The Defenders #77 [Direct]
(November 1979)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 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
0714860215211
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Jo Duffy (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Waiting for the End of the World! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; James-Michael Starling
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Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

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Waiting for the End of the World! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Grant; Mark Gruenwald (plot assist)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Al Milgrom (pages 1-11); Chic Stone (pages 14-16); Steve Mitchell (pages 17-31)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen
Job Number
LG557
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky] (cameo); Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Luke Cage (cameo); Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond] (cameo); Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Ruby Thursday [Thursday Rubinstein]; Dibbuk; James-Michael Starling; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Dian; Omega the Unknown; Richard Rory
Synopsis
The Defenders find James-Michael Starling and with the help of Moondragon discover the secret of his link with Omega the Unknown. Moondragon takes back the part of her powers that she gave Hellcat, leaving Hellcat without mental powers.
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Indexer Notes

This issue features the conclusion to the Omega the Unknown story. Inker credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.

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

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

Captain Marvel vs. Professor Sneer. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Waiting for the End of the World!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Waiting for the End of the World!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Captain Marvel vs. Professor Sneer.
    Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies
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