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Issue: The Defenders #53

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Publication Date: November 1977

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Issues: #53 of 152 Issues (371 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: Marvel All-Colour Comics

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0714860215211

Price: £0.12 GBP

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
7 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Archie Goodwin

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing

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The Defenders #53 [U.S. Cover Price]

The Defenders #53 [UK Cover Price]

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (7 total)

The Power Principle!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): George Pérez (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Wiacek (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Defenders

Character(s): The Defenders [Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]

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Pages: 1

The Power Principle Part One The Prince and The Presence!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): David Anthony Kraft

Penciller(s): Dave Cockrum (pg 1); Keith Giffen (pp 2,3,10,11,15,17,18); Michael Golden [as Mike Golden] (pp 6,7,14,16)

Inker(s): Terry Austin

Colorist(s): Phil Rachelson [as P. Rache]

Letterer(s): Joe Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Defenders

Character(s): The Defenders [Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie]; Lord Vashti; Sergei; Clea; Lunatik (first appearance)

Synopsis: Defenders travel to Atlantis to determine the source of radiation that is killing the Atlanteans.

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Pages: 12

Notes: The Power Principle Part 1. Interior credits confirmed in the letters page to The Defenders #57.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): David Anthony Kraft

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Defenders Dialogue

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters from Michael Biegel, Doug Milliken, Robert Abrams, Scott Gibson, Henry Kujawa, Ezekiel Castro

Clea, the Mystic Maiden!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Naomi Basner

Penciller(s): Sandy Plunkett

Inker(s): Tony Salmons

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Joe Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Clea

Character(s): Clea; Nicodemus

Synopsis: Nicodemus disguises himself as a mugger to get the jump on Clea.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Clea conjures a Shield of the Seraphim.

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed); ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins

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Pages: 1

Spider-Man in "Legal Eagle"

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Sal Buscema ?

Inker(s): Mike Esposito

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Spider-Man

Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Legal Eagle [Ralph G. Fake]; Mary Jane Watson

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Pages: 1

Street Ball

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: sports

Feature(s): Spalding; Dr. J; Rick Barry

Character(s): Dr. J; Rick Barry

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Pages: 1

Notes: Comic ad for Spalding basketballs, on back cover.