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The Secret Defenders #25 (Mar. 1995):
“Final Defense, Part 4: Dead on Arrival”
by Tom Brevoort, Mike Kanterovich, Bill Wylie, Tony DeZuniga

The Secret Defenders #25

Title: “Final Defense, Part 4: Dead on Arrival”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1995

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Tom Brevoort, Mike Kanterovich
Art by: Bill Wylie, Tony DeZuniga


28 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.
Dagger Dagger (Tandy Bowen) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Dark X-Men; League of Losers... 
[partner of Cloak]
Marvel 219
Doctor Druid Doctor Druid (Anthony Ludgate) hero
CBR Scale: M Druidism (plus Tibetan Buddhism)
Secret Defenders (leader); Shock Troop (leader)...  Marvel 151
Drax the Destroyer Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) hero
  Guardians of the Galaxy; Infinity Watch...  Marvel 217
Shadowoman Sepulchre (Jillian Woods) hero
  Secret Defenders; Shock Troop Marvel 22
Deathlok Deathlok (Michael Collins) hero
CBR Scale: U Quaker (lapsed)
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 110
Cadaver Cadaver (Cody Fleischer) hero
  Secret Defenders Marvel 17
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Silver Surfer Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) hero
CBR Scale: S Zenn-La religion
Heralds of Galactus; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 826
Al Al (Sidrat Al-Muntah) hero
CBR Scale: D Cognoscenti (occult sect); Gaian
Cognoscenti
[disembodied head; agent of Gaea]
Marvel 6
Oshtur Oshtur deity
CBR Scale: D mystic deity
Vishanti Marvel 9
Hoggoth Hoggoth deity
CBR Scale: D mystic deity
Vishanti Marvel 5
Agamotto Agamotto deity
CBR Scale: D mystic deity
Vishanti Marvel 15
Joshua Pryce Joshua Pryce hero
CBR Scale: D Cognoscenti (occult sect); Gaian
Cognoscenti; The Howling Commandos
[agent of Gaea]
Marvel 12
Rose Steadbaur
(details) 
supporting character
CBR Scale: D Cognoscenti (occult sect); Gaian
Cognoscenti
[agent of Gaea]
Marvel 2
Living Tribunal Living Tribunal supporting character
CBR Scale: D cosmic entity
[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #157] Marvel 8
Slorioth villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer
[in War of Seven Spheres; merged with Dr. Druid] Marvel 3
Tantalus villain
CBR Scale: M Deviant religion
Armechadonian Deviant; Deviants
[father of Blackwulf; inciter of a Holy War]
Marvel 12
Mr. Steadbaur supporting character
  [father of Rose, born as agent of Gaia] Marvel 2
Mrs. Steadbaur supporting character
  [mother of Rose, born as agent of Gaia] Marvel 2
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Son of Satan Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)
(cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (former priest)
Shadow Hunters; The Defenders...  Marvel 207
Franklin Richards Psi-Lord (Franklin Richards)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
Huntara Huntara (Tara Richards)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Eyriennes (matriarchal
society)
Fantastic Force; Fearsome Foursome Marvel 35
Vibraxas Vibraxas (N'Kano)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: R African primal-indigenous
religion; Wakandan Black
Panther Cult
Fantastic Force Marvel 44
Devlor Devlor
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: R Inhuman religion
Fantastic Force Marvel 29
Sleepwalker Sleepwalker
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Sleepwalker religion
League of Losers; Operation: Lightning Storm...  Marvel 98
R. G. Mathieson
(cameo)
supporting character
  [covers up existence of paranormal activity] Marvel 4