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.

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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

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Doctor Strange affiliation Defenders
Marvel Comics notableTeam Defenders
Sam Wilson teamAffiliation Defenders
Ant-Man teamAffiliation Defenders
Marvel Comics character Hulk teamAffiliation Defenders
subject surface form: Hulk
Bruce Banner teamAffiliation Defenders
Defenders associatedTitle Defenders self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Defenders (1972 comic series)
Defenders associatedTitle Defenders self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The New Defenders
Sanctum Sanctorum appearsIn Defenders
this entity surface form: Defenders comics
Clea affiliation Defenders
Dormammu enemy Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders
Dormammu appearsIn Defenders
this entity surface form: Defenders comics
Eye of Agamotto appearsIn Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders (comics)
Namor teamAffiliation Defenders
Infinity includesTieInSeries Defenders
subject surface form: Infinity (Marvel Comics)
this entity surface form: Fearless Defenders
Shuma-Gorath enemyOf Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders
Midnight Sons relatedTeam Defenders
Silver Surfer affiliation Defenders
Sal Buscema notableWork Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders
Sal Buscema notableCharacterWorkedOn Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders
Anthony Ray notableWork Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders: Pay Now, Die Later
Anthony Ray notableWork Defenders
this entity surface form: The Defenders: The Prowler
She-Hulk affiliation Defenders
Wonder Man teamAffiliation Defenders
Beast teamAffiliation Defenders
Hank McCoy / Beast teamAffiliation Defenders
subject surface form: Hank McCoy
Bill Foster teamAffiliation Defenders
subject surface form: Bill Foster (Marvel Comics)
Janet van Dyne teamAffiliation Defenders
Jennifer Walters affiliation Defenders
Marc Spector affiliation Defenders