The Defenders (vol. 1) #74 (Aug. 1979):
“Fools Rush In!”
by Ed Hannigan, Herb Trimpe, Steve Mitchell

The Defenders (vol. 1) #74

Title: “Fools Rush In!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1979

Publisher:
Written by: Ed Hannigan
Art by: Herb Trimpe, Steve Mitchell

19 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
Clea	occult	The Defenders [disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]		222
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
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
Lord Vashti	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean [Grand Vizier of Atlantis; very loyal to Namor]		94
Richard Rory	hippie	[friend of Man-Thing, She-Hulk]		36
Ruth Hart	hippie	[friend of Richard Rory, Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown]		22
Foolkiller (Greg Salinger)		[mental patient; soldier...]		24
Dollar Bill (Aaron Tagma English)		[tried to make documentary about Defenders]		19
Ledge		Empire State University [old friend of TV producer "Dollar Bill"]		14
Milton Rosenblum		[attorney]		15
Amber Grant		[James-Michael Starling's friend/classmate]		18
Dunbar		[drug dealer]		1
Mr. Trottio		[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #74 (Aug. 1979)]		1
Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk) (mentioned)	sorcerer	[ruler]		19
The Unnamed One (mentioned)	alien deity	[god and ruler of Tunnelworld; sorcerer]		9

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