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The Defenders was a team of heroes first brought together by circumstance. The initial membership included Dr. Strange, the Hulk, Namor the Submariner, and the Silver Surfer joined the team in issue #2. Throughout the life of the Defenders team the line-up has been quite fluid. There were always a number of core members who had extended stays and others that joined for one or two adventures at a time. The causal members were nicknamed "Defenders for a Day".
Day of the Defenders
(reference: Defenders 62-65) Aspiring filmmaker, Dollar Bill caused the majority of the confusion about the non-team called the Defenders. Unbeknownst to Nighthawk and the other Defenders, Bill made a documentary of the Defenders adventures and released it to public television. In it he declared that the Defenders were a non-team with no charter and no rules, in fact, anyone with powers who declared themselves a Defenders was automatically a member. He also revealed the location of the Defender's headquarters are the Richmond Riding Academy. Nighthawk was furious but Valkyrie assured him every thing would just blow over.
The next morning the yard was filled with new Defenders. New Defenders who came to declare themselves included Jack of Hearts, Damion Hellstorm, Polaris, Stingray, Black Goliath, Iron Fist, Captain Marvel I, Ms. Marvel I, Hercules, Nova, Marvel Boy, Falcon, Prowler, Torpedo, Captain Ultra, Paladin, White Tiger I, Havok and Tagak the Leopard Man.
This also lead to a series of criminals pretending to be Defenders while committing crimes in New York City. The villains were organized by the Zodiac's Libra and Sagittarius and included Porcupine, Whirlwind, Beetle, Blob, Plantman, Batroc, Electro, Looter, Shocker, Boomerang, Melter, Frog-man, Toad and Joe the Gorilla. The villains were defeated by Hellcat who subdued half the the heroes and villains with an uncontrolled mindblast and the other half were defeated by a raging Valkyrie. None of the new Defenders continued as actual Defenders.
New Jersey Defenders
Tony Stark, the head of SHIELD, has recruited Nighthawk to be the leader of the New Jersey branch of the 50 state Initiative, calling them the Defenders. The other members of his team are Colossus, She-Hulk and the Blazing Skull. Their first mission was to battle the Sons of the Serpents, who were busy summoning the god Quetzalcoatl in Trump Plaza.
Pseudo-Defenders
The Pseudo-Defenders minus Grundy.
In the DC Animated Universe, Doctor Fate assembled a group much like the Defenders. Bruce Timm said that was an inside joker for the fans, the team consisted of:
- Doctor Fate as Doctor Strange
- Amazo as Silver Surfer
- Solomon Grundy as Hulk
- Aquaman as Namor
- Hawkgirl as Valkyrie
Defenders Appear in These Volumes
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