Religion and Characters in
Giant-Size Defenders #3 (Jan. 1975):
“Games Godlings Play!”
by Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, Len Wein, Dan Adkins, Don Newton, Jim Mooney

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 Defenders; The Avengers...  The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Pantheon; Hulkbusters; X-Saviours; Weapon X (Exiles); Secret Defenders		4,551
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	The All-Winners Squad; The Defenders...  The Invaders; X-Men; The Avengers; Atlantean; human; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	The Order; Illuminati...  Midnight Sons; Secret Defenders; The Defenders; The Avengers		1,687
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Secret Avengers...  Squadron Supreme; Redeemers; Squadron Sinister; The Thunderbolts; The Defenders		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	Prime Mover's minions; Intimidators...  Fomalhauti		4
Grott the Man-Slayer	alien	Prime Mover's minions; Intimidators...  Grund		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	Prime Mover's minions; Intimidators...  Reptoid		4
Korvac (Michael Korvac)		Prime Mover's minions; Intimidators (leader) [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	Weapon Plus; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Redeemers; The Invaders		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	The Avengers; The Ultimates...  Illuminati; Weapon X (Exiles); Force Works		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	The Avengers; The Ultimates...  Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers; Thor Corps		4,362
Nick Fury (cameo)	secular	black; The Ultimates...  The Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,898
Goliath (Clint Barton) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Thunderbolts...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,515
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Whizzer (James Saunders) (cameo)		Sinister Syndicate; Squadron Sinister...  Hood's Army; The Thunderbolts		86
Kang (Nathaniel Richards) (cameo)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Hyperion (Mark Milton) (cameo)		The Thunderbolts; Squadron Supreme...  Star Masters; Weapon X (Exiles)		175
The Badoon (cameo)	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
Doctor Spectrum (Dr. Kinji Obatu) (cameo)		Squadron Sinister		6

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