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The Defenders #52

Marvel · Series began 1972 · October 1977

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Dates

Cover date: October 1977
On sale: July 19, 1977
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #52 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

30¢ edition (original)30¢ cover

30¢

Barcode 0714860215210 · shared with another edition
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35¢ price variant35¢ cover

35¢

Printed cover price 35¢.

Barcode 0714860215210 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860215210 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Keith Giffen, Chic Stoneinks: Frank Giacoia, Chic Stoneletters: John Costanza, Denise Wohl, Gaspar Saladinoscript: David Anthony Kraft, Stan Leecolors: Don Warfield

Stories

Defender of the Realm! · 17 pages
Hulk and Namor battle when Hulk mistakes Namor's actions. Red Guardian is captured by Sergei.

Publisher’s description

Hulk must protect Namor from a mob when the Atlantean royal arrives in New York City.

Characters

Patsy WalkerHellcatNighthawkKyle Richmond

Reprinted in

Incredible Hulk Annual (1978), Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008)