Defenders (Marvel Comics team)
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The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero team typically featuring unconventional and often reluctant heroes like Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Namor, and the Silver Surfer who unite to face mystical and cosmic threats.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics superhero team
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fictional superhero team ⓘ |
| associatedTeam |
Avengers
NERFINISHED
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X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Sanctum Sanctorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creators |
Bill Everett
NERFINISHED
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Ross Andru NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Dormammu
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Loki NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebulon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Headmen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Undying Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Marvel Feature #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | December 1971 ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
New Defenders
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The Defenders (2017 comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fearless Defenders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Defenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | comic books ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Angel
NERFINISHED
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Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Strange NERFINISHED ⓘ Gargoyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellcat NERFINISHED ⓘ Hulk NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceman NERFINISHED ⓘ Namor the Sub-Mariner NERFINISHED ⓘ Nighthawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Surfer NERFINISHED ⓘ Valkyrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
The Avengers–Defenders War
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The Six-Fingered Hand saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCoreRoster |
Doctor Strange
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Hulk GENERATED ⓘ Namor the Sub-Mariner GENERATED ⓘ Silver Surfer GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryGenre | superhero ⓘ |
| primaryLeader | Doctor Strange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| teamCharacteristic |
loosely organized
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often reluctant heroes ⓘ |
| teamFocus |
cosmic threats
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mystical threats ⓘ supernatural menaces ⓘ |
| teamNickname | non-team ⓘ |
| teamType | non-traditional superhero team ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.