The Defenders, #40 Regular Edition
Published: October 1976
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Issue Contents:
Mask of the Assassin?
Characters
- Bruce Banner
- Hulk
- The Defenders [Valkyrie
- Power Man [Luke Cage]
- Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]
- Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Pencils: John Romita
- Inks: Klaus Janson
- Letters: John Costanza (uncertain)
Story Notes
Alterations on Hulk's face by Romita.
Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... The Assassin!
Storyline
The charges agains Valkyrie are dismissed thanks to some help from Matt Murdock. Valkyrie gets a new gold costume, that is given to her by Clea. Red Guardian is attacked by an anti-communist organization.
Characters
- Clea
- The Defenders [Valkyrie
- Power Man [Luke Cage]
- Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]
- Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
- Jack Norriss
- Matt Murdock
- Wong
- Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Senator Winthrop
- The Elf with a Gun
- Committee for Free Emigration
- Mrs. Rosenzweig
Credits
- Script: Steve Gerber
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Pencils: Klaus Janson
- Inks: Klaus Janson
- Colors: Klaus Janson
- Letters: Joe Rosen
Story Notes
Story concludes in The Defenders Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #1.
"Dear Steve, Marv, Sal, and Klaus: ..."
Credits
- Script: Steve Gerber
Story Notes
Letters of comment from readers Steve Wasson, Ed Norton, David LaSalle, and The Brain Police. Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readership!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Your Game is Specialized
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Davis
- Inks: Jack Davis
Story Notes
Ad for Spalding baseball gloves on the back cover.