Issue Details

Issue	#81
Published	March 1980
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Al Milgrom; Mary Jo Duffy (assitant editor)

Cover Details

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

17 page The Defenders story "War in Ogeon!"

Characters	Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Aeroika; Noog; Ruth; Amber; Dian; Xhoohx; Ytitnedion
Synopsis	Kyle Richmond arrested for Contempt of Court & Interstate flight to avoid Prosecution. In Tunnel-World, the Hulk is captured by Ytitnedion.
Genre	superhero
Script	Ed Hannigan
Pencils	Herb Trimpe (breakdowns); Jack Abel (finished art)
Inks	Jack Abel
Colors	Ben Sean
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #4

1 page Defenders Dialogue letters page "Defenders Dialogue"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from Derek McCulloch, Roy Veldboom and Scott Anderson with the Statement of Ownership. This sequence appears between pages 12 and 13 of the previous sequence.

1 page Iron Man advertisement "The Hungry Battleaxe!"

Characters	Iron Man; Battleaxe
Synopsis	Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre	superhero
Notes	This sequence appears between pages 16 and 17 of sequence #1.

1 page Batroc The Leaper promo (ad from the publisher) "How To Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!"

Characters	Batroc
Synopsis	Ad for Crazy magazine.
Genre	superhero