The Defenders (vol. 1) #3 (Dec. 1972):
“Four Against the Gods”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney

The Defenders (vol. 1) #3

Title: “Four Against the Gods”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1972

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney

13 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
Barbara Norriss	Cult of the Nameless One; Norse/Teutonic paganism	The Defenders		24
The Nameless One	demon	Undying One [leader of Undying Ones (ancient race of demons)]		16
The Undying Ones	demon	[powerful, ancient race of demons]		6
Warrior Wizards	mystically empowered	[1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1972)]		2
Lady Dorma (illusion)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean [Namor's late wife; born in Antartic Atlantean settlement]		150
Clea (illusion)	occult	The Defenders [disciple/former girlfriend of Doctor Strange]		222
Shalla Bal (illusion)	Zenn-La religion	[beloved of Silver Surfer; Empress of Zenn-La]		131
Jarella (illusion)	K'ai religion	[Empress of K'ai; was Hulk's beloved]		45
Galactus (Galan) (mentioned)	cosmic entity	Heralds of Galactus (leader)		537

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