The Defenders
#96
[direct edition]
(June 1981)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.50 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Al Milgrom (Editor); Jack Abel (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was ongoing
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #96 [Newsstand Edition].
Letters page replies by J. M. DeMatteis.
[no title indexed]
The Defenders / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Michael Golden
- Inks:
- Michael Golden
- Colors:
- Michael Golden
- Letters:
- Rick Parker ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie; Hellcat; Son of Satan]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Fashima
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
in Indexer Notes
Cover art credits confirmed 2007 by Al Milgrom.
![Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #96 [direct edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/790/w200/790727.jpg?-3515475804721389954)
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The Rock and Roll Conspiracy!
The Defenders / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils:
- Don Perlin (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art); Sal Trapani (finished art, uncredited)
- Inks:
- Joe Sinnott (pages 1-12, 19-30); Sal Trapani (pages 14-18, uncredited)
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- Diana Albers
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Defenders [Dr. Strange; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Kyle Richmond [Nighthawk]; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Milton Rosenblum; Wong; Dolly Donahue; Six Fingered Hand; Fashima; Asmodeus Jones [Ozzie Palmer; King of Devil-Rock]; Felix D. Palmer (dies)
- Synopsis:
- Believing that Ghost Rider has something to do with the Six-Fingered Hand, the Defenders mistakenly attack him. Realizing their error, the Defenders ally themselves with him against Asmodeus Jones, who has been preparing to give his fans' souls to Fashima. The Six-Fingered Hand kill Felix when Asmodeus fails.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- Keywords:
- Asmodeus Jones 1981 Tour [To Hell and Back]; Cauldron of the Cosmos; Eye of Agamotto; Joe Louis Arena; Rosenblum Rosenberg and Fummmetto law firm; Sanctum Sanctorum
Indexer Notes
Inking credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.
The Charge of the Rhinos!
Hostess Twinkies; Iron Man / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Romita ?
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Irving Watanabe
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Iron Man
Indexer Notes
Placed between pages 21 and 22 of the main sequence.
["And the letters on issue #92's..."]
Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- J. M. DeMatteis (replies)
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Tony Bole, Al Schroeder, and Howard G. Anshell.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Defenders -
1.
The Rock and Roll Conspiracy!
The Defenders -
2.
The Charge of the Rhinos!
Hostess Twinkies; Iron Man -
3.
["And the letters on issue #92's..."]
Defenders Dialogue
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- ge.org.e
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- Bob Klein
- Robert Wood
- Tony R. Rose
- Carl Gafford
- Lou Mazzella
- Ramon Schenk
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