The Defenders, #89 Direct
Published: November 1980
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Issue Contents:
A Death in the Family!
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Brunnhilde (mainstream Universe)
- Hellcat (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Nighthawk (mainstream Universe)
- Kyle Richmond (mainstream Universe)
- Valkyrie (mainstream Universe)
- Patsy Walker (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Мартин Банков
- Inks: Joe Rubinstein
- Colors: George Roussos
Story Notes
Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.
A Death in the Family!
Storyline
Hellcat learns of the death of her mother, Dorthy Walker. Nighthawk's assets, including his penthouse apartment, are seized by the IRS. The Defenders attend the funeral of Dorthy Walker and then move into her old house in the suburbs until they can find a better place to live.
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Buzz Baxter [Flashback]
- Jerome Beechman (mainstream Universe)
- Brunnhilde (mainstream Universe)
- Clea (mainstream Universe)
- Daredevil (mainstream Universe)
- Dolly Donahue (mainstream Universe)
- Hellcat (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Mandrill (mainstream Universe)
- Millie the Model [Flashback]
- Matt Murdock (mainstream Universe)
- Nighthawk (mainstream Universe)
- Kyle Richmond (mainstream Universe)
- Valkyrie (mainstream Universe)
- Dorothy Walker [Flashback]
- Patsy Walker (mainstream Universe)
- Mr. Beekman
- Milton Rosenblum
- Fem-Force
Credits
- Script: David Anthony Kraft
- Script: Ed Hannigan
- Script: Mark Gruenwald
- Script: Steven Grant
- Pencils: Don Perlin
- Pencils: Pablo Marcos
- Inks: Pablo Marcos
- Colors: George Roussos
- Letters: Diana Albers
Story Notes
Valkyrie in old costume on cover, restored by Clea at Hellcat's request for Patsy's mother's funeral. Story has a profanity panel which Don Perlin revealed was supposed to be an inter-office joke; In one of the panels of the story, there is a TV on in the background and a pink rabbit is holding up a box of cereal that says "SHIT" across the top. Perlin claims that he thought the guys in the office would get a kick out of it before they changed it, but nobody caught the vulgarity and the comic went to press. Jim Shooter, reportedly, found this far from funny and chewed Perlin out about it before Don pointed out that it made it past an assistant editor, an editor, a proof-reader and the editor-in-chief who are paid to catch stuff like that. The panel was not changed in the reprint in Essential Defenders.
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Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- She-Hulk
Credits
- Pencils: Marie Severin
- Inks: Marie Severin
Credits
- Script: Ed Hannigan
Story Notes
Letters from Randy Evans, Tony McNeal, Wade Greiner. Also includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
Mr. Fantastic in "The Power of Gold!"
"The museum's centennial exhibit of gold is sure to attract the evil designs of Impercepto,"
Storyline
Mr. Fantastic encounters an alien who needs gold for energy and stops him with the golden bars of Hostess Twinkies.
Characters
- Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Impercepto
Credits
- Pencils: Sal Buscema (uncertain)
- Inks: Frank Giacoia (uncertain)
- Letters: Irv Watanabe