Defenders (vol. 3) #5 (Jan. 2006):
“The Enemy of My Enemy isn’t Exactly My Friend (But She’ll do in a Pinch)!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire

Defenders (vol. 3) #5

Title: “The Enemy of My Enemy isn’t Exactly My Friend (But She’ll do in a Pinch)!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2006

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen
Art by: Kevin Maguire

17 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
Dormammu	Faltine energy being; extra-dimensional mystic entity/powerful magic user	The Cabal		170
Cyttorak	deity	[source of Juggernaut's power]		9
Umar	Faltine; mystical/occult	Faltine [ruler of Dark Dimension; Clea's mother; Dormammu's sister]		54
The Mindless Ones (only on cover)	alien	[mindless servants summoned by Dormammu, others]		34
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (alternative reality version)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (alternative reality version)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (alternative reality version)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (alternative reality version)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (alternative reality version)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (alternative reality version)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Iceman (Bobby Drake) (alternative reality version)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (alternative reality version)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (alternative reality version)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515

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