Giant-Size Defenders #3 (Jan. 1975):
“Games Godlings Play!”
by Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, Len Wein, Dan Adkins, etc.

29 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)	The Order; Hulkbusters...  The Defenders; The Avengers; X-Saviours; Secret Defenders; Warbound; The Ultimates; Pantheon; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Weapon X (Exiles); Marvel Knights		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	The Invaders; human...  The All-Winners Squad; Illuminati; X-Men; The Defenders; The Avengers; Atlantean; Dark X-Men; The Cabal; The Order		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; Secret Defenders		1,687
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Secret Avengers...  The Thunderbolts; Squadron Supreme; Redeemers (Earth-712); The Defenders; Redeemers		361
Aragorn	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)	quasi-cosmic entity w/ personal obsession	Elders of the Universe		71
Dumog	alien	Intimidators; Fomalhauti...  Prime Mover's minions		4
Grott the Man-Slayer	alien	Intimidators; Grund...  Prime Mover's minions		4
Prime Mover	N.A.	Prime Mover's minions (leader) [plays chess with Dr. Doom]		14
Takkor	alien	Prime Mover's minions [monstrous winged horse]		1
Teju	alien	Intimidators; Reptoid...  Prime Mover's minions		4
Korvac (Michael Korvac)		Intimidators (leader); Prime Mover's minions [born 2977 A.D.; would-be universal conqueror]		17
Screechy	N.A.	Prime Mover's minions [winged creature]		1
Grunds	alien	[alien race to which Grott the Man-Slayer belongs]		1
Reptoids	alien	[alien race to which Teju belongs]		2
Fomalhauti	alien	[amoeba-like alien race]		12
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; The Invaders...  Redeemers; The Ultimates; The Avengers; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; The Ultimates...  Weapon X (Exiles); The Avengers; Illuminati		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	The Avengers; Thor Corps...  The Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers; Asgardian		4,362
Nick Fury (cameo)	secular	The Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D....  black; The Ultimates		1,898
Goliath (Clint Barton) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	The Thunderbolts; Chain Gang...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Ultimates; The Avengers		1,515
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal [Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Whizzer (James Saunders) (cameo)		Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate...  Squadron Sinister; The Thunderbolts		86
Kang (Nathaniel Richards) (cameo)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Hyperion (Mark Milton) (cameo)		Squadron Supreme; Weapon X (Exiles)...  Star Masters; The Thunderbolts		175
The Badoon (cameo)	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Doctor Spectrum (Dr. Kinji Obatu) (cameo)		Squadron Sinister		6

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