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Defenders #32

Feb 1976
Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema

Defenders #32 cover

Story Name:

Musical Minds!


Synopsis

Defenders #32 synopsis by Librarian
Rating: 5 stars

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Review / Commentaries


Defenders #32 Review by (July 13, 2021)

Review: The secret origin of Nighthawk? C’mon, we all know he’s Batman…but is he? Kyle Richmond is no Bruce Wayne: he’s a hot-headed troublemaker, refusing any type of discipline, mad at the world. But he’s also searching for a father figure. He also has a heart problem, which is Tony Stark not Bruce Wayne. And while Bruce put on the disguise as irresponsible playboy, Kyle was the real thing, until he received a potion that increased his strength by moonlight (wait, isn’t that also Moon Knight’s shtick?)

The other best part is the introduction of Ruby Thursday, named after a Rolling Stones song by someone who didn’t quite remember it. An incredibly shapely body with a head that looks like a red crystalline bowling ball capable of taking on any shape and extruding tentacles and a lot more besides. It takes a lot to be the weirdest member of a team that includes a dude with a gorilla body and a guy with saggy baggy skin and Ruby pulls off the look. And then on the last page, her head explodes….

Five stars for this issue because of these two superlative characters presented.

Comments: Part two of six parts. Title is a play on the game Musical Chairs in which players are frequently switching seats; here it is brains being switched. First appearance of Ruby Thursday, who becomes a regular member of the Headmen. Evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman (1907-1976) is mentioned. For some reason, none of the Defenders can recognize the marks of brain surgery on Nighthawk.



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Defenders #32 cover

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Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange

(Stephen Strange)
Gorilla-Man
Gorilla-Man

(Arthur Nagan)
Hulk
Hulk

(Robert Bruce Banner)
Nighthawk
Nighthawk

(Kyle Richmond)
Son of Satan
Son of Satan

(Daimon Hellstrom)
Valkyrie
Valkyrie

(Brunnhilda)

Plus: Chondu the mystic (Harvey Schlemerman), Jack Norriss (Jackson Norriss), Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubinstein), Shrunken Bones (Jerold Morgan).

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