The Defenders (vol. 1) #126 (Dec. 1983):
“State of the Union!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Alan Kupperberg

The Defenders (vol. 1) #126

Title: “State of the Union!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1983

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Alan Kupperberg

22 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.
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	The Defenders [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)	Titanian priestess	Infinity Watch; The Avengers...  The Defenders [raised by Shao-Lom monks on Titan]		335
Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)	Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult	The Defenders		125
Aragorn	N.A.	horse [winged steed of Black Knight (Whitman), Valkyrie]		105
Secret Empire		[1st app: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966)]		120
Number 1 (Anthony Power)	right-wing extremist; resurrected	Secret Empire [led an army of right-wing extremists]		21
Burner (Byron Calley)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Mutant Force...  The Resistants [terrorist, mutant rights activist]		21
Lifter (Ned Lathrop)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Mutant Force...  The Resistants		17
Shocker (Randall Darby)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Mutant Force...  The Resistants		20
Slither (Aaron Solomon)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Fangs...  Mutant Force; Serpent Society; The Resistants		22
Leviathan (Edward Cobert)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire...  The Masters of Evil		10
Mad Dog (Buzz Baxter)	manifestly non-religious	Secret Empire; U.S. Air Force [ex-husband of Patsy Walker/Hellcat]		40
Number Seven		Secret Empire		13
Matthew Aaron Power		[Professor Power's beloved son]		12
Dolly Donahue		[housekeeper]		31
Harridan		Secret Empire [old woman; drained life force from others]		2
Saperstein		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1

This publication is also known as: The New Defenders #126.

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