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Issue Details

Issue #58
Published April 1978
Cover Price 0.35
Pages 36
Editing Archie Goodwin

Cover Details - "The Day of the Devil-Slayer!"

Characters Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Devil-Slayer [Eric Simon Payne]]; Dollar Bill
Genre superhero
Pencils Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks Klaus Janson (signed)
Letters Annette Kawecki?
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3

17 page Defenders, The story "Xenogenesis Day of the Demons Part 1 Agents of Fortune"

Characters Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Devil-Slayer [Eric Simon Payne]]; Ledge; Dollar Bill; Wong; Vera Gemeni; Jack Norriss; Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy] (Cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (Cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (Cameo); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (Cameo)] (Cameo); Marc; Sharon; Harvester of Eyes cult
Synopsis The Eye of Agamotto is stolen from Dr. Strange by a cult of demon worshippers. Valkyrie and Hulk encounter Devil-Slayer and a fight begins.
Genre superhero
Script David Kraft
Pencils Ed Hannigan
Inks Klaus Janson (pages 1-3); Dan Green (pages 6-31)
Colors Phil Rachelson
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes Xenogenesis Day of the Demons Part 1. "Dedicated to Eric Bloom and BOC!)" The title of this story and various other elements are references to the band Blue Oyster Cult. Additional information 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #3