The Defenders (vol. 1) #129 (Mar. 1984):
“Countdown”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder

38 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	The Ultimates; The Howling Commandos...  S.H.I.E.L.D.; black		1,898
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Defenders...  X-Men; X-Club; The Avengers; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Factor		5,233
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	X-Men; The Twelve...  The Champions; X-Factor; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders; The Defenders		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	The Champions; Renegades...  The Defenders; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Force; X-Saviours; Secret Defenders; Horsemen of Apocalypse; X-Factor; X-Men; X-Club		1,741
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[intelligence agency; government agency...]		1,188
Cloud ("Carol Faber")	sentient nebula	The Defenders; Secret Empire		31
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	The Defenders; Infinity Watch...  The Avengers [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)	Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult	The Defenders		125
Candy Southern		The Defenders (leader)		66
Secret Empire		[1st app: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966)]		120
Professor Power (Anthony Power)	right-wing extremist; resurrected	Secret Empire [led an army of right-wing extremists]		21
Colonel Rodian Razumihin	Communist	[high-level Russian agent, comparable to Nick Fury]		2
Mad Dog (Buzz Baxter)	manifestly non-religious	U.S. Air Force; Secret Empire [ex-husband of Patsy Walker/Hellcat]		40
Sassafras	N.A.	dog [Beast's pet dog while he was with Defenders]		20
Matthew Aaron Power		[Professor Power's beloved son]		12
Dolly Donahue		[housekeeper]		31
Seraph (Nancy Turpin)	religious	Secret Empire; KGB...  The Defenders (ally) [double agent]		11
Number 6		Secret Empire		12
Number 4		Secret Empire [Professor Power snapped his neck, killing him]		1
Number 16	sadist; White Supremacist	HYDRA; Secret Empire...  Sons of the Serpent		5
Number 41		Secret Empire		1
Number 82		Secret Empire		1
Stein		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	Brotherhood of Mutants; A-Next...  Force Works; The Ultimates; Lady Liberators; The Avengers; Secret Defenders		1,624
Vision (cameo)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	Young Avengers; The Avengers...  A-Next; Guardians of the Galaxy; Galactic Guardians; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,393
Burner (Byron Calley) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	The Resistants; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Mutant Force [terrorist, mutant rights activist]		21
Lifter (Ned Lathrop) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; The Resistants...  Brotherhood of Mutants		17
Shocker (Randall Darby) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Mutant Force; The Resistants...  Brotherhood of Mutants		20
Slither (Aaron Solomon) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Serpent Society; Mutant Force...  Fangs; The Resistants; Brotherhood of Mutants		22
Leviathan (Edward Cobert) (cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire...  The Masters of Evil		10
Dragon of the Moon (behind the scenes)	demon god dragon	[spawn of Set, the Elder God]		13
Professor X (Charles Xavier) (illusion)	religious	X-Men (founder); The Twelve...  Illuminati; Genoshan Excalibur; The Mutant Underground (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants		4,999
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (illusion)	Baptist	X-Men; Academy of Tomorrow...  The Avengers; X-Corporation; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; X-Force; The New Mutants		831
Psyche (Danielle Moonstar) (illusion)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	The New Mutants; X-Force...  Native American; X-Men; Young X-Men (teacher); Mutant Liberation Front		470
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (illusion)	Presbyterian	The New Mutants; X-Force...  X-Factor; Excalibur		576
Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta) (illusion)	Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; Mutant Liberation Front...  The Avengers; X-Force; X-Ternals; black; Young X-Men (teacher); The New Mutants; Hellfire Club; Fallen Angels; X-Corporation		574
Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh) (illusion)	Catholic; LGBT	The 198; X-Men...  Academy of Tomorrow; The New Mutants; Asian		260

This publication is also known as: The New Defenders #129.

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