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Cover: Gil Kane & Joe Sinnott
The Defenders #22
“Fangs of Fire and Blood!”
In "Fangs of Fire and Blood!", the Defenders confront a rising threat as the Sons of the Serpent target the vulnerable, forcing Valkyrie to confront the realities of poverty and Nighthawk to question where he truly belongs. Steve Gerber's writing and Sal Buscema’s dynamic art bring this tense, character-driven story to life, with Gil Kane’s striking cover capturing the issue’s fiery intensity.
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writer Steve Gerber · artist Sal Buscema · artist, inker Mike Esposito · inker Frank Giacoia · colorist Stan G. · letterer Gaspar Saladino · letterer C. Jetter · cover Gil Kane, Joe Sinnott
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Full credits
writer Steve Gerber
artist Sal Buscema
artist, inker Mike Esposito
inker Frank Giacoia
colorist Stan G.
letterer Gaspar Saladino
letterer C. Jetter
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Joe Sinnott
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Valkyrie learns about life among the poor, Nighthawk discovers he'd rather spend time with the Defenders than with his old crowd. The Sons of the Serpent begin to terrorize the poor.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).