The Defenders #52 [British]
(October 1977)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel All-Colour Comics
Barcode
0714860215210
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #52 [30¢]. There exist further variants:

The Prince and the Power ! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]
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Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #52 [British] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #52 [30¢] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #52 [Whitman] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #52 [35¢]
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Defender of the Realm! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited as David Kraft)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Chic Stone (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Don Warfield (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Denise Wohl (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]]; Sergei; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Edwin Jarvis (cameo); Dollar Bill; Ledge; Professor Turk
Synopsis
Hulk and Namor battle when Hulk mistakes Namor's actions. Red Guardian is captured by Sergei.
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Indexer Notes

Valkyrie in white suit on cover, not in costume in story.

[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
To the Mutant Guru & the Giffe, ...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Bryan Hollerbach, Tim Stoffregen, Henry Kujawa, Don Kornek Jr., and Vallard Eding.

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)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Prince and the Power !
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Defender of the Realm!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. ["To the Mutant Guru & the Giffe, ..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
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