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

The Defenders (vol. 1) #129

Title: “Countdown”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1984

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: 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	S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Howling Commandos...  The Ultimates; black		1,898
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	The Avengers; X-Men...  The Defenders; X-Factor; Brotherhood of Mutants; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	The Champions; X-Men...  The Defenders; X-Factor; Secret Defenders; The Twelve; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	The Champions; X-Men...  The Defenders; X-Factor; X-Force; Secret Defenders; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club; X-Saviours; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Renegades; St. Joe's Preparatory School		1,741
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
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	The Avengers; The Defenders...  Infinity Watch [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); Archer College		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	Secret Empire; U.S. Air Force [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	The Avengers; A-Next...  Secret Defenders; Force Works; Brotherhood of Mutants; Lady Liberators; The Ultimates		1,624
Vision (cameo)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	The Avengers; A-Next...  Guardians of the Galaxy; Young Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Galactic Guardians		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	The Resistants; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Mutant Force		17
Shocker (Randall Darby) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	The Resistants; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Mutant Force		20
Slither (Aaron Solomon) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	The Resistants; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Serpent Society; Fangs; Mutant Force		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); Genoshan Excalibur...  Brotherhood of Mutants; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; Illuminati		4,999
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (illusion)	Baptist	The Avengers; X-Men...  The New Mutants; X-Force; X-Corporation; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
Psyche (Danielle Moonstar) (illusion)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	X-Men; The New Mutants...  X-Force; Young X-Men (teacher); Mutant Liberation Front; Native American		470
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (illusion)	Presbyterian	X-Factor; The New Mutants...  X-Force; Excalibur		576
Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta) (illusion)	Catholic	The Hellfire Club; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Force; Young X-Men (teacher); X-Corporation; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Ternals; Fallen Angels; Mutant Liberation Front; black		574
Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh) (illusion)	Catholic; LGBT	X-Men; The New Mutants...  The 198; Academy of Tomorrow; Asian		260

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

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