Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 1) #126 (Dec. 1983):
“State of the Union!”
by J.M. DeMatteis, Alan Kupperberg

22 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.
Nick Fury	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	X-Men; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; X-Factor; The Twelve (mutants); Secret Defenders		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Defenders  Champions (of Los Angeles); X-Factor; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Academy of Tomorrow; Renegades; X-Force; X-Club		1,741
S.H.I.E.L.D.		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Defenders; Lady Liberators [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Defenders; Avengers  Infinity Watch [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)	Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult	Defenders		125
Aragorn	N.A.	[winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Secret Empire		Secret Empire		120
Number 1 (Anthony Power)	right-wing extremist; resurrected	Secret Empire [led an army of right-wing extremists]		21
Burner (Byron Calley)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; Brotherhood of Mutants  Resistants [terrorist, mutant rights activist]		21
Lifter (Ned Lathrop)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; Brotherhood of Mutants  Resistants		17
Shocker (Randall Darby)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; Brotherhood of Mutants  Resistants		20
Slither (Aaron Solomon)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; Brotherhood of Mutants  Resistants; Serpent Society; Fangs		22
Leviathan (Edward Cobert)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire  Masters of Evil		10
Mad Dog (Buzz Baxter)	manifestly non-religious	U.S. Air Force; Secret Empire  Roxxon [ex-husband of Patsy Walker/Hellcat]		40
Number Seven		Secret Empire		13
Matthew Aaron Power		[Professor Power's beloved son]		12
Dolly Donahue		[housekeeper]		31
Harridan		Secret Empire [old woman; drained life force from others]		2
Saperstein		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1

Title appears on the cover as The New Defenders #126.

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