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Issue: The Defenders #15
Publication Date: September 1974
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Issues: #15 of 152 Issues (371 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 1974
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Roy Thomas
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Interior Page
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Splash Page
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Panic at the Earth's Core!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema; John Romita (alterations)
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; John Romita (alterations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Blob; Unus]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Defenders #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2010
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #2 published January 2006
as Defenders #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 [Regular Edition] published March 2010
as Panic at the Earth's Core! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Panic Beneath the Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (layouts); Klaus Janson (finished art)
Inker(s): Klaus Janson
Colorist(s): Glynis Wein
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Pennysworth; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Mastermind; Unus; Blob; Lorelei]; The Avengers [Vision; Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]] (in flashback); Alpha the Ultimate Mutant
Synopsis: The Defenders battle against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. During the battle Magneto finishes his creation of Alpha the Ultimate Mutant.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Defenders #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2010
In Issue: FlagX-Men : l'intégrale #1972-1975 published November 2012
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #2 published January 2006
as Panic Beneath the Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 [Regular Edition] published March 2010
as Panic Beneath the Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Nighthawk gets a new uniform; Comet Kohoutek upsets the balance of magnetic forces so Magneto freed himself
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various (illustrations)
Inker(s): various (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Defenders Dialogue
First Line: Dear Roy, Stan, Sal, and Len, I have just...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.67
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Mark Del Vecchio, Brian Richards, Ed Farbarik, Mike Cruden and Michael Verderosa.
Also contains a Marvel Value Stamp, Series A #8 (Captain America).
Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.
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Mighty Marvel Becomes Electrified, Hyborianized, and Ape-ified!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed); ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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