Giant Size Defenders (1974) 4 Vfnm

Too Cold a Night for Dying! Guest-starring Yellowjacket. Plot by Don McGregor and Roger Slifer. Script by Steve Gerber. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Kyle Richmond and Trish Starr's wonderful night at the Lincoln Center is ripped apart by a car bomb! The emergency first responders rush Kyle and Trish to the hospital in hopes of saving their lives! Dr. Strange and Valkyrie are shocked by the bombing and wonder who would want to kill Nighthawk. Likewise across town Henry Pym sees the news report of the Broadway bombing and wonders who would want to kill Trish Starr. Yellowjacket has a prime suspect in mind! And quickly corrals Egghead! In the meantime, the Defenders also have a prime suspect! The Squadron Sinister! However, defeating the Squadron Sinister is much easier said than done! Doctor Strange, Valkyrie, and the Hulk track the squadron to the Crayton Observatory! But their surprise attack falls apart when Doctor Spectrum neutralizes the Hulk and then knocks out his two teammates! Fortunately though, Yellowjacket (acting on a tip from Nighthawk) frees the Defenders and sets up the final showdown back in New York City! The Master of the Mystics Arts, the Green Goliath, Valkyrie, and Yellowjacket vs. Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum, and the Whizzer! Cameo appearance by the Wasp. Defenders Lineup: Doctor Strange, Hulk, Nighthawk, and Valkyrie. First reprint story: "Namor, now emperor of the sub-sea…" Story and Art by Bill Everett. The Sub-Mariner rushes a critical shipment of influenza serum to Alaska, but encounters many obstacles along the way. Story originally published in Human Torch Comics 3 (circa 1940). Second reprint story: "Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Doctor Strange battles Baron Mordo. Story originally published in Strange Tales 121. (Notes: Egghead, Trish Starr, and Hank Pym previously crossed paths in Marvel Feature (1st series) 5. They appear together again in the classic Avengers 217. The Squadron Sinister returns in Avengers Annual 8. Egghead appears next in Defenders 42. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel Treasury Edition 3 featuring the Mighty Thor.) 64 pages Cover price $0.50.