The Defenders #68 [Whitman]
(February 1979)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
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); Mary Jo Duffy (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Issue Notes

Variants of this type were distributed under limited deals between publishers and distribution "jobbers" (Whitman was one, but not the only one) who could get comics into outlets that did not consistently carry comics. The retail unit was a bag containing more than one comic.
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #68 [Regular Edition].

When Falls The Mountain! (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Herb Trimpe ?
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.

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Valhalla Can Wait! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited as David Kraft) (plot); Ed Hannigan (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited as B. Sharen)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Elaine Heinl (credited as E. Heinl)
Job Number
C970
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Barbara Norris; Ollerus the Unmerciful; Hela; Harokin; Odin
Synopsis
The battle between the forces of Hela and Ollerus the Unmerciful for the fate of Valhalla concludes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Val in Valhalla Part 3; Val in old costume again

They Came from Inner Space! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Defenders Dialogue (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Terence Folger, Bill Telin, Phil Latter

Action! Drama! Thrills! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Iron Man in An Irresistible Force! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Falls The Mountain!
    The Defenders
  2. 1. Valhalla Can Wait!
    The Defenders
  3. 2. They Came from Inner Space!
    Micronauts
  4. 3. Defenders Dialogue
    Defenders Dialogue
  5. 4. Action! Drama! Thrills!
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  7. 6. Iron Man in An Irresistible Force!
    Hostess Twinkies; Iron Man
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