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CATALOG RECORD

The Defenders #23

Marvel · Series began 1972 · May 1975

Dates

Cover date
May 1975
On sale
February 18, 1975
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #23 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Sal Buscemainks: Klaus Janson, Vince Colletta, Mike Espositoscript: Steve Gerber, Stan Leecolors: Don Warfieldletters: Gaspar Saladino, June Braverman, Irv Watanabe

Stories

  • ..the Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth! · 18 pages

    Sons of the Serpent reveal their agenda and battle the Defenders, capturing Dr. Strange, Valkyrie, Yellowjacket and Nighthawk.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeHank PymYellowjacketCleaNighthawkWongKyle RichmondBarbara NorrissValkyrieAragornJack Norriss

Reprinted in

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

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