The Defenders (vol. 2) #5 (July 2001):
“Headhunt”
by Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Sal Buscema

The Defenders (vol. 2) #5

Title: “Headhunt”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 2001

Publisher:
Written by: Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen
Art by: Erik Larsen, Sal Buscema

24 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)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Star Masters; The Defenders; The Order; Zenn-Lavian		826
Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson)	Jewish	E.D.I.T. (leader); Initiative		304
Atlanteans	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	[hidden race]		165
Namorita (Nita Prentiss)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Secret Defenders...  The Defenders; The New Warriors		305
Alicia Masters		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Secret Avengers; Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme; The Defenders; The Thunderbolts		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)		Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  The Avengers; The Defenders		656
Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; former radical Feminist	Lady Liberators; The Defenders		26
Attuma	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Deep Six (leader)		110
Chondu the Mystic (Harvey Schlemerman)	occult; yoga	Headmen		25
Gorilla-Man (Dr. Arthur Nagan)		Headmen; Lethal Legion		25
Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubinstein)	Jewish	Headmen		39
Shrunken Bones (Dr. Jerold Morgan)		Headmen		22
God from Beyond	alien religion deity	[used by Headmen to summon, control Orrgo]		2
Bi-Beast	N.A.	[caretaker; lab specimen]		30
Corak	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean		1
Yandroth (vision)	Nihilist	[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #164]		5
Avians (behind the scenes)	Avian religion	[winged race of Inhumans among whom Red Raven was raised]		12
Bloodravens (behind the scenes)	Avian religion (Bloodravens sect)	Avian [violent sect of Avian religion; summoned Wayfinder]		3
Pluto (Hades) (mentioned)	Greco-Roman deity; Cult of Hades	League of Avengers; Olympus Group [god of Death]	Portal Comics	148
Papa Hagg (mentioned)	Vodoun mystic	[Nighthawk enlisted him to remove his demonic powers]		11

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