The Defenders, #53 British
Published: November 1977
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Issue Contents:
The Power Principle!
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Hellcat (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Namor (mainstream Universe)
- Sub-Mariner (mainstream Universe)
- Nighthawk (mainstream Universe)
- Red Guardian (mainstream Universe)
- Kyle Richmond (mainstream Universe)
- Tania Belinsky (mainstream Universe)
- Patsy Walker (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: George Pérez
- Inks: Bob Wiacek
- Letters: Irv Watanabe
The Power Principle Part One, The Prince and the Presence!
"A sense of dread prevails aboard this, the fleetest undersea craft available to the sovereign Sub-Mariner."
Storyline
Defenders travel to Atlantis to determine the source of radiation that is killing the Atlanteans.
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Clea (mainstream Universe)
- Hellcat (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Sergei Krylov (mainstream Universe)
- Lord Vashti (mainstream Universe)
- Lunatik (mainstream Universe)
- Namor (mainstream Universe)
- Sub-Mariner (mainstream Universe)
- Nighthawk (mainstream Universe)
- Barbara Norriss (mainstream Universe)
- Red Guardian (mainstream Universe)
- Kyle Richmond (mainstream Universe)
- Tania Belinsky (mainstream Universe)
- Arisen Tyrk (mainstream Universe)
- Valkyrie (mainstream Universe)
- Patsy Walker (mainstream Universe)
- unnamed Atlanteans
Credits
- Script: David Anthony Kraft
- Pencils: Dave Cockrum
- Pencils: Keith Giffen
- Pencils: Tini Howard
- Inks: Terry Austin
- Colors: Frank N. McInerney
- Letters:
Story Notes
The Power Principle Part 1. Interior credits confirmed in the letters page to The Defenders #57.
Credits
- Script: David Anthony Kraft
Story Notes
Letters from Michael Biegel, Doug Milliken, Robert Abrams, Scott Gibson, Henry Kujawa, Ezekiel Castro
Clea, the Mystic Maiden!
"Central Park. A nice place to stroll on a midsummer's eve."
Storyline
Nicodemus disguises himself as a mugger to get the jump on Clea.
Credits
- Script: Naomi Basner
- Pencils: Sandy Plunkett
- Inks: Tony Salmons
- Colors: Marie Severin
- Letters: Joe Rosen
Story Notes
Clea conjures a Shield of the Seraphim.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Legal Eagle
"Look, Spidey, it's Ralph G. Fake."
Storyline
Spider-Man prevents Legal Eagle from stealing the Bill of Rights from the U.S. Capitol.
Characters
- Peter Parker (Hostess Ads Universe)
- Spider-Man (Hostess Ads Universe)
- Legal Eagle [Ralph G. Fake]
- Mary Jane Watson
Credits
- Pencils: Sal Buscema (uncertain)
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Irv Watanabe
Street Ball
Characters
- Dr. J
- Rick Barry
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Davis
- Inks: Jack Davis
Story Notes
Comic ad for Spalding basketballs, on back cover.