(January 1978)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860215201
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

He Is Pain-- He Is Power-- He Is The Presence! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as K)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as S)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Presence [Sergei]
Reprints

The Power Principle Part 3 Emotion, Ego...and Empty Expectations! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Klaus Janson
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Valkyrie]; Presence [Sergei]; Red Guardian [Alexi Shostakov] (flashback, cameo); Ledge; Lunatik
Synopsis
The Defenders, with the help of a deep-sea monster, stop Sergei and release Red Guardian from his power. Unfortunately they are all suffering from radiation poisoning.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (replies)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear people: Great! Absolutely great! The story...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Jeff Cooper, Bruce Spizer, Robert Rusk, Ezekiel Castro, Ruben George Toyos, Linnea Dudley, and Richard Roder.

Located between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Ding-a-Ling Family (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Thor / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. He Is Pain-- He Is Power-- He Is The Presence!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. The Power Principle Part 3 Emotion, Ego...and Empty Expectations!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. ["Dear people: Great! Absolutely great! The story..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. The Ding-a-Ling Family
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Thor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice