The Defenders (vol. 1) #28 (Oct. 1975):
“My Mother, the Badoon!”
by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia, John Tartaglione

The Defenders (vol. 1) #28

Title: “My Mother, the Badoon!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1975

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Gerber
Art by: Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia, John Tartaglione

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
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
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
Vance Astro (Vance Astrovik)	Jewish (half)	Guardians of the Galaxy; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		133
Charlie-27		Guardians of the Galaxy; Jovian		124
Martinex (Martinex T'Naga)		Galactic Guardians; Guardians of the Galaxy		108
Yondu (Yondu Udonta)		Guardians of the Galaxy		98
Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn)		Cosmic Avengers; Guardians of the Galaxy		114
Jack Norriss	Cult of the Nameless One (lapsed)	S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Defenders (ally) [husband of Barbara Norriss (Valkyrie)]		41
The Badoon	Badoon religion	[alien race]		55
The Zoms		[lobotomized human slaves of alien Badoon]		2
Emperor Goozot	alien	[ruled a planet of drunks in 31st Century]		3
Queen Tolaria	Badoon religion	Badoon [queen of Sisterhood of the Badoon (31st Cen.)]		2
unnamed alien race	nihilist	[race of Goozot, Montee; they celebrated Festival of Death]		2
Montee (cameo)	nihilist	[of same race as Goozot; they celebrated Festival of Death]		2
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992

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