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The Defenders, #44 Whitman

Published: February 1977

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The Defenders #44

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Issue Contents:
The Secret of the Red Rajah!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Al Milgrom writes per e-mail that he did the cover sketch Kirby based the pencils on.

Rage of the Rajah!
Story 1 17 pages superhero
Storyline

The Red Rajah captures the Hulk, Power Man and Nighthawk. Hellcat comes to the Defenders for help.

Characters
  • Silas King
  • Solarr
  • Red Rajah
  • The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]
  • Power Man [Luke Cage]
  • Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
  • Valkyrie
  • Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]
  • Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
  • Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]
  • Jack Norriss
  • Rhino [Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich] (cameo)
  • Lt. Kris Keating
  • Omar Karindu
  • Moondragon (cameo, flashback)
  • The Avengers [Vision
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Beast] (flashback, cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Red Rajah is Dr. Strange taken over by the Star of Capistan.

Story 2 1 page

"Owing to the most unfortunate events..."

Story Notes

Letters of comment from readers Pierre Watson and Wayne Sallee. Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.

Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors!
Story 3 1 page
Credits
Captain Marvel! and the Energy Crisis
Story 4 1 page superhero
Storyline

When Captain Marvel sees Neuron Nelson using his Neuron Neutralizer ray to sap kids' strength, preventing them from eating Hostess Cupcakes, he flies in and destroys the gun.

Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
  • Neuron Nelson
Credits
Story Notes

Placed between pages 15 and 16 of the main sequence.

Spider-Man and Captain America Ricochet to Freedom!
Story 5 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Story Notes

Comic ad for Ricochet Racers.