CATALOG RECORD

The Defenders #51

Marvel · Series began 1972 · September 1977

first appearance of Ringer, Dollar Bill and Horace Ledge

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ringer (Anthony Davis) — introduction
Dollar Bill (Aaron English) — introduction
Horace Ledge (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1977
On sale: June 14, 1977
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #51 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

30¢ edition (original)30¢ cover

30¢

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35¢ price variant35¢ cover

35¢

Printed cover price 35¢.

Barcode 0714860215209 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.

Barcode 0714860215209 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860215209 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Keith Giffeninks: Pablo Marcos, Klaus Jansonletters: John Costanza, Gaspar Saladino, Bruce Pattersonscript: David Anthony Kraft, Stan Leecolors: Phil Rachelson

Stories

A Round with the Ringer! · 17 pages
Valkyrie goes back to college. Nighthawk battles The Ringer who is trying to steal money from one of Kyle Richmond's safes.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkBen GrimmThe ThingNick FuryMarc SpectorMoon KnightPatsy WalkerHellcatNighthawkKyle RichmondLuther ManningDeathlokBarbara NorrissValkyrieTania BelinskyRed GuardianScorpioMax FuryJack NorrissArisen TyrkAnthony DavisRingerKris KeatingLunatikDollar BillAaron EnglishHorace LedgeGemini

Reprinted in

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