The Defenders (vol. 1) #145 (July 1985):
“Five Women”
by Peter Gillis, Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder

The Defenders (vol. 1) #145

Title: “Five Women”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1985

Publisher:
Written by: Peter Gillis
Art by: Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder

28 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
Andromeda (Andromeda Attumasen)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Dragon Circle; The Defenders		46
Candy Southern		Archer College; The Defenders (leader)		66
Johnny Blaze	Baptist (nominal); eclectic	Midnight Sons		306
Argyle Fist		U.S. Army		13
Sassafras	N.A.	dog [Beast's pet dog while he was with Defenders]		20
Dragon of the Moon	demon god dragon	[spawn of Set, the Elder God]		13
Dolly Donahue		[housekeeper]		31
Nancy Turpin	religious	KGB; Secret Empire...  The Defenders (ally) [double agent]		11
Tony		[became Andromeda's friend when she posed as human]		3
Roxanne Simpson	demon	[Johnny Blaze's wife; reincarnated as a demon]		78
Bob		U.S. Army [occupied Defenders Mansion for General Argyle Fist]		1
Royalist Forces of America (cameo)	Royalist Forces of America	Royalist Forces of America [secretly funded by then-evil Helmut Zemo]		12
William Taurey (cameo)	British Loyalist in U.S.	Royalist Forces of America (founder); Secret Empire...  The Elite [tried to end democracy in America]		7
Chris Larmouth (cameo)		[airplane mechanic mutated by Gamma Spores]		11
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (hologram)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (hologram)	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) (hologram)	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) (hologram)	occult	Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order		1,687
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (hologram)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Carol Faber (mentioned)		[died in car crash with Cloud, who adopted her form]		3
The Valkyrior (mentioned)	Norse/Teutonic demigoddesses	[bring honored dead to Valhalla]		29

This publication is also known as: The New Defenders #145.

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