The Defenders #56 (1978) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Annette Kawecki	The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]; Lunatik
1	Val's New York Adventure!	comic story	18	script: David Anthony Kraft; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: David Anthony Kraft; letters: Pete Iro	The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]]; Lunatik; Ledge
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby	Moon Boy; Devil Dinosaur

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

Collection	Year
Essential Defenders #3 ISBN 0-7851-2696-1	2007	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #6 ISBN 978-1-302-90958-1	2018	On eBay ›

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