The Defenders (vol. 1) #93 (Mar. 1981):
“The Woman Behind the Man!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Frank Giacoia, Joe Sinnott, etc.

The Defenders (vol. 1) #93

Title: “The Woman Behind the Man!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1981

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Don Perlin, Frank Giacoia, Joe Sinnott, Al Milgrom, friends

20 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
Atlanteans	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	[hidden race]		165
Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)	Catholic (former priest)	Shadow Hunters; The Defenders...  The Howling Commandos		207
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
Wong	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Lord Vashti	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean [Grand Vizier of Atlantis; very loyal to Namor]		94
Llyra (Llyra Morris)	Set worship (high priestess)	Lemurian; The Frightful Four [Lemurian mutant]		55
Nebulon	Celestial Mind Control Movement (founder/guru); Ul'lula'n religion	Squadron Sinister (ally)		23
Thog (behind the scenes)	demon; Satanism	[1st app: Fear #11 (Dec. 1972)]		27
Maya (mentioned)	Devil	Six-Fingered Hand; The Cabal		381
Avarrish (mentioned)	demon	Six-Fingered Hand [empowered Gargoyle]		8
Fashima (mentioned)	demon	Six-Fingered Hand [empowered evil rock star Asmodeus Jones]		4
Unnthinnk (mentioned)	demon	Six-Fingered Hand [possessed Man-Thing]		4
Puishannt (mentioned)	demon	Six-Fingered Hand [empowered Gordski]		7
Hyppokri (mentioned)	demon	Six-Fingered Hand [empowered David Kessler to believe he was the Messiah]		8

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