The Defenders
#48
[30 cent cover price]
(June 1977)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.30 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Barcode:
- 0714860215206
- Editing:
- Archie Goodwin
- Format:
- Standard Modern US size; Color; Saddle-stitched; Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
What Is the Secret of Scorpio? (Table of Contents)
The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ed Hannigan
- Inks:
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Moon Knight [Marc Spector]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Scorpio [Jacob Fury]
- Reprinted:
- In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3
Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior! (Table of Contents)
The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- David Kraft; Don McGregor (script assist)
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Dan Green (finished art)
- Inks:
- Dan Green
- Colors:
- David Kraft
- Letters:
- Annette Kawecki
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Moon Knight [Marc Spector]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Scorpio [Jacob Fury]; Nick Fury L.M.D.; Wonder Man; Jack Norriss; Aragorn
- Synopsis:
- Scorpio captures Jack Norriss and asks the Defenders for $500,000 in ransom. The ransom is delivered by Nighthawk, whom Scorpio captures.
- Reprinted:
- In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3
Indexer Notes
McGregor credit noted on last page.
["Dear Archie & his Defending buddies: With new writing and..."] (Table of Contents)
Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- David Anthony Kraft
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Billy Matheny, Jeff Hayward, Mitch Paul and Bob Rodi.
Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior!
The Defenders -
2.
["Dear Archie & his Defending buddies: With new writing and..."]
Defenders Dialogue
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- Ramon Schenk
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
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- Robert Wood
- Tony R. Rose
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- Lou Mazzella
- Ramon Schenk
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