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S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Ryker's Island is the Marvel Universe counterpart to the real-world Rikers Island, New York City's largest jail facility, which also includes the 415 acre (1.7 km 2) island on which it sits. Ryker's houses both conventional criminals and costumed offenders lacking superpowers. Daredevil is held there after his arrest in Daredevil (vol. 2) #80.
Marvel Cinematic Universe; Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane: New York: Web of Spider-Man #112 (1994) Rock Vegas Police Station and Jail: Rock Vegas: I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993) HMP Romwell: England: Screwed: The Truth About Life as a Prison Officer (2008) HMP Redford: Weatherfield, England: Coronation Street (2007) Royal Canadian ...
Taking advantage of the newfound notoriety of the team, a number of supervillains formed their own rival group of so-called Defenders in Defenders #63 (September 1978). They soon came to conflict with their heroic counterparts and consequently disbanded in Defenders #64 (October 1978).
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of fictional towns and villages in comics. Name Debut Creator(s) Publisher Notes Agarashima X-Men #119 (February 1979) Chris Claremont and John Byrne Marvel Comics Located in Japan, this is the hometown of the Yashida Clan ...
The origin of the Defenders lies in two crossover story arcs by Roy Thomas prior to the official founding of the team. The first, in Doctor Strange #183 (November 1969), Sub-Mariner #22 (February 1970), and The Incredible Hulk #126 (April 1970) occurred due to the Dr. Strange series being canceled in the middle of a story arc, leaving Thomas no choice but to resolve the storyline in other ...