The Defenders #97 [British]
(July 1981)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 GBP
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]
Editing
Al Milgrom (Editor); Jack Abel (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Issue Notes

No letters column this issue.
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #97 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Menace Of... The Messiah! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Hannigan ?; Luke McDonnell ?
Inks
Al Milgrom (sourced)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Michael Higgins ?; typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Devil-Slayer [Eric Payne]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Slouching Toward Bethlehem (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited) (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (credited) (finished art); Sal Trapani (sourced) (finished art); Jack Abel (sourced) (finished art)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited) (pages 1-14, 20-22); Sal Trapani (sourced) (pages 15-16, 18-19, uncredited); Jack Abel (sourced) (page 17, uncredited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Diana Albers (credited) (pages 6-9); Rick Parker ? (pages 1-5, 9-10, uncredited); Joe Rosen (sourced) (pages 11-22, uncredited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five hours, Gargoyle!
Feature Logo
The Dynamic Defenders!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Defenders: Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Gargoyle; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
The Six-Fingered Hand: Avarrish (cameo flashback); Fashima (cameo flashback); Hyppokri (also in flashback); Maya [Mephisto] (cameo flashback); Puishannt (cameo flashback); Unnthinnk (cameo flashback)
Devil-Slayer [Eric Payne] (also in flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Asmodeus Jones (flashback); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Cory Payne (also in flashback); The Messiah [David Kessler] (also in flashback, death); Vera Gemini (cameo flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Defenders travel to Israel to discover the truth behind a Messiah who is performing miracles.
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Keywords
Israel

Spider-Man vs. The Human Computer! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[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. Menace Of... The Messiah!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Slouching Toward Bethlehem
    The Defenders
  3. 2. Spider-Man vs. The Human Computer!
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
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