Defenders Vol 1 53

Part of the "The Power Principle" story arc Defenders Vol 1 #53 Published November, 1977 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist George Perez Bob Wiacek Irv Watanabe "The Power Principle Part One: The Prince and the Presence!" Writer David Kraft Penciler Dave Cockrum Keith Giffen Mike Golden Inker Terry Austin Colourist Phil Rache Letterer Joe Rosen Editor Archie Goodwin "Clea, the Mystic Maiden!" Writer Naomi Basner Penciler Sandy Plunkett Inker Tony Salmons Colourist Marie Severin Letterer Joe Rosen Editor Archie Goodwin Previous Issue Next Issue Defenders #52 Defenders #54

Appearing in "The Power Principle Part One: The Prince and the Presence!"

Featured Characters:

• Defenders
  • Sub-Mariner (Rejoins Team)
  •  Hulk 
  • Valkyrie
  • Nighthawk
  • Hellcat
  • Clea (Leaves team)

Supporting Characters:

• Red Guardian

Antagonists:

• The Presence
• Lunatik

Other Characters:

• Royal Council
  • Lord Vashti
• Atlanteans

Locations:

• Atlantis
• Romania
  • Bucharest
• Russia
• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Empire State University
    • Greenwich Village
      • Sanctum Sanctorum

Items:

Vehicles:

• Atlantean Submarine
  
  
  

Synopsis for "The Power Principle Part One: The Prince and the Presence!"

Traveling to Atlantis, the Defenders are briefed by Lord Vashti as to the specifics of the device which is polluting Atlantis with radiation. As the Defenders travel to the location, inside the nuclear installment, The Presence and Red Guardian are exposing themselves to controlled radiation to turn themselves into pure nuclear beings.

While in New York, Valkyrie searches for the mysterious Lunatik, and has a brief battle with the vigilante, however Lunatik manages to escape. Back on the Russian coast, the Presence manages to set off a strong enough nuclear explosion to change him into a purely nuclear being.

Appearing in "Clea, the Mystic Maiden!"

Featured Characters:

• Clea

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

• Nicodemus (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

• New York City
  • Central Park
  • abandoned church

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Clea, the Mystic Maiden!"

Clea is captured by sorcerer Nicodemus who seeks to overthrow Dr. Strange and other mystics by using a device to absorb their mystical energies. Targeting Clea first and absorbing her mystical powers, he didn't counter for her fighting ability and she easily knocks him out with a statue.

Notes

• Lunatik next appears in Defenders #55

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