Steve Gerber's Defenders run comes to its revolutionary conclusion in the latest Marvel Masterworks extravaganza Gerber consistently broke the boundaries of what a superhero comic could be, and his Headmen saga stands as one of the high points in a celebrated career. From the Elf With a Gun to Bambi and the Bozos, Gerber wove together an unlikely cast with a challenging critique of the era's culture. His stories would infl uence a generation of new writers, and with artwork by the stellar team of Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson, Defenders is an indisputable '70s Marvel masterpiece. COLLECTING: DEFENDERS (1972) 31-41, ANNUAL (1976) 1, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION (1974) 12