The Defenders (1972 series) (Marvel) #23

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Number	23	23
Volume	1	1
No Volume	No	No
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	Marvel Comics Group	Marvel Comics Group
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	Marvel Comics Group	Marvel Comics Group
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	May 1975	May 1975
Key Date	1975-05-00	1975-05-00
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.25 USD	0.25 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 19)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 21)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Len Wein	Len Wein
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No	Yes
Notes	Letters page replies by Steve Gerber. Letters page letter from Dean Mullaney.
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Sequence 0

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	...And The Snakes Shall Inherit The Earth!	...And the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	cover	cover
Feature	The Defenders	The Defenders
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Gil Kane (signed)	Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Klaus Janson (signed)	Klaus Janson (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
Synopsis
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Notes
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Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 sequence Defenders (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Defenders #23]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 sequence Defenders (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Defenders #23]

Sequence 1

Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	1	1
Title	..the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!	..the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	The Defenders	The Defenders
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Steve Gerber	Steve Gerber
No Script
Pencils	Sal Buscema	Sal Buscema
No Pencils
Inks	Vince Colletta	Vince Colletta
No Inks
Colors	Don Warfield	Don Warfield [as Don W.]
No Colors
Letters	June Braverman [as Junie B.]; Gaspar Saladino (page 3); typeset (page 9)	June Braverman [as Junie B.]; Gaspar Saladino (page 3); typeset (page 9)
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	18	18
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Defenders [Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Elena; Elena's baby; Sons of the Serpent; Aragorn; Yellowjacket [Dr. Hank Pym]; Wong; Clea; Jack Norriss; Harold Holliman	Defenders [Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Elena; Elena's baby; Sons of the Serpent; Aragorn; Yellowjacket [Dr. Hank Pym]; Wong; Clea; Jack Norriss; Harold Holliman
Synopsis	Sons of the Serpent reveal their agenda and battle the Defenders, capturing Dr. Strange, Valkyrie, Yellowjacket and Nighthawk.	Sons of the Serpent reveal their agenda and battle the Defenders, capturing Dr. Strange, Valkyrie, Yellowjacket and Nighthawk.
Reprint Notes
Notes	Jack Norris name changed to Jack Norriss in this and all subsequent issues	Jack Norris name changed to Jack Norriss in this and all subsequent issues.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 sequence Defenders (comic story: 18.000) ...the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 sequence Defenders (comic story: 18.000) ...the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!

Sequence 2

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Sequence Number	2
Title	"Dear Marvel, Defenders #20, coupled with..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes
Type	letters page
Feature	Defenders Dialogue
Genre
Job Number
Script	Steve Gerber (replies)
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X
Inks
No Inks	X
Colors
No Colors	X
Letters	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes	Letters of comment from readers Dean Mullaney and Mary McGeehan. Placed between pages 12 and 13 of the main sequence. Also contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #78 (the Owl).
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Sequence 3

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Sequence Number	3
Title	The Trap
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	Spider-Man; Hostess Fruit Pies
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	?
No Script
Pencils	Sal Buscema
No Pencils
Inks	Mike Esposito ?
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	Irving Watanabe
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Spider-Man
Synopsis
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Notes	Placed between pages 16 and 17 of the main sequence.
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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Ramon Schenk	Editing	2012-06-02 19:33:17	Available	Editing
Ramon Schenk		2012-06-02 19:43:33	Editing	Pending Review
R. J. Roper		2012-06-03 16:57:49	Pending Review	Under Review
R. J. Roper		2012-06-03 17:01:56	Under Review	Approved

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