The Defenders #80 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: George Roussos	The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner]
1	Once a Defender	comic story	17	script: Ed Hannigan; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Dan Green; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John Costanza	The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Clea]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Mutant Force [Shocker; Burner; Lifter; Slither; Peeper]; Ruth; Amber; Dian; Mandrill [Jerome
2	He Strikes from Outer Space...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Rom
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee	Rom
5	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

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

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	See the GCD record for identification notes.
British	price 0.12 GBP

Collection	Year
Essential Defenders #4 ISBN 978-0-7851-3061-1	2008	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders #8 ISBN 978-1-302-93330-2	2021	On eBay ›

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