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Issue Details

Issue #78
Published December 1979
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Al Milgrom

Cover Details

Characters Defenders [Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks Bob McLeod (signed)
Colors George Roussos
Letters Gaspar Saladino ?
Notes Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #4

17 page The Defenders story "The Return of the Original Defenders!"

Characters Defenders [Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Clea; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Wong; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Richard Rory; Omega the Unknown (Cameo); James-Michael Starling (Cameo); Amber; Ruth; Dian; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; The Mutant Force [Burner; Lifter; Peeper; Shocker; Slither]; Bozqwip; Filvot; Aeroika
Synopsis While travelling from Las Vegas to New York, the Defenders, along with Wasp and Yellowjacket, intercept a distress call from a military base. When they land they thwart the attack but are later captured. At the same time, Dr. Strange, Namor and the Hulk travel to Tunnel-World to tackle the menace of the Unameable One.
Genre superhero
Script Ed Hannigan
Pencils Herb Trimpe (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (finished art)
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Ben Sean
Letters Clem Robins
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #4