Collecting the run of The Defenders from May 1982 to November 1983 this covers the team’s transition from the ‘non-team’ loose collaboration of heroes concept to a more formal team roster. This was the period I started to read The Defenders on a semi-regular basis and as much as I have fond memories of the title I can’t say that I recalled any of these stories in detail. They were fun super-hero soap-opera typical of the period but nothing special. This reread did reinforce my appreciation of the Gargoyle as one of the most underrated and under used Marvel characters. ( )