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Issue: The Defenders #22
Publication Date: April 1975
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Issues: #22 of 152 Issues (371 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Len Wein
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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The Sons of the Serpent Strike!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Sons of the Serpent
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #2 published January 2006
as Defenders #22 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marvel Comics Index #3 lists Mike Esposito as inker.
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Fangs of Fire and Blood!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Gerber
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (layouts); Mike Esposito (finished art)
Inker(s): Mike Esposito; Frank Giacoia (see notes)
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Charlotte Jetter
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Ginny; Harold Holliman; Elena; Elena's baby; Wong; Clea; Sons of the Serpent; Amos Ferret; Mrs. Washington
Synopsis: Valkyrie learns about life among the poor, Nighthawk discovers he'd rather spend time with the Defenders than with his old crowd. The Sons of the Serpent begin to terrorize the poor.
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In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #2 published January 2006
as Fangs of Fire and Blood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Uncredited inking assistance by Frank Giacoia. Info per Nick Caputo, July 2017.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Gerber (replies)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Defenders Dialogue
First Line: Dear Marvel, First off, Klaus Janson is...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Viktor Rubenfield, Robert Rapp, and Richy Forman.

Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
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Another Assortment of Action-Packed Ad-Libs and Astonishing Addendums!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed); ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins
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Pages: 1

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