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Publishers / Marvel / The Defenders (1972) / #46
46April 1977
$0.30

The Defenders #46

Marvel · April 1977 · on sale January 18, 1977

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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#46
Publication date
April 1977
Key date
April 1977
On-sale date
January 18, 1977
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860215204
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Remembers Scorpio?!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Dan CrespiThe Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie]; Scorpio [Jacob Fury]
1Who Remembers Scorpio?comic story17script: Roger Slifer, David Kraft; pencils: Keith Giffen, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Dave Hunt; letters: Irv WatanabeThe Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Valkyrie; Red Guardian [Dr. Tanya Belinksy]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Nick Fury L.M.D.; Scorpio [Jacob Fury]; The Elf with a Gun; Jack Norriss; Aragorn; S.H.I.E.L.D.
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3A Xylograph of Xenial Xenagogues and Xenodochial Xerrifs!in-house column1script: Stan LeeHuman Fly

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #3
ISBN 0-7851-2696-1		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #6
ISBN 978-1-302-90958-1		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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