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The Defenders #48

Marvel · Series began 1972 · June 1977

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Dates

Cover date: June 1977
On sale: March 15, 1977
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #48 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

30¢ edition (original)30¢ cover

30¢

Barcode 0714860215206 · shared with another edition
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35¢ price variant35¢ cover

35¢

Printed cover price 35¢.

Barcode 0714860215206 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860215206 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.

Barcode 0714860215206 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Marie Severin, Ed Hannigan, Dan Green, Keith Giffen, Sal Buscemainks: Joe Sinnott, Marie Severin, Dan Greenscript: David Anthony Kraft, Don McGregor, Stan Leecolors: David Anthony Kraftletters: Annette Kawecki, Gaspar Saladino

Stories

Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior! · 17 pages
Scorpio captures Jack Norriss and asks the Defenders for $500,000 in ransom. The ransom is delivered by Nighthawk, whom Scorpio captures.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkSimon WilliamsWonder ManMarc SpectorMoon KnightPatsy WalkerHellcatNighthawkKyle RichmondBarbara NorrissValkyrieAragornNick Fury LMDJake FuryJack NorrissScorpio

Reprinted in

Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008), Moon Knight Epic Collection (2014), Moon Knight Omnibus (2020)