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)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Defenders; Lady Liberators [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Aragorn	N.A.	[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		4
Grott the Man-Slayer	alien	Prime Mover's minions; Intimidators		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		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
Grund	alien	[alien race to which Grott the Man-Slayer belongs]		1
Reptoid	alien	[alien race to which Teju belongs]		2
Fomalhauti	alien	[amoeba-like alien race]		12
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (cameo)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (cameo)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
Nick Fury (cameo)	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898
Goliath (Clint Barton) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Great Lakes Avengers; Thunderbolts; Ultimates; New Avengers		1,515
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (cameo)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four [Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]		1,176
Whizzer (James Saunders) (cameo)		Squadron Sinister; Sinister Syndicate  Thunderbolts; Hood's Army		86
Kang (Nathaniel Richards) (cameo)		Council of Kangs [born in 31th century]		274
Hyperion (Mark Milton) (cameo)		Squadron Supreme; Star Masters  Weapon X (Exiles); Thunderbolts		175
The Badoon (cameo)	Badoon religion	[ 1st app: "When Lands the Saucer!" in Silver Surfer (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1968) ]		55
Doctor Spectrum (Dr. Kinji Obatu) (cameo)		Squadron Sinister		6

"Games Godlings Play!" is the new story featured in Giant-Size Defenders #3. This publication also features two reprint stories featuring members of the Defenders team: "The World Destroyers!" from Sub-Mariner Comics #38 (Feb. 1955) and "The House of Shadows!" (featuring Doctor Strange) from Strange Tales #120 (May 1964).

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