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Cover of The Defenders #4
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CATALOG RECORD

The Defenders #4

Marvel · Series began 1972 · February 1973

Dates

Cover date
February 1973
On sale
November 21, 1972
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Sal Buscemainks: Frank Giacoia, Frank McLaughlinletters: Morrie Kuramoto, Artie Simekscript: Steve Englehartcolors: Petra Goldberg

Stories

  • The New Defender! · 20 pages

    Enchantress transforms Barbara into the Valkyrie and turns the Black Knight to stone. Valkyrie takes Aragorn as her horse. Omegatron down to 89 hundredths of a second.

Publisher’s description

The Valkyrie is born! Astride her winged horse Aragorn, the warrior goddess vows to protect Asgard. Enchantress may have imbued Barbara Norris with power, but she taketh away from Black Knight. Now, Dane Whitman has turned to stone!

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeNamorSub-MarinerBarbara NorrissValkyrie

Reprinted in

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974), The Defenders (1977), Rampage (1977), Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008), Defenders Epic Collection (2016), The Defenders Omnibus (2020)

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