Defenders
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The Defenders are a loosely organized team of Marvel Comics superheroes, often featuring mystic and unconventional members, who unite to confront supernatural and reality-threatening menaces.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defenders canonical | 22 |
| The Defenders | 4 |
| Defenders comics | 2 |
| Fearless Defenders | 1 |
| The Defenders (1972 comic series) | 1 |
| The Defenders (comics) | 1 |
| The Defenders: Pay Now, Die Later | 1 |
| The Defenders: The Prowler | 1 |
| The New Defenders | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics superhero team
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ |
| associatedTitle |
The Defenders (miniseries)
ⓘ
surface form:
Defenders (2017 series)
Defenders self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Defenders (1972 comic series)
The Defenders (miniseries) ⓘ
surface form:
The Defenders (2011 series)
Defenders self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The New Defenders
The Secret Defenders ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
New York City
ⓘ
Sanctum Sanctorum ⓘ |
| creator |
Bill Everett
ⓘ
Ross Andru ⓘ Roy Thomas ⓘ |
| enemyType |
cosmic entities
ⓘ
demonic forces ⓘ reality-warping threats ⓘ supernatural villains ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Marvel Feature #1 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy |
members often come and go
ⓘ
no formal bylaws ⓘ no formal charter ⓘ non-traditional roster ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | often features mystic and unconventional members ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Beast
ⓘ
Clea ⓘ Gargoyle ⓘ Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) ⓘ
surface form:
Ghost Rider
Hellcat ⓘ Iceman ⓘ Iron Fist (Danny Rand) ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Fist
Luke Cage ⓘ Moondragon ⓘ Nighthawk ⓘ Son of Satan ⓘ Valkyrie ⓘ |
| originalCoreMember |
Doctor Strange
ⓘ
The Incredible Hulk ⓘ
surface form:
Hulk
Namor ⓘ
surface form:
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Silver Surfer ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
confront reality-threatening menaces
ⓘ
confront supernatural menaces ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| teamDynamic |
members frequently reluctant to join
ⓘ
often formed in response to specific crises ⓘ |
| teamLeader | Doctor Strange ⓘ |
| teamTheme |
cosmic-level threats
ⓘ
mystic and supernatural threats ⓘ reality-altering threats ⓘ |
| teamType | loosely organized team ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hulk
this entity surface form:
The Defenders (1972 comic series)
this entity surface form:
The New Defenders
this entity surface form:
Defenders comics
this entity surface form:
The Defenders (comics)
subject surface form:
Infinity (Marvel Comics)
this entity surface form:
Fearless Defenders
this entity surface form:
The Defenders
this entity surface form:
The Defenders
this entity surface form:
The Defenders
this entity surface form:
The Defenders: Pay Now, Die Later
this entity surface form:
The Defenders: The Prowler
subject surface form:
Hank McCoy
subject surface form:
Bill Foster (Marvel Comics)