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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published July 1975
Cover Price 0.50
Pages 68
Editing Len Wein
Notes Letters page replies by Steve Gerber. Letters page letter from John Rieber.

Cover Details

Characters Defenders [Valkyrie; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Yondu; Vance Astro; Martinex]; Eelar
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Ron Wilson?
Inks Al Milgrom
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Letters page replies by Steve Gerber. Letters page letter from John Rieber.
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

32 page Defenders, The story "Eelar Moves in Mysterious Ways!"

Characters Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Aragorn; Eelar; Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie-27; Vance Astro; Yondu; Martinex]; Squadron Sinister [Hyperion; Dr. Spectrum] (in flashback); Trish Starr (in flashback); Vance Astrovik; Milton Childs
Synopsis The Guardians of the Galaxy are stranded in the present and help the Defenders against Eelar.
Genre superhero
Script Steve Gerber (script, plot); Gerry Conway(plot); Roger Slifer (plot); Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (plot); Scott Edelman (plot)
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Jim Mooney (pages 2-7); Mike Esposito (figures; Pages 1,8-32); Dave Hunt (backgrounds; pages 1, 8-32)
Colors George Roussos
Letters Artie Simek (pp.2, 8-10); Dave Hunt (pp.1, 3-7, 11-32)
Notes The few pages from the beginning of this issue were Artie Simek's last work before he died, according to the letters page.
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

17 page Daredevil story Quoth the Nighthawk, "Nevermore!"

Characters F: Daredevil; V: Nighthawk (O); GA: Karen Page, Foggy Nelson; Cameo: Captain America (f/b), Grandmaster (f/b)
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Gene Colan
Inks Syd Shores
Letters Artie Simek
Notes Nighthawk as villain
Reprinted from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #62 (March 1970)