The Defenders
#48
[35 cent cover price variant]
(June 1977)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.35 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 is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #48 [30 cent cover price].
What Is the Secret of Scorpio?
The Defenders / cover / 1 page
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]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior!
The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages
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.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
McGregor credit noted on last page.
["Dear Archie & his Defending buddies: With new writing and..."]
Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page
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
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Robert Wood
- Tony R. Rose
- Carl Gafford
- Lou Mazzella
- Ramon Schenk
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