The Defenders #103 [Direct]

(January 1982)

The Haunting of Christiansboro! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

J. M. DeMatteis (credited as DeMatteis)

Pencils

Don Perlin (credited as Perlin) (layouts); Joe Sinnott (credited as Sinnott) (finished art)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited as Sinnott)

Colors

George Roussos (credited as Roussos)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited as Novak)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

October: Some swear that it is not a month but an entity...

Feature Logo

The Dynamic Defenders!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Defenders [Valkyrie; Hellcat; Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]; Devil-Slayer; Clea]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Beast; Wong; Null the Living Darkness (introduction); Sydney Rosenblum; Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; Luann Bloom; Dr. August Masters; Avarrish (flashback, cameo); Fashima (flashback, cameo); Puishannt (flashback, cameo); Hyppokri (flashback, cameo); Unnthinnk (flashback, cameo); Maya (flashback, cameo); Satan (flashback, cameo); Ray; Simple Joe; Jeremiah Christians (ghost); Gargoyle's mother (ghost); Gargoyle's father (ghost)

Synopsis

Gargoyle and the Defenders return to Christiansboro to discover that everyone has fled and the town is haunted.

Reprints

• in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #10
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #212 (5 août 1987)
• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2010) [black and white]
• in Defenders Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #6 - The Six-Fingered Hand ([September] 2016)

Indexer Notes

October 31: Isaac is 78 years old.

Enroll in the Marvel Subscriber's Club! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Play the Bubble Yum Sweepstakes (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Bullpen Bulletins / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (signed); ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Flea Bargaining (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel [Marvel]; Hostess / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

J. M. DeMatteis (replies)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, remember Steve Englehart-- the fellow who...

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers John Zuber Jr., Russ Wishman, Greg Wood, David C. Zimmerman, David Motyl, and Rosie Lim.

Second page also includes a list of entries for a contest and a Micronauts promotional advertisement.