No writer had a greater impact on 1970s Marvel than "Stainless" Steve Englehart. From a four-year stint on the Avengers that included the Avengers/Defenders War, to the redefinition of Captain America and the original Secret Empire storyline, to a Doctor Strange run that is still considered among the character's best, Englehart entered just as Marvel pulled ahead of DC Comics in sales and helped to ensure they wouldn't look back for decades.

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"I Slay By the Stars!" - Defenders #1, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Frank Giacoia, ©1972 Marvel Comics

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