DEFENDERS
of Earth-22490

Membership: Beast, Doctor Stephen Strange III, Gargoyle, Namor

Purpose: To defend Earth

Affiliations: Stevie Strange IV

Enemies: None known

Base of Operations: Various (each Defender had a different base of operations)

First Appearance: Marvel Universe Millennial Visions 2001 (February, 2002)

History: (Marvel Universe Millennial Visions 2001 - "The Defenders: Magic is the New Religion" (fb) - BTS) - In December of 3033, magic had become the new religion and way of life, replacing the science and technology of the past. With magic the new way of life, a group of secret defenders of the way of life was needed. That was why the Defenders was formed, to defend Earth, as the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, and the Illuminati had done in the past. And thus, four brave souls got together: Doctor Stephen Strange III, who would act as the leader of the Defenders; Gargoyle, who would be the guardian of the Earth; Namor, who would guard the air and seas; and the Beast, who would guard the men and animals of the world.

 (Marvel Universe Millennial Visions 2001 - "The Defenders: Magic is the New Religion") - As young Stevie Strange IV wrote in his journal about the Defenders, the Defenders themselves convened and met with one another.

Comments: Created by Dan Fraga.

Profile by Proto-Man

Clarifications:

The Defenders should not be confused with:

• Defender , Don Stevens, partner of Rusty, hero during WWII, @ USA Comics#1
• Defenders, subversive militaristic villain, defeated by Captain America & Bucky, @ Captain America I#281
• Defender, Puppet Master's robot, @ X-Men I#27
• Defender, also called Defensor, @ Contest of Champions#1
• Defenders, Earth-616 team of heroes brought together by Doctor Strange, @ Marvel Feature I#1