"DEFENDERS FOR A DAY"
Membership: Black Goliath (Bill Foster), Captain Mar-Vell, Captain Ultra (Griffin Gogol), Falcon (Sam Wilson), Havok (Alex Summers), Hercules (Heracles), Iron Fist (Daniel Rand), Jack of Hearts (Jack Hart), Marvel Man (Wendell Vaughn), Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Nova (Richard Rider), Paladin, Polaris (Lorna Dane), Prowler (Hobie Brown), Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom), Stingray (Walter Newell), Tagak, Torpedo (Brock Jones), White Tiger (Hector Ayala)
Purpose: To join, or take advantage of, the good name of the Defenders!
Affiliations: Defenders (Hellcat/Patsy Walker, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Nighthawk/Kyle Richmond Valkyrie/Brunnhilde), Dollar Bill, Iron Man (Tony Stark), Kris Keating
Enemies: "Defenders" (Batroc the Leaper/Georges Batroc, Beetle/Abner Jenkins, Blob/Fred J. Dukes, Boomerang/Fred Myers, Electro/Max Dillon, Joe the Gorilla, Leap-Frog/Vincent Patilio, Libra (android), Looter/Norton G. Fester, Melter/Bruno Horgan, Pecos, Plantman/Samuel Smithers, Porcupine/Alex Gentry, Sagittarius (android), Shocker/Herman Schultz, Toad/Mortimer Toynbee, Whirlwind/David Cannon)
Base of Operations: Richmond Riding Academy, Long Island, New York
First Appearance: Defenders I#62 (August, 1978)
History:
(Defenders I#62) - Film student Dollar Bill aired a TV special on the
exploits of the Defenders, during which he invited any interested hero
to join their ranks, even providing the address of the Defenders'
headquarters. The next morning, over a dozen heroes responded to the
invitation and showed up at Nighthawk's riding academy, immediately
causing chaos. Nighthawk and Falcon got into an airborne chase, Marvel
Man, Nova, Prowler, and White Tiger stirred up the horses, Captain
Marvel and Jack of Hearts got into a fight over Hellcat, and a group of
the heroes impetuously voted Hercules their leader due to his heroic
experience. Valkyrie served some of the heroes poorly-made coffee. Black
Goliath, Iron Fist, Tagak, Polaris, Stingray, Havok, and Torpedo decided
to take down the Hulk while they had the chance, and moved to attack.
(Defenders I#63) - After the Hulk fought off his attackers and Hercules broke them up by swinging a tree trunk, the chaos started to die down. Some of the heroes, including Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Paladin, opted not to remain for various reasons. Iron Man delivered news that several villains were operating in the city under the name "Defenders". The heroes decided to act, dividing into three teams: Hercules lead Black Goliath, Captain Ultra, Havok, Hellcat, Iron Fist, and White Tiger; Valkyrie lead Falcon, Jack of Hearts, Prowler, Stingray, and Torpedo; Nighthawk lead Marvel Man, Nova, Polaris, Son of Satan, and Tagak; Captain Marvel, Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and Paladin chose to leave.
The three teams headed to the city in their own way: Valkyrie's team flew (as they were all capable); Hercules' team piled in Hellcat's car; Nighthawk's team flew, some being carried by those who could fly. Nighthawk's team responded to a man whose son was stealing his father's car, thinking the boy was a villain. Hercules' team fought one group of villains (Batroc the Leaper, Beetle, Blob, Electro, Looter, Porcupine, Sagittarius, Whirlwind) until the police interceded.
(Defenders I#64) - Hercules' team continued the fight, pursuing the villains on the subway, until Hellcat's mind powers lashed out of control and knocked everyone out--heroes and villains alike. Nighthawk's team stopped the same adolescent boy involved in the earlier car theft from robbing his mom, then broke apart. Nighthawk came across a group of villains (Boomerang, Joe the Gorilla, Leap-Frog, Libra, Melter, Pecos, Shocker, Toad) who quickly defeated him, then Valkyrie's team fought the villains. Valkyrie fell into a warrior's madness and single-handedly defeated the villains and her allies before snapping out of it. The heroes on her team quickly left.
(Defenders I#65) - The heroes on Hercules' team also quit as the villains were arrested; policeman Kris Keating questioned those he could.
Comments: Created by David Kraft, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney.
New and improved images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The "Defenders for a Day" have no known connections to:
images: (without ads)
Defenders I#62, cover (Dollar Bill announcing Defenders membership
drive)
Defenders I#63, p6, pan5 (Valkyrie leading Stingray, Falcon, Torpedo,
Prowler, Jack of Hearts)
Defenders I#63, p7, pan3 (Captain Ultra, Havok, Iron Fist, Hellcat,
Hercules, White Tiger, Black Goliath)
Defenders I#64, p8, pan1 (Nighthawk leading Nova, Tagak, Marvel Man,
Polaris, Son of Satan)
Appearances:
Defenders I#62-63 (August-September, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Sal
Buscema (penciler), Jim Mooney (inker), Bob Hall (editor)
Defenders I#64 (October, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Sal Buscema
(penciler), Don Perlin (inker), Bob Hall (editor)
Defenders I#65 (November, 1978) - David Kraft (writer), Don Perlin
(penciler), Bruce D. (inker), Bob Hall (penciler)
First Posted: 10/09/2006
Last updated: 11/12/2024
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