Defoe put on his disguise to sneak into their secret meeting, where he learnt that their leader John Evelyn is planning an attack on the lawless Alsatia. While Defoe rushed to protect his family, the majority of the Vizards decamped to a coffee house, which was attacked by Cox's reeks. They seemingly killed Judge George Jeffreys in the attack - only the vizard's aetheric powers save him. As only the Vizards themselves knew they would be in the coffee house at that time, Damned deduces that one of the group must be the new Resurrectionist who has raised the reeks - and asked Titus to investigate. During the Vizard attack on Alsatia, Defoe came face-to-face with one of their number, Carrion Killer, and battled him to the death. With the help of Jack Ketch, Defoe dumped the body in St James' Park while the Brethren were fighting reeks in the fog, hoping to make the death look like an attack by the undead. Ketch quit his job after this, going back to his old profession of hangman. While recruiting for his replacement, Mungo Gallowgrass of the Brethren approached Titus wanting the job. When Titus refused, Mungo made it clear that he alone was not fooled by Titus' deception and knew exactly who slew Carrion Killer. Titus reluctantly employed Gallowgrass as chair carrier, as well as assistant in his investigation of the Vizards. Between them they deduced that John Evelyn was the resurrectionist, and confronted him at his manor in Deptford. Titus killed Evelyn for his crimes and vows to make the country see the other 'heroes' as they really are. Appearances Defoe has so far appeared in eight serials (all written by Pat Mills), four of which have been collected into two trade paperbacks, the first with around twenty panels redrawn. 1666 () collects: "1666" (in 2000 AD #1540–1549, 2007) "Brethren of the Night" (#1589–1598, 2008) Queen of the Zombies () collects: "Queen of the Zombies" (#1640–1649, 2009) "A Murder of Angels" (#1700–1709, 2010) Uncollected: "The Damned" (in 2000 AD #1836–1847, 2013) "Frankensteiner" (in 2000 AD Winter Special 2014) "The London Hanged" (in 2000 AD #1950–1960, 2015) "Diehards" (in 2000 AD #2026–2039, 2017) "The Divisor" (in 2000 AD #2150–2161, 2019) Historical characters referenced in Defoe Besides the principal (mostly fictional) characters, Defoe is littered with references to a vast number of notable historical figures. Some feature prominently as characters in