The Defenders 1972 #40 Regular Edition - back issue - $10.00

The charges agains Valkyrie are dismissed thanks to some help from Matt Murdock. Valkyrie gets a new gold costume, that is given to her by Clea. Red Guardian is attacked by an anti-communist organization.

• Mask of the Assassin? - Alterations on Hulk's face by Romita.
• Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... The Assassin! - Story concludes in The Defenders Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #1.
• - Letters of comment from readers Steve Wasson, Ed Norton, David LaSalle, and The Brain Police. Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
• Your Game is Specialized - Ad for Spalding baseball gloves on the back cover.