The Defenders (vol. 2) #10 (Dec. 2001):
“Head to Head”
by Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Sal Buscema

The Defenders (vol. 2) #10

Title: “Head to Head”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 2001

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

34 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
A.I.M.	Scientism	[terrorist]		390
M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton)	Scientism	A.I.M. (leader)		199
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
Aragorn	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; former radical Feminist	Lady Liberators; The Defenders		26
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
Orrgo	alien religion (deity)	The Howling Commandos [extraterrestrial "space god" summoned by Headmen]		11
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (cameo)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (hologram)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (hologram)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) (hologram)	Communist atheist	Home Base; KGB...  The Masters of Evil		180
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (hologram)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Brotherhood of Mutants; Excalibur...  Exemplars; The Exiles; X-Men		387
Sandman (Flint Marko) (hologram)		Intruders (leader); Next Wave...  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Avengers; The Frightful Four; Wild Pack		388
Venom (Eddie Brock) (hologram)	Catholic	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Sinister Six...  Toxin		416
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (hologram)		Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Electro (Max Dillon) (hologram)		Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Electro)...  Hood's Army; Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Frightful Four		274
Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (hologram)		Sinister Six		116
Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich) (hologram)		Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Sinister Syndicate		305
Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel) (hologram)	temporarily became follower of Thor	The Masters of Evil		270
Klaw (Ulysses Klaw) (hologram)		A.I.M.; Fearsome Foursome...  Fearsome Four; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil		151
Blastaar (hologram)		Baluurian; The Frightful Four		97
The Destroyer (hologram)	N.A.	Heralds of Galactus		58

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