- "You don't know the Defenders, pal! We just don't give up that easy -- can't believe everything you see on TV y'know!"
- ―Hellcat
| "Poetic Justice" | |
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| The Defenders | |
| Title: | "Poetic Justice" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 75 |
| Cover price: | .40 |
| Cover date: | September, 1979 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Ed Hannigan |
| Pencilers: | Herb Trimpe |
| Inkers: | Mike Esposito |
| Cover artists: | Herb Trimpe |
| Cover inker: | Allen Milgrom |
| Colorists: | Carl Gafford |
| Letterers: | Irv Watanabe |
| Assistants: | Jo Duffy |
| Editors: | Allen Milgrom |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Defenders #74 |
| Next: | Defenders #76 |
"Poetic Justice" is the 75th issue of the first Defenders ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Ed Hannigan with artwork by Herb Trimpe and inks by Mike Esposito. It was colored by Carl Gafford and lettered by Irv Watanabe. The story was edited by Allen Milgrom with Jo Duffy as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a September, 1979 cover date and carries a cover price of .40 cents per copy.
"Poetic Justice"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Amber Grant
- Dollar Bill, Aaron English
- Horace "Ledge" Ledger
- Richard Rory
Villains
Minor characters
- Fia Lundstrom
- Gramps
- Lunatik, Arisen Tyrk (On a television monitor)
- Milton Rosenblum
- Omega the Unknown (Cameo appearance only)
- Sam
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Defenders were created by Roy Thomas and artists Ross Andru and Bill Everett. They first appeared in "The Day of the Defenders!" story, which appeared as the first vignette in Marvel Feature #1 in December, 1971. The original line-up of this non-team consisted of Doctor Stephen Strange, the incredible Hulk, and Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner. They've been bickering with one another ever since.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue shipped to retailers on June 26th, 1979.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 7148602152 09.
- The tagline to this issue is "...And Don't Come Back! This Is the End Of... the Defenders".
- Editor and cover inker Al Milgrom is credited as Allen Milgrom in this issue.
- Assistant editor Mary Jo Duffy is credited as Jo Duffy in this issue.
- Fia Lundstrom inadvertently refers to Nighthawk as Hawkeye. Whoops.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Essential Defenders 4
- Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders 7