In Stephen King’s novel It, seven children belong to the Losers’ Club.
The group consists of Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, and Stan Uris. They become friends in Derry, Maine, during the summer of 1958 and unite against the shape-shifting entity known as It.
The Losers’ Club is central to the novel’s structure because the story follows the friends both as children and as adults. They return to Derry decades later after Mike, the only member who remained there, reminds them of their childhood vow.
A common mix-up is counting only the six members who initially gather around Bill or overlooking Mike’s role. The novel consistently treats the full group as seven members.