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Issue Details

Issue #45
Published March 1977
Cover Price 0.30
Pages 36
Editing Archie Goodwin

Cover Details - "Divided We Duel!"

Characters Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Power Man [Luke Cage]; The Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott ?; John Romita ? (alterations)
Letters Dan Crespi ?
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3

17 page Defenders, The story "We Must Free The Defenders!"

Characters Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Power Man [Luke Cage]; The Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]]; Red Rajah; Jack Norriss; Clea; Aragorn
Synopsis With Clea's help, Red Guardian, Hellcat and Valkyrie free Dr. Strange from the Star of Capistan, thus defeating the Red Rajah and freeing the other Defenders.
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway(plot); David Kraft (dialogue); Roger Slifer (dialogue)
Pencils Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Klaus Janson (finished art)
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Dave Hunt
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page one); John Frost
Notes Red Rajah is Dr. Strange taken over by the Star of Capistan. Doctor Strange announces that he must leave the Defenders.
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3