Comics Team

Defenders

Characters23

Appearances360

Active1971–2026

Key characters · who recur with Defenders

Hulk Robert Bruce Banner 99 Doctor Strange Stephen Vincent Strange 88 Namor Namor McKenzie 67 Nighthawk Kyle Richmond 55 Patsy Walker Patricia "Patsy" Walker 52 Silver Surfer Norrin Radd 42 V Valkyrie Brunnhilde 36 Brunnhilde 36 Spider-Man Peter Benjamin Parker 33 Barbara Norriss 32 Hank McCoy Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy 31 Captain America Steven "Steve" Rogers 30 Gargoyle Isaac Christians 28 Clea Clea Strange 25 Warren Worthington III Warren Kenneth Worthington III 25 Iron Man Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark 24 Bobby Drake Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake 22 Thor Thor Odinson 20 Aragorn 19 Heather Douglas 19 Luke Cage Carl Lucas (legally changed to Luke Cage) 19 Daredevil Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock 18 Wong 18

Key issues · Defenders appearances

The Defenders #4 (1973)

Giant-Size Defenders #5 (1975)

The Defenders #17 (1974)

The Defenders #27 (1975)

Vengeance #1 (2011)

Giant-Size Defenders #3 (1975)

Marvel Feature #1 (1971)

Secret Empire #0 (2017)

The Defenders #1 (1972)

The Defenders #7 (1973)

The Defenders #25 (1975)

The Defenders #29 (1975)

The Defenders #32 (1976)

The Defenders #35 (1976)

The Defenders #44 (1977)

The Defenders #51 (1977)

The Defenders #52 (1977)

The Defenders #89 (1980)

The Defenders #94 (1981)

Captain America #268 (1982)

The Defenders #112 (1982)

The Defenders #122 (1983)

The Defenders #123 (1983)

The Defenders #126 (1983)

The Defenders #133 (1984)

The Defenders #138 (1984)

The Defenders #143 (1985)

The Defenders #147 (1985)

The Defenders #150 (1985)

A-Next #3 (1998)

Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 (2015)

Avengers: Twilight #1 (2024)

Avengers: Twilight #3 (2024)

Marvel Feature #2 (1972)

Marvel Feature #3 (1972)

The Defenders #2 (1972)

The Defenders #3 (1972)

The Defenders #5 (1973)

The Defenders #6 (1973)

The Defenders #8 (1973)

The Defenders #9 (1973)

The Avengers #116 (1973)

The Defenders #10 (1973)

The Defenders #11 (1973)

The Avengers #118 (1973)

The Defenders #12 (1974)

The Defenders #13 (1974)

The Defenders #14 (1974)

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