The Defenders (vol. 1) #131 (May 1984):
“If This Be Walrus...!”
by Peter Gillis, J. M. DeMatteis, Alan Kupperberg

The Defenders (vol. 1) #131

Title: “If This Be Walrus...!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1984

Publisher:
Written by: Peter Gillis, J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Alan Kupperberg

15 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 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
Cloud ("Carol Faber")	sentient nebula	Secret Empire; The Defenders		31
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
Candy Southern		Archer College; The Defenders (leader)		66
Frog-Man (Eugene Patillo)		Initiative: Action Pack; Misfits		22
Leap-Frog (Vinnie Patilio)	repentant	Damage Control; Emissaries of Evil (Electro) [father of Frogman]		20
Humbert Carpenter		[mad scientist; uncle of Walrus (Hubert)]		1
Walrus (Hubert Carpenter)		[mass-destructionist; half of "Terrible Two"]		4
Dean Hillson		[briefly Beast's boss at Brooklyn U.]		1
Jeff		Brooklyn University [in Beast's class at Brooklyn U.]		1
The Beatles (mentioned)	Transcendental Meditation	[musical group]	Associated Television	114

This publication is also known as: The New Defenders #131.

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