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Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 1) #56 (Feb. 1978):
“Val’s New York Adventure!”
by David Kraft, Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson

The Defenders (vol. 1) #56

Title: “Val's New York Adventure!”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Feb 1978

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: David Kraft

Art by: Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson


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.
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
Defenders; Lady Liberators
[former Chooser of the Slain]
Marvel 325
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Avengers; Defenders  Marvel 4,551
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Invaders; All-Winners Squad 
[Atlantis]
Marvel 1,864
Atlanteans Atlanteans supporting character
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
  Marvel DC 165
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
  Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Marvel 361
Hellcat Hellcat (Patsy Walker) hero
  Defenders; Avengers  Marvel 639
Red Guardian Red Guardian (Tania Belinskya) hero
CBR Scale: S Communist Party member
Defenders
[Russia. former adventurer, dissident champion; neurosurgeon]
Marvel 39
Ledge Ledge supporting character
  [old friend of TV producer "Dollar Bill"] Marvel 14
Lunatik Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk) villain deity
CBR Scale: M sorcerer
[ruler] Marvel 19
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
(quoted and cited)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Assemblies of God
[singer] Marvel DC 444
The Beatles The Beatles
(quoted and cited)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Transcendental Meditation
The Beatles
[England]
Marvel 114
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones
(quoted and cited)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
[England] Personality Comics Marvel 86
The Carpenters The Carpenters
(quoted and cited)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Methodist
[musician; singer] Iced Tea Productions / Weintraub Entertainment Group, etc. 53