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48June 1977
$0.30

The Defenders #48

Marvel · June 1977 · on sale 1977-03-15

First appearance: Jake FuryFirst appearance: Scorpio3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
June 1977
Key date
1977-06-00
On-sale date
1977-03-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860215206
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jake Fury - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Scorpio - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What Is the Secret of Scorpio?cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan, Marie Severin; inks: Joe Sinnott, Marie SeverinBruce Banner, Jake Fury First, Hellcat, Hulk, Moon Knight, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Kyle Richmond, Scorpio First, Marc Spector, Valkyrie, Patsy Walker
1Who Remembers Scorpio? Part One Sinister Savior!comic story17script: David Kraft, Don McGregor; pencils: Keith Giffen, Dan Green; inks: Dan Green; colors: David Kraft; letters: Annette KaweckiAragorn, Bruce Banner, Nick Fury LMD, Jake Fury First, Hellcat, Hulk, Moon Knight, Nighthawk, Barbara Norriss, Jack Norriss, Kyle Richmond, Scorpio First, Marc Spector, Valkyrie
2-letters page1script: David Anthony Kraft
3Zounds! A Zealful Zetetic of Zestful Zanies to Zap the Zeitgeist!in-house column1script: Stan LeeGodzilla

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
35ยขprice 0.35 USD
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #3
ISBN 0-7851-2696-1		2007On eBay ›
Bad Moon Rising
ISBN 978-0-7851-9096-7		2014On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #6
ISBN 978-1-302-90958-1		2018On eBay ›
Moon Knight Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92686-1		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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