The Defenders #17 (1974) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The One, the Only Power Man!	cover	1	pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Bruce Banner, Luke Cage, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, Power Man, Kyle Richmond, Stephen Strange
1	Power Play!	comic story	18	script: Len Wein; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Annette Kawecki	Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie [Barbara]]; Aragorn; J. C. Pennysworth; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Walter; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Bulldozer [Henry Camp] (introduction); Piledriver [Brian Calusky] (introduction); Thu
2	-	letters page	1.17	letters: typeset
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Frankenstein Monster; Gullivar Jones
5	Sumptuous Scoops About Summer, Spidey - And Softball!	in-house column	2	letters: typeset	Power Man; Iron Fist; Shang-Chi

Plus 0.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.08 GBP

Collection	Year
Essential Defenders #2 ISBN 0-7851-2150-1	2006	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #109	1974	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #3 ISBN 978-0-7851-5961-2	2012	On eBay ›
The Defenders Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-92859-9	2021	On eBay ›
Enter - The Headmen ISBN 978-1-302-95531-1	2024	On eBay ›

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