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Cover of The Defenders #17
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The Defenders #17

Marvel · Series began 1972 · November 1974

Dates

Cover date
November 1974
On sale
August 20, 1974
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #17 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: Ron Wilson, Sal Buscemaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Annette Kaweckiscript: Len Weininks: Dan Greencolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

  • Power Play! · 18 pages

    Valkyrie leaves the team to learn more about Barbara, the girl the Enchantress bonded with her. Hulk, upset that Val left the team, also leaves. The remaining Defenders, Dr. Strange and Nighthawk, along with Power Man who was hired by Pennyworth, try to stop the Wrecking Crew from destroying a skyscraper that is owned by Kyle Richmond.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeLuke CageNighthawkKyle RichmondPower Man

Reprinted in

Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008), Defenders Epic Collection (2016), The Defenders Omnibus (2020)

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