The Defenders #40 [Regular Edition]
(October 1976)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-07-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860215210
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #132.
This issue has variants:

Mask of the Assassin? (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
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Indexer Notes

Alterations on Hulk's face by Romita.

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Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... The Assassin! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (breakdowns); Klaus Janson (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Klaus Janson (credited as K. Janson)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Job Number
JV362
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Jack Norriss; Matt Murdock; Clea; Wong; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Senator Winthrop; The Elf with a Gun; Committee for Free Emigration; Mrs. Rosenzweig
Synopsis
The charges agains Valkyrie are dismissed thanks to some help from Matt Murdock. Valkyrie gets a new gold costume, that is given to her by Clea. Red Guardian is attacked by an anti-communist organization.
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Indexer Notes

Story concludes in The Defenders Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #1.

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

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (replies)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Steve, Marv, Sal, and Klaus: ...
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Steve Wasson, Ed Norton, David LaSalle, and The Brain Police.

Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.

A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readership! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Your Game is Specialized (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mask of the Assassin?
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... The Assassin!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. ["Dear Steve, Marv, Sal, and Klaus: ..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
  4. 3. A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readership!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Your Game is Specialized
    Spalding Sports Equipment
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