Marvel's Non-Team: Defenders Appreciation 2018

[cc008]

Definitely it's been confirmed that DEFENDERS #10 is indeed the Series' finale........so much for this to be Renumbered......

Probably better off

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

Coming in late May;


Post-Gerber Defenders...this is the stuff I'm most familiar with and enjoy.

[Phoenixx9]

Coming in late May;


Post-Gerber Defenders...this is the stuff I'm most familiar with and enjoy.

Those are some great stories in there!

I remember and loved that issue, #45, with the ladies fighting against their male counterparts, due to the males being evilly influenced by the Red Raji. While she did have the strength to go up against the Hulk, they rarely showed it. And such a great picture of Valkyrie and Dragonfang! The artwork is fantastic.

[Digifiend]

Was Luke just a guest star there? He's not on the corner box as a regular should be.

[XPac]

Was Luke just a guest star there? He's not on the corner box as a regular should be.

That's sort of the Defenders thing. They have a shifting roster
Guest stars sort of count as members.

[Phoenixx9]

Was Luke just a guest star there? He's not on the corner box as a regular should be.

Yep. Luke was just a temp guest star.

Nighthawk had a deal with him to pay him for service whenever the Defenders needed his assistance. In this instance, when Valkyrie "disappeared" without word--she actually had been arrested and was in prison--Kyle hired Luke, who still was with the team during the cover scene you mention.

[Nomads1]

Coming in late May;


Post-Gerber Defenders...this is the stuff I'm most familiar with and enjoy.

Love this phase of the Defenders. Artwork by Keith Giffen, during his strongly Kirby-influenced period, and Klaus Janson. The rise of the LMD Zodiac. Though I did find it an anticlimatic line-up for the comemorative 50Th issue (Nighthawk - minus his jet-pack -, Hellcat, Valkyre, Hulk and Moon-Knight).

Peace

[ed2962]

Love this phase of the Defenders. Artwork by Keith Giffen, during his strongly Kirby-influenced period, and Klaus Janson. The rise of the LMD Zodiac. Though I did find it an anticlimatic line-up for the comemorative 50Th issue (Nighthawk - minus his jet-pack -, Hellcat, Valkyre, Hulk and Moon-Knight).

Peace

That is still one of my favorite stories.

Ed Brubaker actually brought back the Fury LMD for his run on Secret Avengers.

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

[Digifiend]

Sweet Sister? Not Sweet Christmas?

And thanks Phoenixx9 for answering my question.

[Phoenixx9]

Sweet Sister? Not Sweet Christmas?

And thanks Phoenixx9 for answering my question.

Ah, my pleasure, Digifiend! Glad to help.

And yes, Luke did say "Sweet Sister" sometimes, along with "Ruby Begonia" and he even once called a woman whom he thought was Valkyrie from the back, during that period she was missing, "miss glassy-eyes"!

[Mike_Murdock]

Luke Cage said Sweet Sister first. In fact, they were two separate minced oaths "Sweet Sister" and "Christmas" that later got combined.

[Digifiend]

#9 delayed two weeks. Due on January 31st instead of 17th.
https://www.newsarama.com/38005-iron...9-delayed.html

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Powerman's grandmother didn't like him to swear, therefor: "Sweet Christmas!"

[Phoenixx9]

I always loved Luke's sayings--they would make me laugh as I was reading.