"DEFENDERS"
Membership: Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc), Beetle (Abner Jenkins), Blob (Fred J. Dukes), Boomerang (Fred Myers), Electro (Max Dillon), Joe the Gorilla, Leap-Frog (Vincent Patilio), Libra (android), Looter (Norton G. Fester), Melter (Bruno Horgan), Pecos, Plantman (Samuel Smithers), Porcupine (Alex Gentry), Sagittarius (android), Shocker (Herman Schultz), Toad (Mortimer Toynbee), Whirlwind (David Cannon)
Purpose: To take advantage of the good name of the Defenders, while at the same time engineering chaos to correct the cosmic imbalance towards order caused when the Defenders had defeated Scorpio
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Defenders (Hellcat/Patsy Walker, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Nighthawk/Kyle Richmond Valkyrie/Brunnhilde), "Defenders for a Day" (Black Goliath/Bill Foster, Captain Mar-Vell, Captain Ultra/Griffin Gogol, Falcon/Sam Wilson, Havok/Alex Summers, Hercules/Heracles, Iron Fist/Daniel Rand, Jack of Hearts/Jack Hart, Marvel Man/Wendell Vaughn, Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers, Nova/Richard Rider, Paladin, Polaris/Lorna Dane, Prowler/Hobie Brown, Son of Satan/Daimon Hellstrom, Stingray/Walter Newell, Tagak, Torpedo/Brock Jones, White Tiger/Hector Ayala), Dollar Bill, Kris Keating
Base of Operations: Mobile
First Appearance: Defenders I#63 (September, 1978)
History:
(Defenders I#64 (fb) - BTS) - Seeking to correct an
imbalance caused when the Defenders had defeated Scorpio
(Jake Fury) and tipped the cosmic balance towards order, the android
Zodiac members Libra and Sagittarius plotted to engineer chaos.
(Defenders I#63) - After hearing of the super-team Defenders on the television, several villains decided to pose as Defenders and go on a crime spree. One group--consisting of Batroc the Leaper, Beetle, Blob, Electro, Looter, Porcupine, Sagittarius (the leader), and Whirlwind--looted the city until a group of Defenders associates--including Black Goliath, Captain Ultra, Havok, Hellcat, Hercules, Iron Fist, and White Tiger--attacked them. The villains, as unaccustomed to working together as this group of heroes, battled ineffectively until the police arrived.
(Defenders I#64) - After trading a few more blows, the villains ran for it, fleeing on to the subway with the heroes in pursuit. Later, the heroes tracked them down, and Blob attempted to choke Hellcat, causing her mental powers to kick in, lash out, and knock out every one of the assembled heroes and villains.
Another group of villains--consisting of Boomerang, Joe the Gorilla, Leap-Frog, Libra (the leader), Melter, Pecos, Shocker, and Toad--had the same idea and robbed the stock exchange. Nighthawk tried to stop them and was quickly taken down by a blast from Melter. More heroes--including Falcon, Jack of Hearts, Prowler, Stingray, Torpedo, and Valkyrie--attacked, and Valkyrie, suffering from a warrior's madness, lashed out and single-handedly defeated the villains.
(Defenders I#65) - Lt. Kris Keating arrived and arrested the villains Hellcat had knocked out.
Comments: Created by David Kraft, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney.
New and improved images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The "Defenders" imposters have no known connections to:
images: (without ads)
Defenders I#63, p13, pan3 (Porcupine, Whirlwind, Beetle, Sagittarius, Blob)
Defenders I#64, p8, pan5 (Shocker, Boomerang, Libra, Toad, Leap-Frog, Melter, Joe the Gorilla)
Appearances:
Defenders I#62-63 (August-September, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Sal Buscema (penciler), Jim Mooney (inker), Bob Hall (editor)
Defenders I#64 (October, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Sal Buscema (penciler), Don Perlin (inker), Bob Hall (editor)
Defenders I#65 (November, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Don Perlin (penciler), Bruce D. (inker), Bob Hall (penciler)
First Posted: 10/09/2006
Last updated: 11/12/2024
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Non-Marvel
Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™ and © 1941-2099
Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
If you like this stuff, you should check out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com
Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!