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The Defenders (1972)Power Play

byLen WeinWriterSal BuscemaArtist+8 more
Marvel ComicsAug 20, 1974USD $0.2536 pages
Key IssueSuperheroSci-Fi
OverviewMarket Data$99+Variations1Series comments

A key issue noted for First appearance of Piledriver and First appearance of Thunderball. The Defenders #17 was published by Marvel Comics on November 1, 1974, as part of a series that began in 1972. Len Wein writes, and art comes from Al Milgrom, Dan Green and Glynis Oliver. This 36-page issue features Hulk, Doctor Strange, Luke Cage, Valkyrie and Nighthawk, among 12 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
The Defenders (1972)
Issue Number
#17
Release Date
August 20, 1974
Cover Date
November 1974
Cover Price
USD $0.25
Page Count
36

Series Details

Title
The Defenders
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1972 - 1986
Issues Count
152

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Piledriver
  • First appearance of Thunderball
  • First appearance of Bulldozer

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Creators

Len Wein

Len Wein

Writer

Sal Buscema

Sal Buscema

Artist

Ron Wilson

Ron Wilson

Penciller

Al Milgrom

Al Milgrom

Inker

Dan Green

Dan Green

Inker

Glynis Oliver

Glynis Oliver

Colorist

Annette Kawecki

Annette Kawecki

Letterer

Annette Kaye

Letterer

Gaspar Saladino

Gaspar Saladino

Letterer

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Editor

Characters

Aragorn

Aragorn

Aragorn

Bulldozer

Bulldozer

Henry Camp

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

Stephen Strange

Hulk

Hulk

Robert Bruce Banner

Luke Cage

Luke Cage

Carl Lucas

Nighthawk

Nighthawk

Kyle Richmond

Piledriver

Piledriver

Brian Phillip Calusky

Thunderball

Thunderball

Eliot Franklin

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Brunnhilde (also spelled Brunnhilda)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Walter Leland Cronkite

Wrecker

Wrecker

Dirk Garthwait

J. C. Pennysworth

J. C. Pennysworth

John Claude Pennysworth

Teams

Asgardian Gods

Asgardian Gods

Defenders

Defenders

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew

Story Arcs

Power Play

Power Play

Main Story

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