XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Twitter Logo Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: The Defenders #62
Publication Date: August 1978
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #62 of 152 Issues (371 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860215208
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bob Hall (Editor); Mary Jo Duffy (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (6 total)
Disclose Issue Images
A Defender for a Day!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Romita Jr. (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Layton (signed)
Colorist(s): ? [credited to Carl Gafford, see notes]
Letterer(s): Rick Parker ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Hercules; Dollar Bill
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #4 published January 2008
as The Defenders #62 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDefenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 published March 2012
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDefenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 published March 2012
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Membership Madness! Dollar Bill's Documentary Disaster Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Anthony Kraft
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Jim Mooney (finished art)
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): Bob Sharen
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defenders
Character(s): The Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]]; Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Hercules; Nova [Richard Rider]; Marvel Man [Wendell Vaughn]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Prowler [Hobie Brown]; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Paladin; Captain Ultra [Griffin Gogol]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Tagak; Havok [Alex Summers]; White Tiger [Hector Ayala]; Aragorn; Dollar Bill; The Presence [Sergei Krylov]; Lunatik (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: After Dollar Bill reveals the existance of the Defenders to the world, many super-heroes arrive to try to join the Defenders.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Defenders #4 published January 2008
as Membership Madness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDefenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 published March 2012
as Membership Madness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Defenders Dialogue
First Line: The Defenders is rapidly becoming your...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Jim Rivers, Dave Cerreta, Jacob Lasky, and Richard Bedard.

Last third of page is taken up by a Beatles promotional advertisement for Marvel Super Special #4.

Between pages 14 and 15 of the main sequence.
Disclose
[untitled]

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Captain America and the Time Warp!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America; Hostess Twinkies
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Julius Caesar; Nick Fury
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Street Ball

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Spalding; Dr. J; Rick Barry
Character(s): Dr. J; Rick Barry
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic ad for Spalding basketballs on back cover.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.