Defenders for a Day (Earth-616)

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Official Team Name

Defenders

Team Aliases

"Defenders for a Day"

Status

Defunct

Identity

Public

Universe

Earth-616

Base of Operations

Defenders Headquarters (The Richmond Riding Academy)

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

None established, although Hercules was nominated to represent the group. Squads were taken out into New York City led by Nighthawk, Valkyrie and Hellcat

Current Members

None

Former Members
Hercules, Falcon, Prowler, Jack of Hearts, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Son of Satan, Black Goliath, Polaris, Havok, Tagak, Iron Fist, Stingray, Nova, Marvel Man, Captain Ultra, Turbo, Paladin, White Tiger

Allies

Defenders (Nighthawk, Valkyrie, Hellcat)

Enemies

Hulk, Defender Imposters

Origin

Origin

A gathering of heroes who answered Dollar Bill's call for people to join the group in a documentary film that was made about the Defenders.

Place of Formation

Richmond Riding Academy, Long Island, New York State

Place of Defunction

New York City

Creators

David Kraft, Sal Buscema

First appearance

Last appearance

Defenders #62
(August, 1978)

Defenders #65
(November, 1978)

History

When the Defenders' associate Dollar Bill created a documentary about the group and aired it on television without their permission, it attracted a group of super-heroes who were interested in joining the group. They were interested in joining because of the Defenders' lack of rules and loose formation. This led to a disaster as the large group of different personalities often clashed and the poor leadership of this large group (led by long-standing Defenders Nighthawk, Valkyrie and Hellcat). Their first and last mission was against a team of super-villains (Led by Libra and Sagittarius) who had joined together. The villains also called themselves the Defenders, using the publicity of Dollar Bill's documentary to give the Defenders a bad name.

Although they managed to defeat the villains, the experience proved to be so haphazard, and disorganized that all the "Defenders for the Day" quit.

See Also

• 19 Defenders for a Day (Earth-616) Members
  
• 4 Appearances of Defenders for a Day (Earth-616)
• 1 Minor Appearances of Defenders for a Day (Earth-616)
• Media Defenders for a Day (Earth-616) was Mentioned in
• 5 Images that include Defenders for a Day (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: Defenders for a Day (Earth-616)

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