Greetings, Groove-ophiles! A mere 10 issues after their introduction (
Defenders #31, October 1975), Steve Gerber finally went all out to unleash the horrible
Headmen upon the dynamic
Defenders! The weird factor ramps up to 150 (on a scale from 1 to 10) as
Nighthawk is "possessed" by the mystic headman
Chondu (who again uses drugs to enhance his mystical power!),
Hulk "adopts" a baby deer, a certain
Elf With a Gun makes an appearance, and
Dr. Strange unleashes his full power...with dire results. Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney are a perfect art team for "grounding" the way-out proceedings of "Nighthawk's Brain!"
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| Cover art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia |
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