The Defenders, #78 Newsstand
Published: December 1979
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...The Return of the Original Defenders!
1 page
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Characters
- Bruce Banner
- Hulk
- The Defenders [Namor, the Sub-Mariner
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]]
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Hannigan
- Inks: Bob McLeod
- Colors: George Roussos
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncertain)
The Return of the Original Defenders!
Story 1
17 pages
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Storyline
While traveling from Las Vegas to New York, the Defenders, along with Wasp and Yellowjacket, intercept a distress call from a military base. When they land they thwart the attack but are later captured. At the same time, Dr. Strange, Namor and the Hulk travel to Tunnel-World to tackle the menace of the Unnameable One.
Characters
- Janet Van Dyne
- Wasp
- The Defenders [Namor, the Sub-Mariner
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Clea
- Hellcat [Patsy Walker]
- Valkyrie
- Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]
- Wong
- Moondragon [Heather Douglas]
- Richard Rory
- Omega the Unknown (cameo)
- James-Michael Starling (cameo)
- Amber
- Ruth
- Dian
- Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]
- The Mutant Force [Burner
- Lifter
- Peeper
- Shocker
- Slither]
- Bozqwip
- Filvot
- Aeroika
Credits
- Script: Ed Hannigan
- Pencils: Herb Trimpe
- Pencils: Mike Esposito
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Colors: Rob Justus
- Letters: Clem Robins
Story 2
1 page
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui!
Story 3
1 page
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Storyline
Spider-Man runs into June Jitsui, martial arts expert and defeats her by keeping her hands busy with Hostess Twinkies.
Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- June Jitsui
Credits
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Bob McLeod (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Rubinstein (uncertain)
- Letters: Jim Novak
Story Notes
Between pages 16 and 17 of the main sequence.