves and Androids!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1983

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder

23 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 (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Cloud ("Carol Faber")	sentient nebula	Secret Empire; The Defenders		31
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)	Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult	The Defenders		125
Odin	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian [Thor's father]		307
Secret Empire		[1st app: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966)]		120
Number 1 (Anthony Power)	right-wing extremist; resurrected	Secret Empire [led an army of right-wing extremists]		21
Elf with a Gun	elf	[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #25 (July 1975)]		15
The Tribunal	cosmic entity	[preside over cosmically significant events]		8
Luann Bloom	N.A.	[ultimately revealed to be robot created by Tribunal]		14
Seraph (Nancy Turpin)	religious	KGB; Secret Empire...  The Defenders (ally) [double agent]		11
Harridan		Secret Empire [old woman; drained life force from others]		2
Carol Faber (someone disguised or dressed as)		[died in car crash with Cloud, who adopted her form]		3
Danny Milligan (behind the scenes)		[car crashed with Cloud, who adopted his form]		3
Spock (mentioned)	Vulcan religion	human; Starfleet...  The Enterprise; Vulcan	, etc.	448

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