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The Defenders, #43 Regular Edition

Published: January 1977

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The Defenders #43

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Issue Contents:
Face it, Pilgrim-- This Is the Big One!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Cobalt Man
  • Ralph Roberts
  • The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]
  • Valkyrie
  • Power Man [Luke Cage]
  • Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
  • Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
Credits
This World Is Mine!
Story 1 17 pages superhero
Storyline

Egghead, Rhino and Solarr arrive in New York to take the Star of Capistan. The Defenders stop them and the Colbalt Man, but the Star of Capistan has taken over the body of Dr. Strange and become the Red Rajah.

Characters
  • Clea
  • The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]
  • Power Man [Luke Cage]
  • Valkyrie
  • Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
  • Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]
  • Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
  • Cobalt Man [Ralph Roberts] (origin retold)
  • Egghead
  • Rhino [Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich]
  • Solarr [Silas King]
  • Red Rajah
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo)
  • X-Men [Beast
  • Cyclops
  • Iceman
  • Angel [Warren Worthington III]] (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

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

Story 2 1 page

"Dear Steve, Sal and Klaus, First of all ..."

Characters
  • Valkyrie
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from readers Melvin J. McCauley, Tim Ludlow, Gary Morgan, and Paul Butler. Shows John Byrne's redesigned Valkyrie costume. Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.

Spider-Man and Captain America Ricochet to Freedom!
Story 4 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Of Ugsome Usurpers, Utopic Uncos, and Unearthly Utterances!
Story 5 1 page
Characters
  • Ms. Marvel
  • Peter Parker [Spider-Man]
  • Mary Jane Watson
  • J. Jonah Jameson
  • Scorpion [Mac Gargon]
Credits
Captain Marvel! and the Energy Crisis
Story 6 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.

Ricohet to Freedom!
Story 7 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Story Notes

Comic ad for Ricochet Racers.