The Defenders, #96 Direct
Published: June 1981
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Guest Starring... The Ghost Rider!
Characters
- Johnny Blaze
- Ghost Rider
- The Defenders [Dr. Strange
- Valkyrie
- Hellcat
- Son of Satan]
- Fashima
Credits
- Pencils: Michael Golden
- Inks: Michael Golden
- Colors: Michael Golden
- Letters: Rick Parker (uncertain)
Story Notes
Cover art credits confirmed 2007 by Al Milgrom.
The Rock and Roll Conspiracy!
"Nothing is true-- everything is permitted..."
Storyline
Believing that Ghost Rider has something to do with the Six-Fingered Hand, the Defenders mistakenly attack him. Realizing their error, the Defenders ally themselves with him against Asmodeus Jones, who has been preparing to give his fans' souls to Fashima. The Six-Fingered Hand kill Felix when Asmodeus fails.
Characters
- Hellcat
- Patsy Walker
- The Defenders [Dr. Strange
- Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
- Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]
- Kyle Richmond [Nighthawk]
- Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]]
- Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]
- Milton Rosenblum
- Wong
- Dolly Donahue
- Six Fingered Hand
- Fashima
- Asmodeus Jones [Ozzie Palmer
- King of Devil-Rock]
- Felix D. Palmer (death)
Credits
- Script: J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils: Don Perlin
- Pencils: Joe Sinnott
- Pencils: Sal Trapani
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Inks: Sal Trapani
- Colors: George Roussos
- Letters: Diana Albers
Story Notes
Inking credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Iron Man in "The Charge of the Rhinos!"
"Somewhere near Fort Knox."
Characters
- Iron Man (Hostess Ads Universe)
- Tony Stark (Hostess Ads Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: John Romita (uncertain)
- Inks: Mike Esposito (uncertain)
- Letters: Irv Watanabe
Story Notes
Placed between pages 21 and 22 of the main sequence.
"And the letters on issue #92's..."
Credits
- Script: J. M. DeMatteis
Story Notes
Letters of comment from readers Tony Bole, Al Schroeder, and Howard G. Anshell.