Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Order is the name of two fictional comic book superhero teams in the Marvel Comics universe. The first team was a brief offshoot of the team Defenders, and the second is part of an initiative to place a superhero team in each state of the United States.The original incarnation of The Order starred in the six-issue limited series The Order (April-Sept. 2002), consisting of the original Defenders, Doctor Strange, The Incredible Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner and Silver Surfer.